Defender Fire & Ice edition

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Land-Rover&#39;s Defender is the antithesis of the SUV fashion accessory. Or is it? Meet the new Fire & Ice Defenders. Witness then, the Land Rover Defender Fir & Ice range. Although most ardent Defender acolytes will no doubt think of hanging themselves ...


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[Pedro_The_Swift]

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[kenleyfred]

Re-painted SVX's?
I would like to repaint the front of mine to get rid of the silver front.
They look good, I won't say better because I have gotten used to my black Defender and now really like it.
Kenley

[Outlaw]

Hmmm interesting ;)

[MinniTheMoocha]

Defenders in two tone???

Not sure I like it.

[rick130]

Did anyone read the comments on the linked article ?

One pelican reckons a Patrol rides better and is better off road out of the box than a Defender :eek:
Drive both on a daily basis and that isn't even remotely true, although the Patrol is excellent with a few suspension mods.

[abaddonxi]

They're all goggle-eyed.:eek:

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[juddy]

And why not, they look ok.





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[dullbird]

Wow I really like the fire.

BUT I have noticed that they are pretty much throwing on most of the features that were supposed to be unique to the SVX thats enough to **** off an SVX owner.

[dullbird]

Anyone seen this? its on the RRS feeds on this site

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I would love to have the Fire.......its amazing how the front doesn't look so bad when colour coded.

I have to say though if I was an SVX owner I would be mad as the features on those are supposed to be unique, however it looks like the features of those are being thrown on these.:(
for example the headlight grills the wheels the recaro seats

[Phoenix]

actually I think the white with the black roof looks pretty good!

[dullbird]

opps I didn't see this and I have posted in the defender section.

[isuzurover]

actually I think the white with the black roof looks pretty good!

The best of a bad bunch I agree, but not exactly practical outside northern europe, siberia, or tassie ;)

Is it just me who thinks that the grille on the SVXs (and these) is a hideous abomination, and the sidesteps are the most impractical, useless pieces of crud ever invented.

[Larry]

........Is it just me who thinks that the grille on the SVXs (and these) is a hideous abomination, and the sidesteps are the most impractical, useless pieces of crud ever invented.

No, it's not just you, I don't like them either.:thumbsdown: I have the factory steps, but the're not as bad as you would think. They are no lower than the chassis, & the kids (& the wife) still use them getting in & out. :p

[Allan]

They also stop a lot of car park dings, good if your defer is black:D

Allan

[dmdigital]

Now that I would look at if I wanted a new Defender. Looks a lot better than the black and silver SVX (sorry SVX owner's I don't like the silver grill)

[Mick-Kelly]

I think the lights could work if they took away the square block behind them. The bulgy eye look is just wrong and fugly.

[clean32]

LOL black roof, now thats smart NOT

[ADDO110]

the lights front and back are hidious why do they do it IMO cant beat the old fender front it works.

[dullbird]

LOL black roof, now thats smart NOT

Why? no different from a black car!

and before you start talking about the heat and the aircon I have not read anywhere that they are being made available to oz.

as you may note they are left hand drive in the photo and priced in euro's so may only be available to europe.

[Grockle]

Still prefer our XS

[Blknight.aus]

and the sidesteps are the most impractical, useless pieces of crud ever invented.

alllmost but not quite...


havent you noticed how the handbrake now hangs down enough for you to use it as a scraper while your cresting?

[Captain_Rightfoot]

It's pretty common for manufacturers to say that X is exclusive to this limited/special edition model, and to then do another special, or worse still make it standard across the range.

Ultimately - they just want to push steel...or aluminium in our case :)

[clean32]

Why? no different from a black car!

and before you start talking about the heat and the aircon I have not read anywhere that they are being made available to oz.

as you may note they are left hand drive in the photo and priced in euro's so may only be available to europe.

as i said a black roof = not smart, and defanatly not smart in most euro countrys. nothing to do with australia

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[rick130]

They're all goggle-eyed.:eek:

:lol2: Must be the aquatic version.

