Sketchpad of the new Defender!

**Greylandy** · 7th July 2004, 07:48 AM

http://www.motortrend.com/future/spied/112...hpad/index.html

Also reported by www.wheels24.co.za:

"According to Moira Moses, outgoing MD of the Premier Automotive Group, an all-new Defender will be launched next year. From 2005 the current model, which has been around in much the same state since the late 1940s, won't meet European emissions and vehicle safety legislation.

Moses said there is a possibility Land Rover will still build the current Defender to sell outside Europe. The South African built Defender is also sold in other countries, including Australia.

The current model will probably be rebadged as the Defender Classic.

It will also still be possible to sell it as a military vehicle because these vehicles are excluded from emissions and safety legislation."

Good news if they plan to keep the current model!! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

**Phoenix** · 7th July 2004, 08:37 AM

Not meaning to dampen your enthusiasm, but I beat you to it :wink:

http://www.aulro.com/modules.php?name=Foru...future+defender

I gotta say though, they do look good. I hear that the solid axles are going out which is kinda sad, but I also hear that the system that is replasing it is pretty smick 8)

**Greylandy** · 7th July 2004, 10:54 AM

I'm always the last one to know!!! :roll: :wink:

Yeah, I guess even the Defender has to move into the 21st century ... yeeee haaa .. room for the right elbow .. here we come!! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

**fernockulated** · 7th July 2004, 06:59 PM

[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] nice try henry,it is sometimes hard to know just what has been posted waaaaaaaayyy back last week , especially if the forums are running full on!yesterdays posts are sometimes knocked back a couple of pages , so it is easy to lose a subject back three or five pages!!keep on trying, it is good to see some new people posting items of interest 8)

**Greylandy** · 8th July 2004, 07:41 AM

Cheers Ferno .. don't feel like such a dope now! :wink:

**VladTepes** · 8th July 2004, 12:32 PM

Originally posted by Henry
I'm always the last one to know!!! :roll: :wink:

Yeah, I guess even the Defender has to move into the 21st century ... yeeee haaa .. room for the right elbow .. here we come!! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]

and perhaps even move the handbrake a bit.

Then what will the motoring journalists have to complain about :?:

medic455 · 16th January 2005, 11:13 AM

Dug this one up as well

**Ace** · 16th January 2005, 01:04 PM

Originally posted by medic455
Dug this one up as well

Dug up which one Medic, there aint nothin there.

I like it, the look is growing on me. If it will be in europe next year, when do we actually get it, some have said 2007, some 2008 which one is it. One whole year means alot more saving for alot more accessories. Matt

medic455 · 16th January 2005, 03:29 PM

As we are talking about the chances that Ford are going to kill the Defender concept, I went through and revisited some of the older threads on the topic, some make better reading than others, and some have had input from Vlad...

:roll: 8)

**VladTepes** · 16th January 2005, 05:38 PM

Hmmmm....... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif[/img]

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