The New Defender

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Thinking today that it's fortunate I'm not looking to replace our Defender any time soon, because it appears Land Rover no longer makes the vehicle I would want to buy - a basic, tough, roomy workhorse - at an affordable price.
LR has moved the Defender into a different category of vehicle - luxury SUV. I'm sure it's a great vehicle, but it's in a different class to the previous Defender. I'm sure JLR has done it's market research and knows who will buy it, but it's not the same people who bought the previous Defender, I think.
If I were looking for a new vehicle of that type I would have to look for something like an Isuzu D-Max or Holden Colorado.
I was looking at a D-Max parked near us today and thinking, if I got the specifications right, it could probably meet our needs, at a significant discount on the cost of a new Defender.
Fortunately I don't have to make that choice.

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If you're interested in a Colorado, I'm selling my 2016 Z71 with stacks of extras .. my next car will be a Defender.

Thanks, but no thanks. I don't see any reason to change my Defender.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Thanks, but no thanks. I don't see any reason to change my Defender.

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Much respect to this, I'm all for being happy with what you have it it does the job for you.

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Any write ups yet from independent motor journalists on how it handles off road? Landrover seem to like releasing pics of it on muddy grass patches or big puddles. [emoji1787]

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Originally Posted by SPROVER

Any write ups yet from independent motor journalists on how it handles off road? Landrover seem to like releasing pics of it on muddy grass patches or big puddles. [emoji1787]

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Given that production line testers are the only ones on the road atm, i don't think we are at that stage yet.

Well the bond video shows it coping a hiding offroad, then there is this.

Defender 7 - EN - Defender 7 - EN on Vimeo

I hope that this bit isn't like this bit.

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Originally Posted by Gregz

Interesting, the air intake seems to go from the side vent then towards the front of the engine. Not a labyrinth design as on L405, L462, L494 where the the air is taken in above the headlights into the bonnet cavities then down through the guards. It may leave open the possibility that the RAI on Defender could actually be sealed against water.

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Originally Posted by Bill Wallace

I hope that this bit isn't like this bit. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9c19fcb9be.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...bfc5ae6836.jpg

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Doesn't look like the same material to me

OOPS .. guess **** happens on a Bond movie ...

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Originally Posted by blackrangie

Doesn't look like the same material to me

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You would certainly hope not...otherwise in 10 years time the self-annealing tape would be getting a work out.

Cheers