Thread: Noticed this adventure edition today has arrived

Originally Posted by wpalmo

Still can't work out why Land Rover make these things with black roofs. Has to be the dumbest thing possible for Australian conditions.

I hear they sell Land Rovers in places that aren't Australia too. I like the black roof, I think it balances out nicely with the black alloys.

Of course a black roof isn't going to be as cool in summer, but since when did any Defender owner think in terms of practicality?

What a load of crap,my X-Tech has a black roof,my L322 was black all over,I had both in Newman and both were cooler than my all white Hilux ever was. Pat

I would have like to have seen the Adventure done traditional, to parallel the heritage, i.e Africa, sandy/yellow color , as per Born Free ( had to google )
and the ilk.

Someone will shoot me down and say the Born Free LR was green or something, but you know the color i mean

Orange = g4 adventure.

If only they made one last camel trophy adventure. G4 still going though, they do it on bicycles now?

Originally Posted by manic

Orange = g4 adventure.

If only they made one last camel trophy adventure. G4 still going though, they do it on bicycles now?

Problem is, it's not the same orange! Dunno why they didn't do it that colour?

Originally Posted by PAT303

What a load of crap,my X-Tech has a black roof,my L322 was black all over,I had both in Newman and both were cooler than my all white Hilux ever was. Pat

Could that be attributed (at least in part) to the shape, angle and size of the glass? I used to find that if I parked my Ford Focus rear to the sun it would stay cooler (huge windscreen on those).

If you like black, then that is what you should get. Doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.

It's best to compare "apple with apple", color preferences aside, a black car will absorb more energy than a lighter colored car. Dark cars with very good insulation and air conditioners will be cooler than other white cars that are not so well insulated or air conditioned. It's fairly well accepted in industry that lighter colored paints make for cooler structures and vice versa.

In a quest for greater energy efficiency and improving the mico climate of cities a lot of study has gone into the colors and coating of buildings in particular.

"High levels of air pollutants found in densely populated areas are often blamed for interfering with ozone imbalances, but new studies are now linking some of these effects to the solar absorption that occurs in buildings and roofing materials. This is directly affected by the light reflectance value of the paints and coatings that overlay these structures. New developments are being made in the paint and coating"

Hellepont tankers; MT Hellespont Alhambra, picture below.

"also by the white painted upper hull reflecting the sun's energy. The inert gas system also increases safety. Keeping down the cargo temperatures also minimizes hydrocarbon emissions.[2


Example; all solar water heaters, the heat absorbers for the water are black.
If you have a powerful air conditioner, or live somewhere the climate is mild, you probably won't notice the difference. cheers simmo

Had this Defender Adventure in the workshop today for a wheel carrier fitting.
It belongs to an LROCV member and by the sound of things he was very lucky to get his hands on one, only about 30 imported. He missed out on a Heritage 90, but is pretty happy with what he ended up with.
It looks awesome in the flesh, better than in the photos, the paint is more of a 'burnt orange' look.
The bash plates under the sills are fairly significant, and a quick look underneath revealed enough support from steel brackets that they should be able to take a bit of a beating. The down side is they prevent the fitting of sill tanks, and I think they will also prevent fitting of some sliders that would share the same space.
I'm not sure if it's standard on the Adventure, but this one had a full leather interior, including high back front seats, back seats and even the door panels.........sorry, forgot to take pics of the inside.
It was also fitted with Nolden LED head lights.

Overall, a great looking Defender.

Cheers, Murray