Thread: Won’t be retro...

Originally Posted by blackrangie

Why on earth did you post that??

Thats the old concept from years ago that they scrapped..

Here are a couple of Educated GUESSES of what it COULD look like from Autocar

I like the Orange one!

...why? because it’s the exact shape of the so called ‘dual-purpose’ vehicle image above. Because I’m not yet convinced it won’t be retro.
The orange one looks like a D5. The black and white one has no cargo space. All three look like retro suv toy cars. None look like a work truck to me.

Looking forward to seeing the real thing. If MB can do it with GWagen, LR can do it with Defender.

Originally Posted by Zeros

...why? because it’s the exact shape of the so called ‘dual-purpose’ vehicle image above. Because I’m not yet convinced it won’t be retro.
The orange one looks like a D5. The black and white one has no cargo space. All three look like retro suv toy cars. None look like a work truck to me.

Looking forward to seeing the real thing. If MB can do it with GWagen, LR can do it with Defender.

JLR have gone on record it wont be retro and wont be like the original concept from 2011 you posted. Autocar imo are the best bet to keep an eye on, educated guesses based on many factors.

But yeah, getting pretty excited to see the real thing, especially considering how much they are hyping it compared to other 4x4s

Originally Posted by blackrangie

JLR have gone on record it wont be retro and wont be like the original concept from 2011 you posted.

...yes they have, my point is I’m not convinced by the ‘dual purpose’ nomenclature or image. JLR have also said nothing about the next Defender being a work vehicle, suitable for the defence industry, farmers, mining, or other HD applications. ...will it be worthy of the Defender name is the real question they are yet to answer. If not, it will be either retro or mid-duty dualcab. ...we shall see...

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

I'll be using the goat poo test. Could I get 12 bags of goat poo in the back?
Bet Gerry McGovern hasn't factored goat poo bags into his design.

And if they have any brains the new model will not be named a Defender. Kills any arguments of it being a replacement if it is called something else all together.

Originally Posted by Zeros

...yes they have, my point is I’m not convinced by the ‘dual purpose’ nomenclature or image. JLR have also said nothing about the next Defender being a work vehicle, suitable for the defence industry, farmers, mining, or other HD applications. ...will it be worthy of the Defender name is the real question they are yet to answer. If not, it will be either retro or mid-duty dualcab. ...we shall see...

They have said it will be worthy of the defender name and the SVX version should make it even more so.

Originally Posted by cjc_td5

And if they have any brains the new model will not be named a Defender. Kills any arguments of it being a replacement if it is called something else all together.

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