Thread: Won’t be retro...

Originally Posted by ozscott

Factory winch is great. Tube bar looks and probably is about as useful as the D1 and D2 Brush bar...ie for tall grass.

Cheers

Looks like 50mm tube at least, thats not easy to bend, I have wanted to mod my rrc tube bar just like those side wings to protect the lights

More pics, red brakes, tube sliders, notice also tusk current defender tube bar similarities, im guessing this barwork/winch/sliders will be on the tusk working test vehicle.

Originally Posted by ozscott

Wonder if they can make an electric vehicle sound like a V8.

Cheers

The really hard part is making the heel and toe blip sound with the throttle on the down change when you don't even have a bloody box full of gears!

Originally Posted by goingbush

I can't believe how people are getting excited over this.

C'mon GB pop a bottle with us , its the first time LR look to be releasing a winch from the factory to the public isnt it?

Another article for you GB

Land Rover Defender and Range Rover Velar hybrids spotted | Autocar

Originally Posted by blackrangie

C'mon GB pop a bottle with us , its the first time LR look to be releasing a winch from the factory to the public isnt it?

They offered the Capstain winch as a factory option right from 1948.

Factory 'bar and winch have been available as options on Series, County, Defo, D1/2/3/4/(5?), RRS, etc. so nothing inherent there to get too excited about. However it is good to see they are continuing the range of these accessories and looks like they'll be ready to go at launch which is important for positioning and cred. Agreed the front bar will be lighter-duty than what we expect here in Oz, but it's in keeping with the wants (and regs) of many markets... Call it a 'level 1' against a 'level 3' which would be an ARB/TJM/OL/etc.
Interesting that the big muffler, twin-outlet pictured is registered as a hybrid. I would have thought only the big-banger six would be set-up like that, but this may point towards a 'performance' hybrid where the electric assist is there to lift it to SVR levels rather than a better FE sticker number... or it could all be smoke and mirrors :P

BR
You are hilarious

That “bar” is merely an ornament trying to say I am a bush adventurer!
It would cause more extensive damage in a roo strike than if it was not there at all.

The most disappointing thing about that photo are the huge air dams down low left and right.
Will essentially preclude ARB etc making a steel bar that is actually useful at protecting against animal strike.

Winch is good but access would be tight I reckon! Looks to be a Zeon, hopefully they made the cage big enough to swallow a full size winch? At least there is something structural to bolt too!

They really need to remove the bonnet camo - looks silly

S

That “bar” is merely an ornament trying to say I am a bush adventurer!
It would cause more extensive damage in a roo strike than if it was not there at all.

Not too many roo's in Toorak