Thread: I think I just saw the new defender

Originally Posted by tc_s1

Guess none of them wants what we customers want. So much the better. I'll just keep rolling with my 110's thank you very much.

They must be thinking 'build it & they will come" .

Holden learned the hard way with the ZB Commodore , and I don't see people rushing to buy the D5 .

Originally Posted by Zeros

Looks like a mini . I reckon Ford have lost their Bronco customers too.

That is a hideous looking vehicle. As someone else.said a mini on steroids.

Cheers

Originally Posted by goingbush

Woke up to see Ford have released low res pictures of the new 2020 Bronco ,
Now that looks way better than the LR Mule getting around in a clown wrap .

or have I seen these pictures before, or was that the DC100 ??


Note to JLR : you've lost your old Defender customer base already , no one cares anymore, just spill the beans.

Well, not so much as Ford have released, more like someone from a dealer meeting in the US took a sneaky snap and then sold it on!
Those reports of the leaked photos have all been updated now to say that they do actually think the pic is showing a mini-Bronco.
The full size version is the black outline behind the orange car in the middle picture.

Originally Posted by DieselDan

Well, not so much as Ford have released, more like someone from a dealer meeting in the US took a sneaky snap and then sold it on!
Those reports of the leaked photos have all been updated now to say that they do actually think the pic is showing a mini-Bronco.
The full size version is the black outline behind the orange car in the middle picture.

Intriguing. I hadn't noticed the shadow. Bronco and Bronco Sport LOL.

Yes D5 sales are very poor when you look at the latest figures. I wouldn’t be surprised if the new Defender isn’t at all similar to the Ford to be honest. I just wish they’d got on with it though. While I’m hesitant to buy the first iteration of any new model I’d probably give it a good look at after they’ve ironed the first kinks out. The Velar still has some horror stories about it circulating, probably take until mid life update to get it better.

Originally Posted by DieselDan

The full size version is the black outline behind the orange car in the middle picture.

The full-size version outline looks amazingly like the new Defender - complete with chamfered bonnet.

Originally Posted by Arapiles

That's the Defender Sport being released in 2026, not the Defender itself.

I just noticed that the article says that the Defender Sport is being delayed because it will be a "pure EV" - which I take to mean an EV only, not PHEV or range extender or hybrid or ICE .....

And, given the timelines, I just realised that I won't be far off retirement by the time that they're released ....

Originally Posted by Greg4427

Yes D5 sales are very poor when you look at the latest figures. I wouldn’t be surprised if the new Defender isn’t at all similar to the Ford to be honest. I just wish they’d got on with it though. While I’m hesitant to buy the first iteration of any new model I’d probably give it a good look at after they’ve ironed the first kinks out. The Velar still has some horror stories about it circulating, probably take until mid life update to get it better.

Discovery sales numbers are their lowest selling model,now Defender is gone.

It could go the same way.

Discovery,many years ago was the vehicle that saved the company.