Won’t be retro...

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Originally Posted by blackrangie

Yes, they will no doubt throw away 60+ years of Marketing and brand loyalty [emoji23]
They have also gone to great pains recently to protect the Defender name so i think it may live on.

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Its only about 30 years of Defender name loyalty [emoji6]. Calling the new model a Series IV would have more historical loyalty....

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Originally Posted by cjc_td5

Its only about 30 years of Defender name loyalty [emoji6]. Calling the new model a Series IV would have more historical loyalty....

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The non LR public views a Land Rover and a Defender as the same thing, calling it a series IV would only apeal to those that have owned a series landrover. As JLR have spoken about this new model as a Defender and as the Defender replacment + the value of the Defender brand (more value then series even [emoji6]) I would be extremely surprised if the new name doesnt have Defender in it.

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Originally Posted by grey_ghost

I very nearly bought a Lada Niva as my first car... Lol!

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My dad bought one new. Apart from the poor pedal position, and the pedals themselves ( lifted straight out the FIAT 125 by the looks ), the appalling quality control ( Peter Brock did the pre delivery... well, his company did ) the Niva wasn't a bad little car. He hit a tree in it, with me in the passenger seat. Damn that thing was strong.

However, my mother, after 4 Subarus, bought a Samara at the same time. I doubt there has ever been a worse car. The old joke " What do you call a Lada with twin exhausts....... a wheelbarrow" could have been written for that car except wheelbarrows are reliable.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

No Defender (old or forthcoming) is a suitable military vehicle for modern warfare.

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If a G Wagon is, there’s no reason why the next Defender can’t be. ...if it isn’t, correct it’s not a Defender.

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Originally Posted by Zeros

If a G Wagon is, there’s no reason why the next Defender can’t be. ...if it isn’t, correct it’s not a Defender.

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I’d seriously question the Gwagon also.
Totally useless piece of equipment..

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Originally Posted by blackrangie

Given the D5 has been released in an Industrial model with just front seats, I can see the defender bring released in HD versions in due course. Maybe just SVX maybe more. I can imagine SVX Fender is going to be pretty full on given they put a rear winch and upgraded travel suspension on the D5 SVX

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There’s nothing industrial about a D5 with no back seats. It’s a station wagon.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

I’d seriously question the Gwagon also.
Totally useless piece of equipment..

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[bigrolf]

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Originally Posted by blackrangie

The non LR public views a Land Rover and a Defender as the same thing, calling it a series IV would only apeal to those that have owned a series landrover. As JLR have spoken about this new model as a Defender and as the Defender replacment + the value of the Defender brand (more value then series even [emoji6]) I would be extremely surprised if the new name doesnt have Defender in it.

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They've said the Defender will be a whole family under the 'premium durable' slogan so they seem determined to keep the brand loyalty.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

I’d seriously question the Gwagon also.
Totally useless piece of equipment..

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Not sure I'd classify the Geländewagen as useless, but amazingly overpriced, underequipped and unsupported in this market would get my vote.

Ducks....

I can remember the old Landrover slogan of "Drives like a car and pulls like a Tractor".
Maybe the new Defender will do just that