Thread: Land Rover shows off new Defender ‘concept’

Originally Posted by wouldbeowner

Stick a bull bar on it and it will have the approach angle of a Holden Commodore. Interesting that the pictures show it going DOWN a bunch of steps - looking at that front overhang it wouldnt get up those same steps.

I haven't bothered to measure the approach angle on the 'side-on' image, but I looks to me to be quite reasonable. Current Au Defenders have a standard approach angle of 47 degrees (less with a bullbar and/or winch). The D100 looks like it is getting close to that and the concept appears to have a winch fitted (or at least the fair-lead fitted).

Cheers
KarlB

PS I think it is a bit ugly, but the worst thing is those silly tyres. It would look much better with 'proper' off road profile tyres.

While the DC100 show pony will no doubt have some differences from the production model, i think it will be pretty close - as other recent LR show vehicles indicate.

I expect the front will be more Defenderised. The sloping nose is really only present in the Freelander and the more upright style of a D4, along with more obviously round headlights, would be my bet.

As an example, the 5 years between the concept Rav4 the and first production vehicle saw radical changes in the nose and a strong stylistic carry-over elsewhere.

http://www.geocities.jp/rabuca2003/motor-rav4-21.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...oyota_RAV4.jpg

On the other hand I am struck by the stylistic similarity between this apparently "wild guess" drawing and the official DC100 renderings. I am also struck that the magazine drawings do not show the grill.




Don't forget that the pictures are computer-generated photoshop specials. That isn't real mud. On the other hand, assuming the brakes are based on production expectations then smaller rims are definitely possible.

This is my guess: they have the body shell pretty much resolved. I expect the doors will be more like the drawing and less like the concept car (simpler, cheaper). The lines after the front wheel are actually reminiscent of a Series/Defender with a dead-flat waistline extending all the way to the grill. I expect, and have always expected, that the front windscreen will be fixed, curved and have a raked angle. But it seems they are still working through the grill. I suspect they have 2 or three options and this is the least preferred, offered up so that whatever they eventually deliver looks better. Something like what Toyota did with the Rav4 though hopefully in reverse, with more rather than less character, and round headlights.

Taking that a step further, imagine the bonnet line extended an inch further forward and a headlight arrangement more evocative of the current Defender. With only detail changes, I think we would then be looking at the 2015 Defender.

What are land rover on about that is nothing to do with a defender at all that is a new line using the disco mono chassis as promised to keep costs down so in effect a re-designed disco with no doubt even more electrickery than you can shake a stick at.

Land Rover Defender DC100 Concept coming to Frankfurt | IndianCarsBikes.in


Cheers

thank god i recently bought a 2011 110 Puma ... very happy with it.
the concept Defender looks more like a toy..

Hi All

I like the retro bit, where you shove your hand in a hole at the back on the door to open it, just like the early 80".

Bling wheels are for the Macca's car park set, can someone photoshop some decent bags on quick please?
The width and overall diameter of the tyres is about right though.

For those who don't wash their Landies, this body shape is heaven sent!
Look how far up the sides the mud is and that road isnt even sloppy.

http://www.indiancarsbikes.in/wp-con...cept-image.jpg

Surely they've labelled this wrong... Defender? Really? Looks ... um... wrong?

looks a lot like the new toyota two doors getting around