Have to say from that article it does look good if a long way from an original Defender. I never owned one of those and am not likely to own a new edition either. I did used to drive modified ones in my last employment and I was always happy to get out of them. But then they weren’t built for comfort or driver experience.

I do like the look of the new Defender in the leaked article, apart from the weird side panel thing where it looks like motorbike panniers are fitted. Hopefully this will just be an option on the overland or whatever they call it version. For me I’d want to be able to see out the side windows. I like the look of the rear lights. Apart from the width of 2 metres it may well be my next car.

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I think that the NBG in the number plate is a bit of a mistake 😱 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

The defender looks great , let’s see what stupid price tag landrover put on it . I think the base model will start at £45k , obviously nobody with want it and the average will be £57k. Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

Looks a bit too plush to throw a dead calf in the back. It will be interesting to see what the pickup version looks like. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
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now available to configure and buy on the Land Rover website

90 starts at 40k!!

dorsetfreelander wrote:

I think that the NBG in the number plate is a bit of a mistake 😱

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David

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I like it, particularly the 110
BUT at those starting prices I think JLR have really got no idea of the market.
It’s certainly got appeal but I don’t think it’s not going to be a sales winner for them. MY15
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Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
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Electrochromatic Wing Mirrors (WIP)

I think the interior has some neat/useful touches.
The dashboard air vents look as if they are in a good place, high up and a bit further forward than normal.
And the Dashboard mounted control panel and gear lever should keep the footwell clear.
I look forward to seeing it in the flesh, it looks an attractive design. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
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Stuartc wrote:

I like it, particularly the 110
BUT at those starting prices I think JLR have really got no idea of the market.
It’s certainly got appeal but I don’t think it’s not going to be a sales winner for them.

People were paying those prices and more for the old Defender only a few years back. They would buy a new vehicle and then spend thousands and thousands on upgrades to wheels/interior ,engine etc etc and were in Range Rover Sport money by the time they were finished. Most people nowadays will only be interested in how much a month it will cost them, not the overall price! Sadly I have always paid cash when I buy a car so I have a fair bit of saving up to do!

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I do like it......it seems to work, but my immediate reaction to seeing it moving around is......Discovery 6.......no doubt, I did say it before but feel it even more now, it may be completely new (and not at all related) under below but nestling on top is what the new Discovery should have been. Regards

David

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It looks to have followed on from the Disco 4 - where the Disco 5 definitely hasn't.
Not a bad thing, as the Disco 4 was the best looking and most practical (for my purposes) vehicle that Land Rover have ever produced, the shame is I could never afford to run one.

Hence me slumming it in a DS  Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her
Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner