Thread: Won’t be retro...

Originally Posted by goingbush

And about the same amount of wheel travel / cross axle articulation too, I guess it saves on tyre wear
At least the Skoda Yeti Traction Control works (this is the old body shape , New one does look a lot more like the JLR thing)

so quiet though !!

Originally Posted by scarry

Looking at the D4 today,i am sure its somehow related to this new thing.

I've always had a soft spot for the old Yeti, reckoning it was the soft roader version of a D2

Originally Posted by blackrangie

Firstly we must remember they are all estimates, not real figures (made up).

Good points re: comparative pricing UK/AU.

How much more was a defender SVX in AU compared to the normal model in current defender?

How much will a new defender be?

Will most varients of the new defender be LCT free?

Will there be LCT on EV/Hybrids by the time the new defenders hit showrooms?

I don't think you can put the 2008 60th anniversary Defender SVX in the same light as the current marketing/Pricing approach JLR has for SVO made vehicles. SVO was relaunched in 2014 so the 2008 Defender SVX was made by Land Rover itself and they just threw in some diff locks, leather heated seats amongst a few other things and charged accordingly. it went for $63,320.

The next Defender SVX that was done was for the James Bond movie "Spectre" and was collaboration between SVO and Bollinger. There were ten built all of which have sold between GBP115K and GBP325K from the worst undrivable version to the best. This is obviously meaningless as these are movie cars.

You've been on record saying that the defender will start from around $65K.

I expect it will not be LCT free. Every dollar over $67,525 (75,526 fuel efficient) incurs the 33% Luxury Car Tax. Obviously, at the lower end they will incur a very small amount of LCT but anything from SVO will be slugged big time.

Originally Posted by SBD4

I don't think you can put the 2008 60th anniversary Defender SVX in the same light as the current marketing/Pricing approach JLR has for SVO made vehicles. SVO was relaunched in 2014 so the 2008 Defender SVX was made by Land Rover itself and they just threw in some diff locks, leather heated seats amongst a few other things and charged accordingly. it went for $63,320.

The next Defender SVX that was done was for the James Bond movie "Spectre" and was collaboration between SVO and Bollinger. There were ten built all of which have sold between GBP115K and GBP325K from the worst undrivable version to the best. This is obviously meaningless as these are movie cars.

You've been on record saying that the defender will start from around $65K.

I expect it will not be LCT free. Every dollar over $67,525 (75,526 fuel efficient) incurs the 33% Luxury Car Tax. Obviously, at the lower end they will incur a very small amount of LCT but anything from SVO will be slugged big time.

My estimate is 65k at lower end, not "it will". Could be less for coil 90.

Couple of photos from an email from LR US

Loving the towing one, looking very "workhorsey"

Originally Posted by scarry

That is a really good looking vehicle,and i recon close to the real deal,hopefully.

The rear side cargo area window is still a bit of a mystery,they are keeping something from us there.
Maybe a gullwing?

Who knows,we will have to wait and see.

Now, gullwing would suit.

Some kind of internal event, being filmed.

Few new pics on insty

Land Rover USA on Instagram: “Remote back roads, mud-soaked trails, natural obstacles — nothing stands in the way of the New Defender. #Defender2020”

Land Rover USA on Instagram: “The first destination for the New Defender is the Land Rover Experience Center at the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina. Flanked by the…”