Thread: More from McGovern--

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Gerry McGovern Gets Frank About Land Rover Design – Alloy+Grit

Quasimodo to drive a defender for a week....

I am now seriously worried.
After reading that I think he may be a bit full of IT.

oh no doubt,, but thats par for the course at that design level,,
and he is right,,
if cash registers are correct,, he hasnt ****ed up yet..

I for one am really looking forward to what they produce....

It probably won't be all the things I think I want..... but hell 10 years ago I thought the D3 platform was horrid and I'd never buy one.....

I was right I never bought a D3.... but the best Land Rover for me that I have ever owned is my D4.

I would not be all that surprised if a new Defender found its way into my life some time in the future.... We'll see.

Compared to some of the stuff he's said, I think a lot of that actually made sense.
As much as he can come across as a pretentious dick, he does know what he's talking about and it does come across that he's passionate about LR and what he does.
He can't half waffle though.....

Originally Posted by DieselDan

Compared to some of the stuff he's said, I think a lot of that actually made sense.
As much as he can come across as a pretentious dick, he does know what he's talking about and it does come across that he's passionate about LR and what he does.
He can't half waffle though.....

It’s just his approach that to effect says you must only look forward and not to care about history that worries me.

Double post

Have to say, I haven't like the snippets I've previously heard from McGovern, but I like every bit of that article.

Modern, Relevant, Compelling. - Great three words to describe LR.

I'll cheerfully ignore 'problems' with the old Defender (and my current Disco) because it find it relevant and compelling, especially compelling. If the new Defender is compelling, I'm sure I'll get over any issue I have with it not looking like the old one.

I HATE 'retro' cars like the retro mini, the retro VW, and the retro Toyota FJ thing. If LR pulled a retro Defender it'd be dated before the first one rolled off the production line. I'm coming round to accept that the old is the old, and the new will be the new and as long as the new is as capable and compelling...I'll probably still not be able to afford it.

(Just hope they don't have the ridiculous off-centre number plate like the ugly-butt D5 has. )

Anyone remember Chris Bangle, and all his "Flame Surfacing" crap? He nearly broke BMW, and now the same folk who derided his designs now carry on about "ahead of his time" stuff. Not me, though. His 5 and 7 Series cars are still the ugliest cars I have ever seen, with the exception of the Lexus SC340 and anything from Ssanyong.
McGovern has all the same qualities as Bangle. May he move on sooner rather than later. He won't. though. It took BMW 19 years to wake up to Bangle. Now they have gone back to the crisp, understated design that was their trademark.