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RogB



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''It stars the people who helped create the world’s most-loved 4x4s and Land Rover’s pioneering technologies, from its Series Land Rover and Defender origins, to the introduction of the Range Rover in 1970 and Discovery in 1989."


what about the Freelander in 1999(?)....... does that not count as a milestone for Land Rover ?? Evil or Very Mad
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LR NUT



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Freelander? It’s obsolete JLR dusted their hands from it Rolling Eyes

New Defender appears to have a sloping rear window... or is it a pick up variant Whistle MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
MY15 Xenon Headlight Conversion

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Post #348255 26th Apr 2018 11:46 am
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RogB



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The original Range Rover, the Original Discovery, the original Defender, the original Freelander..... they are all discontinued models but all shared a major part in keeping the brand afloat. It would be interesting to see global sales figures for each model throughout the years and see which is the overall best seller.

As we have all (well nearly all) said, the Discovery Sport should have called the Freelander 3.... but some marketing twonk somewhere decided to have just the Discovery lineage and the Range Rover lineage. stupid Censored head
Post #348256 26th Apr 2018 11:51 am
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JulesK



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Get the feeling someone at Land Rover has decided the Freelander never existed which is a shame. If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.
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Yorky Bob



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My money is on Defender launch with jazzed up versions following on the same platform called FREELANDER'S. If not they really are dumb Censored FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current
Post #348261 26th Apr 2018 12:33 pm
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RogB wrote:

...As we have all (well nearly all) said, the Discovery Sport should have called the Freelander 3.... but some marketing twonk somewhere decided to have just the Discovery lineage and the Range Rover lineage...


I forget where but I read (probably here) they are intending to launch a new baby SUV which will have the Freelander name. As with all car manufacturers the latest models get bigger, more complicated and more expensive. They tend to find they need a new small model as their previous small models are no longer small.

I guess they could have called the Disco Sport Freelander 3 (which I agree would have made more sense) and then called then new baby Freelander Sport.

With so many models, if you also include the Jaguar F Pace etc. I cant really see them sustaining such a wide product line for any length of time.
Post #348266 26th Apr 2018 1:10 pm
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RogB



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RRFF / RRS / RRV / RRE

DS / DS5

Then all the proposed 'new' models that ive seen on this site.....

your right, it will be a huge line up
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LR NUT



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I’m glad they ditched the Freelander 2 as it will be remembered as the most reliable Land Rover to date. Excellent command view also with the seats at lowest setting. Discovery Sport just feels like an Audi all road! MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
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Yorky Bob



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I’m glad they ditched the Freelander 2 as it will be remembered as the most reliable Land Rover to date

The Freelander 2 will be remembered as the most reliable Ford to date. Embarassed FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current
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LR NUT wrote:
Freelander? It’s obsolete JLR dusted their hands from it Rolling Eyes

New Defender appears to have a sloping rear window... or is it a pick up variant Whistle


That’s a Velar under the sheet. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200
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LR NUT



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 MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
MY15 Xenon Headlight Conversion

MY17 RRS SVR - Estoril Blue Cirrus/Ebony 🪣💺’s
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Some of my family used to be into Citroens. They were always a bit quirky but very innovative, think the Citroen Avant (first front wheel drive car in 1934), then the DS (hydraulic suspension, steerable headlights), SM (Maserati engine), BX (semi automatic ie manual gearbox with torque convertor), XM (computer controlled suspension 1990 plus first to have radio controls on steering wheel etc). All very innovative then PSA Peugeot took them over and all they produce now is boring cars that excite nobody.
I can see parallels with LandRover here as all the cars now look the same and do the same things. A RR Velar passed me yesterday, I know its a Velar rather than a Disco 'cos the badge on the back told me so. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE
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LR NUT



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j77 wrote:
LR NUT wrote:
Freelander? It’s obsolete JLR dusted their hands from it Rolling Eyes

New Defender appears to have a sloping rear window... or is it a pick up variant Whistle


That’s a Velar under the sheet.


Is it busy day at the office yesterday took 15mins for my lunch. I thought it was new Defender prior to the big unveiling. MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
MY15 Xenon Headlight Conversion

MY17 RRS SVR - Estoril Blue Cirrus/Ebony 🪣💺’s
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Never thought of that until now Sad when I was in dealers getting lamp fix there was a car under a sheet there and have to say it looked big,square & quite boxie (if that's a word) but you know what I mean, If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.
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RogB



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more than likely a D5 as that is the squarest they currently have I think
Post #348333 27th Apr 2018 9:29 am
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