[dullbird]

why is it not smart in most euro countrys?

[one_iota]

A hairdresser's Defender....:wasntme:


:p;)

[clean32]

why is it not smart in most euro countrys?

even in below zero temp, you get wonderfule clear sunny days, the roof heats up, untill you park up. then a bit of snow ( evenings and morings) it melts the freezes to the roof. so you end up with a sheet of ice on top.

ten minits down the road you stop at the lights, the ice slides off, bent wipers or dented bonnet. worce fly around a cnr ice comes off kills some poor person. not an uncomon problem. a bit like icecules falling from the roof and killing some one. it happens more often than one would think.

[dlatn]

svx style front grill treatment is now available as a genuine accessory. LR would not invest in developing this significant advance in resin injected engineering knowhow if they wasnt going to paint it a different color every year and flog it off as part of a special edition. same for the recaro seats.
Personally I am waiting for the 2011 special edition Defender Aqua, same **** as the ice, svx, and fire, but in blue. But then there is always the Defender Earth due for limited release next year, which will be significantly different, but brown, and the same.
60th anniversary, probably the last significant birthday for this original chassis, was a missed opportunity for this company to capitalize on its heritage. as we can see by this latest series of hairdresser wagons, LR is still run by the sycophantic PAG yank running dogs that wanna gentrify everything English.
Tata now makes mostly utilitarian type vehicles for a developing world market which kinda reminds you of what LR did originally before the poofters sired by the range rover took over the firm.

[isuzurover]

why is it not smart in most euro countrys?

While old blighty may be cold and miserable for 364 days a year, lots of bits of western europe get quite hot in summer. :p

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[solmanic]

I'm sorry, but that has to be one of the most ridiculous colour schemes I have seen! At least it looks like they have the common sense not selling them here. Black roofs??? GT stripe looking paint??? Unless it has a supercharged V8 under the bonnet, they shouldn't try making it look like it does. I think the Land Rover marketing guys just don't care anymore, or else this global financial crisis has got them taking harder drugs than usual.

[Phoenix]

I still like the black and white one!

[It'sNotWorthComplaining!]

It's looks at the front are starting to take that Indian design look. Tata already influenced?? Sun roof of course, got to have head room for the turbin
A MAHINDRA_DEFENDER :D:D:D:D:D:D

[Pedro_The_Swift]

I think this must be a direct result of the success of the SVX.

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[isuzubob]

I'll have a Jaffa one, thanks. :D I like it much better than the all-black SVX.

[dullbird]

While old blighty may be cold and miserable for 364 days a year, lots of bits of western europe get quite hot in summer. :p


yes mate for 3 months of the year....Europe has seasons unlike oz:)


as for the ice falling off that happens anyway i dont think it has anything to do with a black roof happens to us in the uk on a white roof so dont see the connection

[Sprint]

my god these things are getting ugly, the interior looks dodgy, and the headlight surrounds make me want to puke!

the taillights i guess would be acceptable if they were LED's

[clean32]

yes mate for 3 months of the year....Europe has seasons unlike oz:)


as for the ice falling off that happens anyway i dont think it has anything to do with a black roof happens to us in the uk on a white roof so dont see the connection

Ok true but then England is not that cold nor will it get the same weather that northern and north western Europe gets with a annual temperature variation of 60 deg, England at best is pushing only 30-35 deg. Nor would England experience a ground temperature of - 30 and an air temperature (taken at 800mm) of + 20 at the same time.

In England it would be a bit of heat from inside the cab that may melt a bit of snow and I doubt that England could produce a winter sun that could give you a sun tan ( if ever)

[flagg]

Is it just me who thinks that the grille on the SVXs (and these) is a hideous abomination, and the sidesteps are the most impractical, useless pieces of crud ever invented.

No mate.. it's not just you! :angel:

[clean32]

I actually like the over all look of the red one, not so sure about the dash

[dullbird]

Ok true but then England is not that cold nor will it get the same weather that northern and north western Europe gets with a annual temperature variation of 60 deg, England at best is pushing only 30-35 deg. Nor would England experience a ground temperature of - 30 and an air temperature (taken at 800mm) of + 20 at the same time.

