Thread: Defender 130 Confirmed

Interesting length comparisons - sounds quite reasonable all of a sudden

The D4 turning circle is one of the best around - far better (~1m from memory) than the Defender

Our D4 has rear camera and beepers - nothing on the front.

Those two combined make for **** easy parking. The defender, with over a decade of tech updates, should be super simple

Originally Posted by ozscott

My MR Triton is 5.290m long (without tow bar). I can park it anywhere. In fact I get it more tight places than my D2 thanks to excellent turning circle, sensors all over it and 360 camera. So if they give it a good turning circle and typically these new crop of LR have all the sensors and cameras, it should be very handy (albeit wider than the Thai dual cab utes).

Cheers

Funny isn’t it. I can reverse park both of my Discos, but I rely on the parking sensors in my Ford. Is tech getting the better of us?

I find I can’t exactly tell where the rear or front ends are when parking some vehicles. In my D1 and D3 it helps that both of those things are boxes on wheels. You have good visibility and can see the corners of the vehicle, making parking a little easier. I reckon parking sensors and cameras would be nice though! That way you can avoid ‘touch parking’.

Originally Posted by cripesamighty

In my D1 and D3 it helps that both of those things are boxes on wheels.

Exackery. Works, right? Box, know the edges..
Step daughter has a Prius. Step son has a LC 200. I have no idea where the things begin or end, and here's the important bit, neither do they. So, if for some reason it doesn't beep they just roll on over the other car, literally in the case of the LC. Thing is HUGE. But tech will protect you, right??

Bigger lipstick for a bigger pig. They still missed the mark in attempting to revive the line IMHO.

Yes,the old Defender had the turning circle of a truck,same as 79 dual cab

D3/4 and LC200 are the same,new defender is slightly worse.

No,tech will never save you,physics is physics,but it sure does help when parking,particularly the 360 degrees aerial view.Once you work out how to use it,and how it all operates,it’s fantastic.

BSM and RTA are also awesome safety features,found on nearly all newish vehicles these days.

For me I can’t work out how reversing sensors are not mandatory on all LV’s,as they do save lives,particularly the little ones.