Thread: Proposal to rename the TD5

You could change your username to Captain Troublemaker at the same time.

Cheers
Simon

Its all quite simple:

The new Defender is referred to as the Puma and TDCi. TDCi is also what Ford names a lot of its diesel engines.

The Td5 engine was code named Storm, but this was used in both Defender and Discovery as was the 200/300Tdi engine.

So for some reason people (probably starting in the UK) started to refer to the new Defender by its code name of Puma, something which doesn't apply to the previous models, only to their engines.

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Its all quiet simple:

Is that a spelling mistake or a jibe

I still think we could call it a Storm Defender

dont bite their just jelous, i'm surprised there only picking up on it now when I have called my defender by puma since I owned it (over a year) as have all the defender owners in the PUMA section on defender2 website......

like I said what ever floats your boat if you want to call your td5's "storm" to feel special we will support you as PUMA owners

i cant wait to see how many people it confuses

does that not mean that ranger rover sport owners now have to refer to thier cars as the range stormer? and paint it orange

Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

Is that a spelling mistake or a jibe

I still think we could call it a Storm Defender

Fixed, spell checker missed that one... now where's the grammar checker

For some reason they never did use the name storm for anything other than the engine. Also, when you think about it, whilst they sound OK to those in the know, Storm Defender or Defender Storm or Discovery Storm are not really that catchy for the marketing types as Puma.

The one I could never work out is when I replaced my intercooler with a bigger one in my Td5 Disco it had THOR typed on a sticker on it.

If I remember on the weekend I'll try and get a picture of the large green sticker on the chassis of the Defender that says PUMA. Disco never had anything like this.

Isn't Puma a version of Mac OSX?

Cheers
Simon

Originally Posted by abaddonxi

Isn't Puma a version of Mac OSX?

Sure is: Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger and Leopard

Now we know what the next Defender's code name is going to be...

Its a Jaguar!!!!!


Oh, hang on... E-Type maybe

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Sure is: Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger and Leopard

Now we know what the next Defender's code name is going to be...

Its a Jaguar!!!!!


Oh, hang on... E-Type maybe

"Snow Leopard" Defender??

I'd like to see you walk into a outback pub and announce you have the "Snow Leopard" parked outside...