Thread: The New Defender

Originally Posted by blackrangie

60/40 Slide/recline rear seat

Are all 60/40's on new def slide recline or is that an option?

I know tilt, slide, recline is only for 3rd row models

You might be right mate .. I ticked the box for that option (300KE) but not the third row (033AT), and the LR dude didn't say anything .. maybe need to scratch this one off. I thought is sounded good for my two sleeping beauties in the 2nd row. (13 yr old and 70 yr old). Worst, or best, case I save $572..

Originally Posted by Rob66

You might be right mate .. I ticked the box for that option (300KE) but not the third row (033AT), and the LR dude didn't say anything .. maybe need to scratch this one off. I thought is sounded good for my two sleeping beauties in the 2nd row. (13 yr old and 70 yr old). Worst, or best, case I save $572..

No im just asking, if slide/recline is an option then get that for sure, ill pm you.

I just heard tilt is for 3rd row only, obviously for access.

Finally, we see one with the steering wheel on the correct side.

YouTube

Thanks Blackrangie. Finally got to see the whole clip!

Originally Posted by blackrangie

No im just asking, if slide/recline is an option then get that for sure, ill pm you.

I just heard tilt is for 3rd row only, obviously for access.

Look like its only if you get 3rd row, my pms are full, need to clear sorry @Rob66

Originally Posted by Rob66

You might be right mate .. I ticked the box for that option (300KE) but not the third row (033AT), and the LR dude didn't say anything .. maybe need to scratch this one off. I thought is sounded good for my two sleeping beauties in the 2nd row. (13 yr old and 70 yr old). Worst, or best, case I save $572..

Hi Rob66, from your time in Frankfurt, did you get to sit in it? I am just wondering if you noticed how it smelt inside? With all that 'rubber' in the back, did it out-gas like a supercheapauto shop? Or did it have a leather smell for instance, or no particular smell at all? May seem a silly question to some, but important to those who have certain sensitivities.

Originally Posted by Gregz

Hi Rob66, from your time in Frankfurt, did you get to sit in it? I am just wondering if you noticed how it smelt inside? With all that 'rubber' in the back, did it out-gas like a supercheapauto shop? Or did it have a leather smell for instance, or no particular smell at all? May seem a silly question to some, but important to those who have certain sensitivities.

Yea mate .. there were two machines that you could get into .. Silver First Edition and a Stone X .. I jumped in both. They were pre-prod machines so it's hard to judge fully, but there was a fair amount of leather and soft touch in the front as well as rubber floors etc. The rubber is not Clark rubber - stink your socks off - but more hard heavy-duty kind. In the boot the main floor was rubber with some of the trimmings hard plastic. No major "smell" really, but difficult to tell with lots of smelly journalists clambering all over them. I guess any new car will smell, but get it into some clay pans or tea tree bogs and that will soon change

These things are larger than the pictures show and they have a real presence, a stance that says they are the real deal. I owned a 2003 110 Xtreme with 33" Simex tyres and these new machines are every bit as impressive (with not so aggressive rubber).

June 2020 is 7 months away .. can't wait.