Won’t be retro...

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Originally Posted by blackrangie

Probs just chatting to the engineers on the trail, the more you talk the more gets people give away [emoji1419]

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That's interesting - it was only on here that we picked up from the interior pics that it was a three seater. The car mags like CarAdvice didn't notice, so the bit about the bench seat isn't that googleable. But I would've expected that the engineers wouldn't've been talking to anyone.

Edit: looks like they were talking to people.

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Originally Posted by blackrangie

When it rains it pours, haven't had time to watch this properly yet.


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As the engineer said, pretty impressive for a car on road tyres.

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Originally Posted by Michael2

I noticed IRS with coils on the back of the mule. One would have thought airbags would allow for better offroad height and better load management. If indeed it is a Defender mule and not a decoy.

If the release is to coincide with the 70th Anniversary, then does anyone know the dates of the Paris Motor Show? Don't worry, I just asked google, early Oct 2018.

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It will no doubt be an option, as some will always want coil, maybe certain commercial applications or touring applications, but yes air will be most peoples pick for reasons you mention like on all the other air landrovers with coil as an option.

Frankfurt motorshow time has been mentioned by JLRA as posted above, with most likely an external event, but could be inside.

Re: road tyres, wouldn’t they be nearly the best choice on solid/hard surface as there would be more tread in contact with the surface, good chance more aggressive tyres would have struggled more

Not surprised they didn’t lower tyre pressures, as the new owners are unlikely to lower them.

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Originally Posted by weeds

Re: road tyres, wouldn’t they be nearly the best choice on solid/hard surface as there would be more tread in contact with the surface, good chance more aggressive tyres would have struggled more

Not surprised they didn’t lower tyre pressures, as the new owners are unlikely to lower them.

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Using that logic every car at moab should be on slicks, tyres still need biting edges to grip the rock, claw and move forward.

I think tyres shown are all terrain factory spec jobbies.

I think a good All terrain or mud terrain tire would be the go

Nitto trail grapplers or something similar.

I would lower my pressures and most others that have been off-road before would too, i think they are showing what it can do as it leaves the factory in factory spec. Maybe that's how they always test.
If they didn't they would have to say lower pressures before going offroad.

So i guess the CTIS is not on the new defender.

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Originally Posted by weeds

Not surprised they didn’t lower tyre pressures, as the new owners are unlikely to lower them.

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So it shouldn't take long before one appears on the Inskip point vids[thumbsupbig]

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Originally Posted by scarry

So it shouldn't take long before one appears on the Inskip point vids[thumbsupbig]

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Er yep, plenty of modern Landrover have made it on the page.

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Originally Posted by roverrescue

Now
Open disclosure. I am in healthcare and I sell nothing to anyone
If anything I spend my whole time trying to unsell unspend money that isn’t in the budget

I have a mate who is in marketing and could literally sell ice to Eskimo’s
He is visiting in a few weeks and around the fireplace after a few rumbos I will be running
The JLR Defender Campaign past Jim

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In your opinion have they jumped the shark
Is now as in Mid April the time for JLR to put out a media package
To amp things up with Actual Facts

Is keeping it all cloak and dagger past this week going to start costing them ???

It seems like they are not steering the ship now

My gut feeling is they need to own the marketing from here on in
Some good ‘ol camel trophy ads merging to new defender type thing???

Then again, their marketing budget thus far has consisted of a few rambles from a few people and one line drawing? Maybe they are aiming for most sales from least marketing Guiness Record?

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Great question, although the bit on rambling was unnecessary [emoji6].

My take is, this is not their first Rodeo. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...04d6d49796.jpg