In England it would be a bit of heat from inside the cab that may melt a bit of snow and I doubt that England could produce a winter sun that could give you a sun tan ( if ever)

Sorry I dont get your point....weather its warmth from the sun heating the roof and melting the snow/ice or heat from your cab..

why would that mean that they should not come with a black roof?

IMHO having a black roof means NOTHING yes you get in your car and your aircon takes 30 seconds longer to cool the car on a hot day and perhaps you dont need to put your heater on in the cab to kill someone with Ice because the dreaded black roof will warm up and do that for you :lol2:

aircons are good these days...I think that is eveidant from the many dark coloured cars on our roads today...I think we need to move on from the 70's;)

But like I said that is just my opinion:p

[clean32]

Sorry I dont get your point....weather its warmth from the sun heating the roof and melting the snow/ice or heat from your cab..

In England it would only be the heat from the cab, and this would cool down leaving only a thin layer of ice and a dusting of snow on top. As well as in England the snow is wet ( relative term) add to that England doesn’t get the heavy nightly dumps of snow after very bright hot sunny days where the air temp can drop 40 deg in 40 mints.


why would that mean that they should not come with a black roof?
well in England it wouldn’t matter much, as I have already posted. England is hardly indicative of European weather patterns



IMHO having a black roof means NOTHING yes you get in your car and your aircon takes 30 seconds longer to cool the car on a hot day and perhaps you dont need to put your heater on in the cab to kill someone with Ice because the dreaded black roof will warm up and do that for you :lol2:

aircons are good these days...I think that is eveidant from the many dark coloured cars on our roads today...I think we need to move on from the 70's;)

Why are you rabbiting on about aircon?? You have already dismissed this in a previous post and is not part of this conversation



But like I said that is just my opinion:p

It’s a pity that you didn’t experience a bit more of Europe. Experience tends to underscore opinion.

[dullbird]

It’s a pity that you didn’t experience a bit more of Europe. Experience tends to underscore opinion.you have no idea how much of europe I and my partner have seen clean. Which is your biggest downfall! you assume (I feel) that know one has as much experience as you in anything

I have seen more of Europe than I have my own mother country. But I'm sure you have seen more...:rolleyes:


maybe you should take your own advice in your quote above ;)

[Slunnie]

I like them, they look good in 2 tone.


Apparently they got their inspiration from this forum! :D
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-chat/71162-painting-series-ute.html

[dullbird]

Yes thats what I heard too Slunnie.....:lol2:

So what is it for you the white at a guess so you can camo the dog :D

[Slunnie]

Yes thats what I heard too Slunnie.....:lol2:

So what is it for you the white at a guess so you can camo the dog :D
:D

I like the white because it works better with the headlight trim and doesn't have boggle eyes, but the red is cool also as its not the usual Defender white - its a lot more striking.

[dullbird]

it would be the orange/red foe me all the way but I wonder if thats because its a 90....I wonder whether that colour would work in the 110...being so much more of it I mean

[clean32]

Having spent 24 years in England in my opinion the weather sucks.:mad:Having to go out in the morning and use a cigarette lighter on the door lock so that you can get your key in it is not my idea of paradise.:oI figure that if i come from England and die from skin cancer,I WIN.;)

LOL Vaseline, fill you locks with that. but that will not help much when the door rubbers are frozen to the car and you cant open the door anyway. worse at about -25 the door handle will just come off in your handr. OH and doint forget to run the aircon to dry out the inside before parking up. any moisture in the seat foam will freeze, next morning you jump in and CRACK one busted seat.
all fun, enjoyed it so much we moved to aussie LOL

[jerryd]

Having spent 47 years in the uk I have to agree that the weather isn't always pleasant :D
I used to slate roofs, and sweeping snow off a roof before you could start work is no fun believe me. It's no fun either being so cold that you don't know you've cut the end of your thumb off, but that's another story.........;)

Back to the Landrovers, I think the white and black model looks pretty good. I'm not so keen on the 90 though.

