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    Quote Originally Posted by Homestar View Post
    It'll look like every other new Land Rover but with a 'Defender' badge rather that 'Range Rover' or 'Discovery' or 'Evoque' or 'Velar" or whatever else they have these days. They've said it won't be anything like the old one, I have no idea why people are pinning their hopes on it - go buy a 79 series Land Cruiser - that will be be closer than anything LR will come up with...
    Mate you said those words go wash your mouth out
    Your dead right tho in my opinion it will just be another clone of the current line up .
    I will stand to be corrected I cant see that happening

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    I dont mind the L860, i think of it as LR's Suzki Sierra.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Homestar View Post
    It'll look like every other new Land Rover but with a 'Defender' badge rather that 'Range Rover' or 'Discovery' or 'Evoque' or 'Velar" or whatever else they have these days. They've said it won't be anything like the old one, I have no idea why people are pinning their hopes on it - go buy a 79 series Land Cruiser - that will be be closer than anything LR will come up with...
    While dropping the van off for a service today,yes they do them Saturdays,which is great,i noticed a new 76 in the yard.

    They got it out and i went for a run.

    Not as bad as i thought it would be,certainly quieter at speed than the Deefer.

    Maybe i could use one for work then it is 100% tax right off
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    Quote Originally Posted by Homestar View Post
    It'll look like every other new Land Rover but with a 'Defender' badge rather that 'Range Rover' or 'Discovery' or 'Evoque' or 'Velar" or whatever else they have these days. They've said it won't be anything like the old one, I have no idea why people are pinning their hopes on it - go buy a 79 series Land Cruiser - that will be be closer than anything LR will come up with...
    I agree it’s the most likely outcome going on recent form.

    But I don’t think all that many are pinning their hopes on the next Defender. Most are buying dual cabs.

    Those who are pinning their hopes on the next Defender, are doing so because there is no alternative. Those who know how over-rated and over-priced Land Cruiser is. Those who want a large heavy duty wagon or ute and don’t want to have to wear a kidney belt to drive it.

    Dont hold your breath though! 😳

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    Quote Originally Posted by rangieman View Post
    Your dead right tho in my opinion it will just be another clone of the current line up.
    Ford did the same thing with the Fairlane. Up until the last of the NL series Fairlane it always had its own unique and stand out body styling. At a glance people could tell that it was an upmarket limo with an appropriate - read high - limo purchase price.

    Following on from the 'N' series Falcons and Fairlanes came the AU Fairlane and Falcon. The AU Fairlane was designed and manufactured so that it looked just like any other AU Falcon. Sales fell in a hole forcing Ford to cancel Fairlane manufacturing for ever.

    The reason for the big drop in sales was that owners wanted to stand out from the common garden variety of car ownership and that at a glance Fairlane possession proclaimed to all and sundry that the owner had 'made it' in society, had a substantial disposable income and therefore could afford the upmarket Fairlanes asking price. This goal was not achieved when the AU Fairlane looked substantially like its common garden variety brother - the AU Falcon

    It seems that Landrover may be going to emulate the same policy that Ford instigated when it designed the AU Fairlane to look like the AU Falcon so that universal parts and cheaper manufacturing costs were achieved albeit at the unplanned cost of losing sight of what the Fairlane meant to prospective purchasers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumbles View Post
    Ford did the same thing with the Fairlane. Up until the last of the NL series Fairlane it always had its own unique and stand out body styling. At a glance people could tell that it was an upmarket limo with an appropriate - read high - limo purchase price.

    Following on from the 'N' series Falcons and Fairlanes came the AU Fairlane and Falcon. The AU Fairlane was designed and manufactured so that it looked just like any other AU Falcon. Sales fell in a hole forcing Ford to cancel Fairlane manufacturing for ever.

    The reason for the big drop in sales was that owners wanted to stand out from the common garden variety of car ownership and that at a glance Fairlane possession proclaimed to all and sundry that the owner had 'made it' in society, had a substantial disposable income and therefore could afford the upmarket Fairlanes asking price. This goal was not achieved when the AU Fairlane looked substantially like its common garden variety brother - the AU Falcon

    It seems that Landrover may be going to emulate the same policy that Ford instigated when it designed the AU Fairlane to look like the AU Falcon so that universal parts and cheaper manufacturing costs were achieved albeit at the unplanned cost of losing sight of what the Fairlane meant to prospective purchasers.
    Just remember they are on record saying, the new Defender will "Put the G Class into the shade"

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    Quote Originally Posted by blackrangie View Post
    Just remember they are on record saying, the new Defender will "Put the G Class into the shade"
    ......and perhaps that same sentiment will also apply to the pricing thus limiting its market appeal and accessibility.

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    Logical for them to spin off a smaller Sport version of the next Defender, just as they have with the Range Rover and Discovery.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoMick View Post
    Logical for them to spin off a smaller Sport version of the next Defender, just as they have with the Range Rover and Discovery.
    What like a defender 90?

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