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  1. 26th October 2016, 04:28 PM #11
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    Will this be Ssangyong v2.0?
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  2. 26th October 2016, 04:30 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by ramblingboy42 View Post
    Datsun?
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    which Disco Jonesfam?

    the D1, 2, 3, 4 or 5?

    because the 5 will be an "old" model before a "new defender" is built.
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  4. 26th October 2016, 08:22 PM #14
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    I think i read the aluminium platform of the D5 will also be used under the Defender.

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  5. 26th October 2016, 08:57 PM #15
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    According to Dave Phillips of LRM, the new defender has been put back to 2019, and no one at Solihull has seen anything beyond the clay model stage. Everyone has a new defender story.
    I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food

    A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
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  6. 26th October 2016, 09:25 PM #16
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    The bit that interests me is the 4wd Landscape in OZ in a couple of years time, I reckon it might be an interesting market space.

    V6 Amarok

    Dodge ram 1500

    Jeep Wrangler Ute

    Mercedes X Class ( The green one looks like it has more capable wheels/tyres) and maybe the Gwagon?

    Audi ?

    All potential new entrants in an already crowded market place with a varying range of capabilities.

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  7. 27th October 2016, 03:12 AM #17
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    Don't forget that Renault are also releasing their own version of the Nissan ute. So you can add that one to the list below. Three vehicles both lightly badge engineered off the original Nissan platform with different price points depending on how big you want people to believe your wallet is.

    Be interesting to see what happens to the Mitsubishi ute now that they have become part of Renault/Nissan. Two platforms one of which is only used by a single brand? So far the Renault/Nissan partnership has worked as Nissan had been the engineering hub with Renault badge engineering cars off Nissan
    Designed platforms.

    Done right this does work. Think of all the people who purchase a Mercedes A class. No one mentions it was designed by Chrysler for Mercedes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ramblingboy42 View Post
    which Disco Jonesfam?

    the D1, 2, 3, 4 or 5?

    because the 5 will be an "old" model before a "new defender" is built.
    Discovery 3/4.
    You got to admit the engineering with a more utilitarian body/interior would work?
    Heavy but tough.
    I reckon.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jonesfam View Post
    Discovery 3/4.
    You got to admit the engineering with a more utilitarian body/interior would work?
    Heavy but tough.
    I reckon.

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    If Land Rover did this, I reckon I would finally be in the market for a new Defender.
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  10. 27th October 2016, 01:03 PM #20
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    Using aluminium instead of steel seems likely to save about 400kg in weight, which is a lot, and hopefully be just as strong.
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