I was filling the County the other day and another County pulled up behind me, it was in mint condition too. The owner got chatting as you do :D, turned out to be an Isuzu model which he'd purchased new, "327,000 kilometres,never broke down,been here,there, everywhere etc,"

Then he said he'd been to test the SVX,decided it wasn't a patch on his County and decided he'd keep his beloved pride and joy.

I did ask for first refusal ...................

[Captain_Rightfoot]

even in below zero temp, you get wonderfule clear sunny days, the roof heats up, untill you park up. then a bit of snow ( evenings and morings) it melts the freezes to the roof. so you end up with a sheet of ice on top.

ten minits down the road you stop at the lights, the ice slides off, bent wipers or dented bonnet. worce fly around a cnr ice comes off kills some poor person. not an uncomon problem. a bit like icecules falling from the roof and killing some one. it happens more often than one would think.

WOW thanks for the warning. We were thinking about going to the snow this year and I hadn't thought about that. :o :o :D :D

[snowbound]

A hairdresser's Defender....:wasntme:


:p;) LOL!:p

[snowbound]

:lol2: Must be the aquatic version.
rick130 Im a pesty, but buggered if I can zap that bug on your posts!

Have a look at this one, I can't kill it either Play With Spider - Flash 3D - OneMotion.com (http://www.onemotion.com/flash/spider/)

[clean32]

yepp i am now on my second LCD and i still cant kill it

[bigu]

Since 1948, Land Rover’s signature Defender has been providing much needed support and utility for adventurous souls. While many off-roading vehicles such as Mercedes’ G-Wagon and Hummer H2 had upgraded with luxury materials and accessories, Land Rover remained loyal to its simplicity until now.

The new “Fire and Ice” edition of Land Rover Defenders cater to Defender fans who have grown up and are looking for something finer and upscale. These new Land Rovers are packed with Recaro buckets, Alcantara Trim, diamond turned alloys, color-coded head and tail lights, glass sunroof panels and more. Like its name, the Fire Edition comes in a special Vesuvius Orange while the Ice Edition comes in Alaskan White. Sadly for Land Rover Defender fanatics, the “Fire and Ice” Defender” only come in a limited quantity of 850 and will only be available in Europe, China and South Africa.
Some Land Rover Defender Wallpaper (http://www.desktopcar.net/land-rover/defender/) Fire and Ice :D
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/935.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/936.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/937.jpg

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[p38arover]

That's the third thread on this topic! :D

I've merged them.

[abaddonxi]

Oh those headlight surrounds.

I'd hate to have to check the tacho by leaning out over the grille.

Surely they were supposed to be inside the car.


Simon

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Mate,,
this looks like the ducks to me,,
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/895.jpg
surely when its freezing you just park on a slope and the water runs off??

[dullbird]

no pedro it has a sunroof........water will run in not off:D

[clean32]

i see LR has finally woken up and put a county roof on it. all they need now is to change back the door handles

[Pedro_The_Swift]

no pedro it has a sunroof........water will run in not off:D

of course,,, MUST have the sunroof open to let all the hot (black roof) air out!!




:eek:

maybe you can REVERSE the sunroof!!

sort of like a top-deck-front-flap thingy.




would stop the water running in:angel:

[abaddonxi]

Think I'll just nip out and paint my hinges black right now, back in a jiff.

Simon

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[one_iota]

According to this source (Defender2 - View topic - Fire & Ice defenders (http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic1413-15.html)) they will not be available here



Interestingly these are not coming (or rather being sold) in the UK………….they are being sold in:-

AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CHINA
FRANCE
GERMANY
HONG KONG
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[Captain_Rightfoot]

Mate,,
this looks like the ducks to me,,
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/895.jpg
surely when its freezing you just park on a slope and the water runs off??

As an ex MINI owner the idea of a black roof appeals. So does the idea of putting cool stuff like British flags on the roof. The only problem with that is only basket ball players would ever know you'd done the job...

