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Thread: New 2018 Defender to share D5's Aluminium monocoque body.

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    ...that is not an official Land Rover news release so I choose to ignore it.

    Land Rover have not , repeat not , at this point in time released any factual information about a new Defender.

    Again it is another journalists report .

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    Weight for weight, aluminium is still stronger than steel.

    If they make the aluminium chassis/subframes super thin (because the can) you can expect distortion.

    An aluminum structure, built to the same standards, weighs roughly 35% to 45% less than the same structure in steel. As a result, if high strength is of the highest priority, the alloy frame can be built to the same structural weight as the steel frame, and then be considerably stronger.
    Last edited by Mick_Marsh; 4th October 2016 at 07:21 PM.

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    New 2018 Defender to share D5's Aluminium monocoque body.

    Very few on here are serious off-roaders.

    To claim an alloy frame isn't up to the task is laughable - plenty of Jeep and Pajero out there doing some serious stuff without a problem on monocoque bodies.

    As long as the design is solid there won't be a problem.

    And perhaps, just perhaps we may need to modify some behaviours - like when synthetic rope became the norm (most 4wd associations Training still hasn't caught up).

    Way too much "Chicken Little" syndrome in here at the moment.

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    My understanding is it shares an architecture / technology not the same stamping / design of the Disco, chassis. So significant departures are possible,
    Do you actually snatch, or apply pressure and pop, I do the latter, two very different techniques.
    Only been a LR owner for 2 years, but I believe they respect their origins and the niche the Defender represents.

    Somewhat ****ed cheers 😛
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    Didn't the latest Range Rover cut the weight by about 450 kg from the previous model by going aluminium? Haven't heard any complaints about it going weak.

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    Your rarely need a snatch outside of Harrods
    By all means get a Defender. If you get a good one, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
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    Clancy MY15 110 Defender

    Clancy's gone to Queensland Rovering, and we don't know where he are

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    Quote Originally Posted by AndyG View Post
    Your rarely need a snatch outside of Harrods


    Seen plenty there...

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    I saw a bloke hanging around there once with mirror shoes on , was that you?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ramblingboy42 View Post
    ...that is not an official Land Rover news release so I choose to ignore it.

    Land Rover have not , repeat not , at this point in time released any factual information about a new Defender.

    Again it is another journalists report .
    I hear what you say about "unconfirmed" stuff.....got no time for it myself either, and there's not much being said here anyway, that we haven't read several times before.
    However, the quoted source here is Ralf Speth, pretty high up in JLR, who has also said personally, that He's driven the "new" Defender prototype, so at least we know there will be one, unlike the predictions of some on this forum, who said there would not be one.
    Like you, I am waiting for some sort of "official" images/specs,....ANYTHING!!
    Pickles.

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    Does this sound like there will be a cab/chassis ute available? Doesn't to me.

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