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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

The Range Rover also has lots of cred., but its too expensive new for most people.

Yes in the category of luxury SUV.
...Which is the only category Land Rover currently make vehicles for.

Originally Posted by blackrangie

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I guess, but SUV is pretty broad.

I guess the CEO of JLR saying it is sensational against the competition on and off road is something.

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Id like to see some of these so called "suv's" live up to that definition, lately what they are calling an suv is nothing but a large hatchback MAYBE with AWD capability.
At least all of LR vehicle's can live up to the name suv which most are way more than that.
Cheers Jim

Originally Posted by LRJim

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At least all of LR vehicle's can live up to the name suv which most are way more than that.
Cheers Jim

And shod with a descent set of off road tyres,not much else would come close.

Originally Posted by Zeros

Yes in the category of luxury SUV.
...Which is the only category Land Rover currently make vehicles for.

I get what your saying, however according to the pic attached of JLRs current segments are a bit more broad as a company and lets not forget they are still making the current defender in v8 form currently and will reborn any defender for you, it also shows what market the new Defender will target, people that want the best of both worlds.

A 200 series and a Y62 patrol I would say would be in the same Luxury SUV segment both externally, internally and capability wise as the RRV and D5.Of course RRV winning on all fronts . They are all luxury SUVs, thats what buyers seem to want as 95% of the time they are on the blacktop.

I do want to see the aftermarket make more barwork for the RRS, D5 and RRV like the D4 got. Yes they may not need it to go offroad, but like the Y62 people may only take it seriously as a legitimate offroader when its all barred up.

Im guessing if the new defender gets into lots of hands in the states, the aftermarket will go nuts like the wrangler.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

The Range Rover also has lots of cred., but its too expensive new for most people.

Not as a hard core offroader. The Deefer will have to be good and offroad it will likely be much better than the Full Fat RR for a number of reasons.

Cheers

What makes a vehicle a hard core off-roader?

The mule pics indicate if will have steep entry and departure angles, so will be better than RRV in that respect.

Yeah everyone has a different view of what a hard core offroader is.

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Originally Posted by ozscott

Yeah everyone has a different view of what a hard core offroader is.

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I’m sincerely interested in perspectives/opinions. Posters have expressed concern that the new Defender won’t be a real or hard core off-roader or that it won’t be a work vehicle.

What makes a vehicle in or out of the tent?

I don’t think there is a right or wrong answer, just perspectives about what vehicle characteristics get it into one of these categories and meet individual requirements.