No Defenders to be made in 2015?

[FeatherWeightDriver]

Get them while you can...

Who wants to roll the dice on trying to get the last Puma off the production line?

During the 65th anniversary celebration for the brand last week, motoring.com.au spoke with John Edwards, Global Brand Director for Land Rover, who revealed that the manufacturer would "stop building" the current Defender in 2015.

Edwards would not admit that its next-generation successor would immediately go into production at Solihull specifically. In fact, he stated: "I can guarantee it won't go into production in '15."

Source: Land Rover weighs up aluminium Defender - motoring.com.au

[Dougal]

I can imagine the delay. Replacing tables with rivet guns and monkey wrenches with robots etc will take some work.

[frantic]

So from LR's previous "performances" on timing will :
A) LR get their act together and release the new defender on their 70th anniversary
fuddle around and miss that date by 18 months.
Or
C) be unable to make a decision and keep producing the defender with a new engine till 2020 ?

[Sandgroper]

So from LR's previous "performances" on timing will :
A) LR get their act together and release the new defender on their 70th anniversary
fuddle around and miss that date by 18 months.
Or
C) be unable to make a decision and keep producing the defender with a new engine till 2020 ?

I'll go with "C"

[scarry]

I'll go with "C"

And by then it will be around ,lets say,1.6l in capacity and have two cylinders

Oh,and have some complicated electric thingy bolted to it as well......

[Michael2]

Maybe the Sri Lankan plant will be up and running by 2015 for Classic Defender production.

The Indian Freelander plant is said to be expensive to run due to Indian red tape. Sri Lanka still uses Defenders for the military.

Land Rover Defender to Be Made in Sri Lanka - autoevolution

Land Rover Defender to be assembled in Sri Lanka

Classic Land Rover Defender to Be Made in Sri Lanka as Well - Carscoops

Land Rover Defender to be Manufactured Locally in Sri-Lanka | CarDekho.com

[Didge]

Maybe the Sri Lankan plant will be up and running by 2015 for Classic Defender production.

....

Should see an improvement in build quality then, eh?

[rijidij]

And by then it will be around ,lets say,1.6l in capacity and have two cylinders

Oh,and have some complicated electric thingy bolted to it as well......

My non-electronic, 3.9 litre Isuzu County will still be going strong well beyond 2020

Cheers, Murray

[Dougal]

And by then it will be around ,lets say,1.6l in capacity and have two cylinders

Oh,and have some complicated electric thingy bolted to it as well......

Considering the decreasing displacement has come with increased performance and decreased fuel consumption. I'm not really seeing the problem there.

I'd certainly take a 2.2 Puma over a 3.9 V8 defender every time.

[ProjectDirector]

Should see an improvement in build quality then, eh?

I hope this is a sign of sarcasm