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  1. 30th October 2014, 10:55 AM #1
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    2016 Defender details

    Looks like launch will be @Geneva, NYC or Frankfurt in 2015.

    New Land Rover Defender to launch in 2016 | Autocar
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  2. 30th October 2014, 02:32 PM #2
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    I don't know why everyone wants the defender to be like a landcruiser,if you want a landcruiser buy one,I don't,I want a defender. Pat
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    With the new Defender being pitched as “premium durability”, it will come with the new Ingenium four-cylinder turbocharged diesel and petrol engines as well as V6 engines, Autocar understands. They will be connected to eight and nine-speed automatic gearboxes as standard, but there is no definitive news on whether there will be the option of a manual transmission.

    If they can manage an auto with a V6 they will sell buckets of them.

    Still not sold on the looks (if this is anywhere near accurate.....)

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  4. 30th October 2014, 07:06 PM #4
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    Looks like one of CUBE cars.
    UGLY.
    Will definitely hang onto the Puma
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  5. 30th October 2014, 07:16 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by spudboy View Post
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    Still not sold on the looks (if this is anywhere near accurate.....)

    "this Autocar image shows how the car could look"

    My emphasis.

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    Hopefully it doesnt look like that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pacemaker View Post
    Hopefully it doesnt look like that.



    Michael.

    It won't, that's the American interpretation
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  8. 30th October 2014, 08:37 PM #8
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    Landrover, Show me a picture of your new ute with 600litres of diesel, 200kg of tools, 400kg of other crap and an over weight kelpie..then put it up a firetrail you wouldn't bother walking up and then I will be interested...please don't make me go to the dark side..
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    Maybe they have been listening....

    Reducing ownership costs.

    Sensible common tyre sizes.

    Two big, much talked about issues with the D3/4 range.

    Hope they have also looked at quality control,and fuel tank size.
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  10. 31st October 2014, 12:18 AM #10
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    I'm concerned that there's been absolutely no mention of the suspension. Frankly, if it doesn't still have live axles, they might as well not bother. I know there's issues around making live axles comply with crash regs, but if Jeep are committing to the new Wrangler having live axles, I don't see why Land Rover can't.

    One would assume that Land Rover have had 60-odd years to learn what works and what doesn't, but I'm not convinced that they won't go chasing the mass-market with this, meaning it will be loaded with too much electronic widgetry. With any luck they'll do what Toyota have done and offer a stripped out trim level with vinyl flooring and manual everything.

    I don't want to see Land Rover start to use knock-off Toyota design, but I actually think that building in some parts commonality is a very shrewd move. They're obviously smart enough to realise that Toyota have demolished them over the years in their traditional core markets. If they make the new Defender less temperamental, easy to work on and use plenty of common parts that can be got almost anywhere, they might start to claw back some of that market share. They will need to seriously look at expanding their Australian dealer network outside of the metro areas though.
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