http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars...-crossover

This is on the Autocar website today 2011 XS,Sumatra Black, GONE MARCH 2014- RR Evoque Prestige 5 door ,MY 2014,Loire Blue, Silver Roof, Panoramic roof.
MY 2016 Disco Sport HSE Auto Scotia Grey,REJECTED
Mercedes E220D AMG line with air suspension(Gone)
DS 200 SE Dynamic my 21 (Gone)
DS 200 SE Dynamic my 22 (Gone)
Audi Q5 40TDI S line (gone)
Discovery Sport D200 S 2024 MY

I can (easily) see a DC100-based crossover - effectively filling the FL1's slot now the FL2 has gone more up-market.

What I haven't seen yet is anything which is remotely plausible as a Defender replacement. Everything is just too car-like, too complex, too vulnerable. Where's the workhorse you can hose out after the sheep have cr***** in the back? Or drive through a thicket without worrying about damaging £1000 plastic bumpers and wing extensions? Where's the vehicle which will withstand being driven across the desert by a lead-footed squaddie? Where's the car which can be fixed by the village blacksmith when it breaks down in the depths of Africa?

Or are LR just giving up on those markets?

Or, are they going to stop selling the Defender in Europe, where it doesn't meet safety standards, but continue to manufacture it in China for sale in non-European markets?

Heard today that DC100 has been dropped. New Defender will be "something else". My new
FL2 is brill! Gone... 2013 XS TD4 Manual Firenze Red
Gone... 2008 (09MY) XS Td4 Manual Stornaway Grey
Prior... 2003 G4 Discovery 2, 1998 Disco 1 and 1997 Disco 1 Company car before that
Also gone in Nov'13, after 7.5 yrs, to new owners with time for more TLC - 1980 Series III 88
Current 2015 Discovery Sport HSE 2.0

In my view the defender is iconic and should be kept. It is a bit like when the Royal Mail spent 60 million quid rebranding itself to ' Consignia' and after it was a flop changed its name back to - Royal Mail !!! The defender needs updating for sure including airbags, better economy / aerodynamics, refinement options etc and increased space for the larger humans that we now are but looks wise they would be utter fools to change it radically in my view. FL2 HSE Auto Galway Green
Evoque SD4 Auto Blue.
FL1 HSE TD4 Manual Black - Gone.
RR Classic V8 EFI - Gone

Should be no surprise LRs 'leaked' model plans shows a baby Freelander on the cards

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic13704.html

as Honda has announced job cuts this is excellent news for LandRover hopefully the new car will be built in the UK  1995 P38 now dead
2012 FL2 GS Fuji White
winter pack
arm rest pack

The baby-LR on the article picture looks very similar to Skoda Yeti...

The Honda guys will get jobs with Jaguar Land Rover.

Happy days! garioch43

2009 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE - Santorini Black/Black Leather
2002 MGF 1.8i - British Racing Green/Cream Leather with loads of walnut and chrome bits

GJH0702 wrote:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/land-rover-considering-new-crossover

This is on the Autocar website today