Originally Posted by
Mercguy
I saw the youtube clip from topgear. That couldn't have missed the point by a larger margin if they tried. Defender == tractor. Simple, robust, easy to fix ... exceptionally good offroad where it belongs.
So they build an electronics filled hideous piece of ****. The "look at me" brigade will sadly love it. I bet they sell millions (99.99% of which will never see an unsealed road).
I have no doubt it'll be a huge success from a marketing point of view... I have zero ambition of EVER owning one.
Proper cars--
'92 Range Rover 3.8V8 ... 5spd manual
'85 Series II CX2500 GTi Turbo I :burnrubber:
'63 ID19 x 2 :wheelchair:
'72 DS21 ie 5spd pallas
Modern Junk:
'07 Poogoe 407 HDi 6spd manual :zzz:
'11 Poogoe RCZ HDI 6spd manual
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