Won’t be retro...

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Originally Posted by blackrangie

Buckle in,its guna be a big day on new defender news! [emoji41]

New images of 2020 Land Rover Defender as it completes 745,000 miles of testing

Land Rover Defender: new pictures of 2019 model released

"Having racked up 745,000 miles of testing already, Land Rover says it has no plans to wind down the development programme just yet.

Defenders will next be deployed to Kenya, where they’ll assist the Tusk Trust’s operations at the Borana Conservancy nature reserve, towing heavy loads, wading through rivers and carrying supplies across unforgiving terrain in a series of real-world trials at the 14,000-hectare reserve."https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...15b3b310b0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...3c2c50da0c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c36a3a6493.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e71f797d91.jpg
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Anything new in these photos?

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Originally Posted by blackrangie

Anything new in these photos?

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yes,... I'm sure the snow would be less than a few weeks old.:banana:

Is this one without camo?

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Is this one without camo?

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9d1d619e24.jpg

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It's semi camouflaged, you can see on the bonnet and the roof and the front end.

That TUSK image is gorgeous. I reckon that’s the first proper look we’ve been given of the vehicle’s lines and I really like it. The visual heritage is not subtle, even if the underlying machine is worlds apart.

I’m pretty convinced that when everything’s functioning as new, these next-gen Land Rovers will be extremely capable of traversing most terrain even with a significant payload. I re-watched the Moab video in high def and it’s amazing how slow and controlled the wheel spin is when climbing some of those obstacles – miles ahead of what my D4 can do. The clearance is great at full extension. The bumpers are shaped to avoid catching, the front bash plate gently rounds under, the chassis (or equivalent) sits about an inch clear of the bottom of the doors and looks like it could be slider-friendly.

One concern is that the space behind the back seats does look to be smaller than in the D4. That’s the price of the great departure angle I guess, but we shall see. It could be that moving the spare to the RWC makes for more vertical load space inside. The roof looks better than a D5 (which is terrible) for a roof rack, and the swinging door makes a 270-degree awning a viable option.

So this particular vehicle looks like it’s targeted at guys like me, and I imagine there’ll be a good set of creature comforts inside to match. I could well end up buying one to replace my D4.

For the “work vehicle” market there would need to be some more surprises in store. Perhaps not hose-out-ability but definitely a hard-wearing interior option. And I struggle to see a dual-cab ute option on that wheelbase, though a single bench seat up front would leave room for a lot of cargo. Dare we hope for a “130”?

Point being, it’s still an open question in my mind as to whether LR will even attempt to serve most of you blokes in the Series and traditional Defender club. I hope they do. In the meantime I think I’ll be out on the tracks and beaches in, or wishing I was in, one of these new machines.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Is this one without camo?

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Looks like a D4 with no roof hump and a D2 wheel carrier stuck on the rear .

Cheers Ean

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Originally Posted by Ean Austral

Looks like a D4 with no roof hump and a D2 wheel carrier stuck on the rear .

Cheers Ean

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Yep, clearly see how 6 years of development went into that , (not) .

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Yep, clearly see how 6 years of development went into that , (not) .

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GB Im sure you would not like someone to say that about all the effort you have put into yours [emoji20] I would bet hundreds of thousands of man hours have gone into this car so far, if not millions including testing hours. [emoji41]

So I'm assuming it's a 110 wagon. A 110 dual cab wouldn't have much load space. A 110 single cab and a 130 dual cab might be good though.

Trying to picture the TUSK photo as a single cab ute, it kind of reminds me of the D3 ute project some Land Rover apprentices did about a decade ago.

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