[abaddonxi]

As an ex MINI owner the idea of a black roof appeals. So does the idea of putting cool stuff like British flags on the roof. The only problem with that is only basket ball players would ever know you'd done the job...

Now let's get a bunch of them to drive through the sewers.

[one_iota]

Think I'll just nip out and paint my hinges black right now, back in a jiff.

Simon

Has the paint dried yet?

[Sleepy]

i see LR has finally woken up and put a county roof on it. all they need now is to change back the door handles

They've had ribs in the roof since MY03 - agree about the doors though!

[abaddonxi]

Have you been to Katoomba lately?

Nothing dries.

Just bought the most expensive washing machine known to man in the hopes of getting the washing done before the mould gets to it.

Had frost in the back garden until late afternoon.

Actually, I might still have frost in the back garden, that could be it until spring.

[one_iota]

Have you been to Katoomba lately?

Nothing dries.

Just bought the most expensive washing machine known to man in the hopes of getting the washing done before the mould gets to it.

Had frost in the back garden until late afternoon.

Actually, I might still have frost in the back garden, that could be it until spring.

I had a mate who lived at Blackheath...when we visited he was trying to mow the lawn in the freezing fog...he placed flags at the corners of the yard so that he could aim the mower at something.

The washing was freeze dried.

[Captain_Rightfoot]

Now let's get a bunch of them to drive through the sewers.

Well if we get the Americans to do a re-make of "The Gods Must Be Crazy" it would have the same effect as driving LandRovers through sewers :o

[DirtyDawg]

Corporate B.S after these will be another "limited" edition, so on and so forth, more fool to those who take the bait:p

[rijidij]

Just been mucking around with photoshop.........would this colour be over the top for a 130, maybe the same colour, but not metallic ? I'm taking delivery of the white 130 in the pic soon, but I've never been a 'white car person'. I'm considering colour options and I just thought I'd see how this would look.
Also, as in the top pic, I've always thought 130's needed a flare on the tub just to finish it off a bit.

Murray

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[dlatn]

Looks good.
Why don't you do the top lip of the tub in black too?

[carjunkieanon]

My colours would be olive green with black roof, bonnet, grill, door handles, flares and rims.

I'd put a safari roof on the county style roof ribs to deal with the heat.

It's a great idea of Landrover to keep coming up with variants of the 'fender, the more varieties you have out their the bigger your possible market will be. Surely we want as many sold as possible - even if just to help the 2nd hand and spares market in 20 years!

r

[Pedro_The_Swift]

My colours would be olive green with black roof, bonnet, grill, door handles, flares and rims.

nice:cool:

[rijidij]

Looks good.
Why don't you do the top lip of the tub in black too?

Good idea :thumbsup:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/615.jpg

[abaddonxi]

And if you're going to do its top lip, you may as well do the inside of its mouth in hippo liner, or it'll stick its bottom lip out.:p

[Pedro_The_Swift]

correctamundo Simon!
how about we try it with black/bronze wheels?

[clean32]

how do you get it to look shiny like on the flares etc

[SVX37]

Corporate B.S after these will be another "limited" edition, so on and so forth, more fool to those who take the bait:p

One man's corporate BS is another man's SVX!:D
So meet a fool who took the bait and purchased a limited edition...;)
And loving it!:)

I would have bought the thing limited edition or not....I just wanted it!:D

[rijidij]

correctamundo Simon!
how about we try it with black/bronze wheels?

I've never been keen on black wheels as they tend to blend in with the tyres, although they can look good on some cars, like the silver Defender below.

At least the silver rim on these separates the wheel and tyre. I've added a black rock slider on the sill too. ;)

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[Chucaro]

Are we going to have some of these models here in Oz?
Looks like thet there only 850 examples will be made world wide. A good collector model to have in our shed :cool:

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[Landy110]

For the first time on seeing pics of a new Land Rover I can say I don't like them at all.

[Landy Smurf]

i have seen the ice one before but not the fire.notice the fire one is a 90