Thread: The New Fender Was to be displayed at the melbourne motor show!!.

Its all on the UK Land Rover web site. You can even buy one over there as of the other week.

Originally Posted by sumo

Hi All

Awhile back it was stated somewhere that the new fender was to be displayed at the Melboune motor show, Anyone see it? Driving me nuts as to what it is gunna be really like

Cheers Sumo.

well RMP took pics from here

well i think it was him

Yes, RMP did a post about it, and took photos, I think.

I saw it, and externally, and from the driver's door back, it is virtually unchanged from the current model TD5.

The example shown at the motor show was not AU specs and had a sunroof, and rear cargo area seats, which may not be available in AU version due to ADR compliance.

The rear passenger seats (2nd row), now have head rests , and the front ones are more comfortable than before, with maybe a little more legroom. Handbrake is the same, but the dash and instruments are new, with fully integrated heating and A/C. Front vents are gone , but if the A/C works well, they can be done without, I guess.

Bonnet now has a bulge for the new engine (2.4L Durotorq ala Ford transit). The power is the same, but torque is larger but at a higher RPM than the TD5. The new gearbox feels better than the M380, and is 6 speed to allow for the higher torque RPM rating. Couldn't open the bonnet because the cable was disconnected.

The show vehicle had carpet throughout, but again, may not be in AU version.

Looks promising, and they haven't buggered up the practical aspects of the vehicle. Hopefully the new engine will be quieter, and should be adequately powerful. (I have been passed by 2.4 Transits on M4 in UK - I was doing about 80 mph and they were going at least 90!)

Cheers

Lionel

Originally Posted by Lionel

Yes, RMP did a post about it, and took photos, I think.

I saw it, and externally, and from the driver's door back, it is virtually unchanged from the current model TD5.

The example shown at the motor show was not AU specs and had a sunroof, and rear cargo area seats, which may not be available in AU version due to ADR compliance.

The rear passenger seats (2nd row), now have head rests , and the front ones are more comfortable than before, with maybe a little more legroom. Handbrake is the same, but the dash and instruments are new, with fully integrated heating and A/C. Front vents are gone , but if the A/C works well, they can be done without, I guess.

Bonnet now has a bulge for the new engine (2.4L Durotorq ala Ford transit). The power is the same, but torque is larger but at a higher RPM than the TD5. The new gearbox feels better than the M380, and is 6 speed to allow for the higher torque RPM rating. Couldn't open the bonnet because the cable was disconnected.

The show vehicle had carpet throughout, but again, may not be in AU version.

Looks promising, and they haven't buggered up the practical aspects of the vehicle. Hopefully the new engine will be quieter, and should be adequately powerful. (I have been passed by 2.4 Transits on M4 in UK - I was doing about 80 mph and they were going at least 90!)

Cheers

Lionel

Thanks for the info mate,Hope the transit motor holds up ok.

Gearbox should be good, Jeez! sitting in a landy doing 90mph

Originally Posted by sumo

Thanks for the info mate,Hope the transit motor holds up ok.

Gearbox should be good, Jeez! sitting in a landy doing 90mph

imagine in an empty transit van!

slight cross breeze = take off