Defender 130 Confirmed

[grey_ghost]

Hi All,

According to this article the 130 Defender has now officially been confirmed:

Three-Row Land Rover Defender 130 Confirmed, On Sale Within 18 Months (https://www.motor1.com/news/492431/land-rover-defender-130-officially-confirmed/)

5.1 mtrs long.

Eeek

Cheers,
GG.

[scarry]

Good to see,as the 110 is quite small in the load area, one reason we didnt go with it.

No doubt the 130 will command a huge price increase over the 110.[bigsad][biggrin]

[Tins]

Same wheelbase as the110? That'll make for some interesting departure angles.

[Homestar]

Same wheelbase as the110? That'll make for some interesting departure angles.

Does anyone drive them off-road anyway apart from the motoring journalists?

[Tins]

Does anyone drive them off-road anyway apart from the motoring journalists?

Good point, but one day someone may want to replace their D4 or REAL 130. I guess Toyota will still be making something like the 7X series. Or Ineos may be successful.

[veebs]

No mention of Aus in that list - wonder if this is something to compete with the Escalade style vehicles. Limited market here?

That said, the defender, with a D4 boot would be brilliant. Add an out-of-character split tailgate and it would be love at first sight. Couldn’t park it at Westfield though...

[Tins]

Couldn’t park it at Westfield though...

Always try the loading dock.

[Arapiles]

Always try the loading dock.

Or take the spare wheel off the rear door, since that's included in the length.

[Arapiles]

Same wheelbase as the110? That'll make for some interesting departure angles.

Yep - remember these internal JLR slides?


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[ozscott]

Hi All,

According to this article the 130 Defender has now officially been confirmed:

Three-Row Land Rover Defender 130 Confirmed, On Sale Within 18 Months (https://www.motor1.com/news/492431/land-rover-defender-130-officially-confirmed/)

5.1 mtrs long.

Eeek

Cheers,
GG.My MR Triton is 5.290m long (without tow bar). I can park it anywhere. In fact I get it more tight places than my D2 thanks to excellent turning circle, sensors all over it and 360 camera. So if they give it a good turning circle and typically these new crop of LR have all the sensors and cameras, it should be very handy (albeit wider than the Thai dual cab utes).

Cheers

[scarry]

My MR Triton is 5.290m long (without tow bar). I can park it anywhere. In fact I get it more tight places than my D2 thanks to excellent turning circle, sensors all over it and 360 camera. So if they give it a good turning circle and typically these new crop of LR have all the sensors and cameras, it should be very handy (albeit wider than the Thai dual cab utes).

Cheers

Same as LC200,its way easier to park than our old D4 as it has all the whistles,bells,cameras,sensors,etc.Very similar turning circle.
Although ours was an older model D4,the later ones may have all that, i dont know.

[veebs]

Interesting length comparisons - sounds quite reasonable all of a sudden

The D4 turning circle is one of the best around - far better (~1m from memory) than the Defender

Our D4 has rear camera and beepers - nothing on the front.

Those two combined make for **** easy parking. The defender, with over a decade of tech updates, should be super simple

[Tins]

My MR Triton is 5.290m long (without tow bar). I can park it anywhere. In fact I get it more tight places than my D2 thanks to excellent turning circle, sensors all over it and 360 camera. So if they give it a good turning circle and typically these new crop of LR have all the sensors and cameras, it should be very handy (albeit wider than the Thai dual cab utes).

Cheers
Funny isn’t it. I can reverse park both of my Discos, but I rely on the parking sensors in my Ford. Is tech getting the better of us?

[cripesamighty]

I find I can’t exactly tell where the rear or front ends are when parking some vehicles. In my D1 and D3 it helps that both of those things are boxes on wheels. You have good visibility and can see the corners of the vehicle, making parking a little easier. I reckon parking sensors and cameras would be nice though! That way you can avoid ‘touch parking’.

[Tins]

In my D1 and D3 it helps that both of those things are boxes on wheels.


Exackery. Works, right? Box, know the edges..
Step daughter has a Prius. Step son has a LC 200. I have no idea where the things begin or end, and here's the important bit, neither do they. So, if for some reason it doesn't beep they just roll on over the other car, literally in the case of the LC. Thing is HUGE. But tech will protect you, right??

[tc_s1]

Bigger lipstick for a bigger pig. They still missed the mark in attempting to revive the line IMHO.

[scarry]

Yes,the old Defender had the turning circle of a truck,same as 79 dual cab[bigsad]

D3/4 and LC200 are the same,new defender is slightly worse.

No,tech will never save you,physics is physics,but it sure does help when parking,particularly the 360 degrees aerial view.Once you work out how to use it,and how it all operates,it’s fantastic.

BSM and RTA are also awesome safety features,found on nearly all newish vehicles these days.

For me I can’t work out how reversing sensors are not mandatory on all LV’s,as they do save lives,particularly the little ones.

[rick130]

It's funny, no sensors and no camera on the work Triton, but the two young blokes Tritons have cameras.
The difference between old and current plated stock [emoji849]
I agree, if they aren't they should be mandatory, they are really are a safety feature.

Having driven a 130 for fifteen years, the size and maneuverability of the D2 is a revelation!

Except the short wheelbase compared to the ute keeps catching me out when reverse parking.