My DS has a space saver spare. A £1500 option gives you 2 individual exhaust boxes so there is room between for the thin wheel. It's a very poor attempt though and not really built to last. I had my one out a month ago because it was looking so rusty at only 2 years old. I ended up with a wire wheel and a tin of Hammerite to tidy it up on the lower side nearest the road.

To be honest, everything about the DS is lightweight and flimsy compared to the FL2. It's the future I guess??!  09 FL2 GS TD4e Current
16 DS HSE Black Current
13 FL2 GS TD4
11 FL2 GS TD4
10 FL2 XS TD4
56 FL1 TD4
72 S3, 6cyl 109 Truck Cab

j77 wrote:

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Spare wheel is going on the back door. There will no doubt be something to cover the exhaust silencer up in the production version, perhaps removable.

Will it still have the big traditional mud flaps though?

Personally I’m waiting for the 90.

Requiring custom LR batteries! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

they have had an all electric defender available for a while now, (obviously in the old configuration)

its been used at some off road sites by LR for training, and companies with a specific requirement for an all electric 4x4 (I think an underground power station in Scotland uses them in the underground tunnels to get to the plant machinery as diesel fumes cant be extracted)

it was also featured on the 5th gear or one of the other TV shows.


LR had better have got a decent range and charging capability for a mainstream production all electric version or they will majorly shoot themselves in the foot !

I have it on good authority that the new defender is powered by completely new technology and has a very unusual off-road capability. The power unit comprises of a wind up elastic band strung between the front and rear axles. It is wound up by a small diesel engine mounted under the rear of the car which connects to the elastic band via a starter dog in a similar way to the starting handle used on old cars. Charging, or wind up takes only a short while. There is also a smaller elastic band which is wound up in the opposite direction and is engaged to drive the car in reverse. As an optional extra is the "Air Pack". This comprises of a pair of aerofoils that can be attached to special fixing points on the roof and a propeller which attaches to the starter dog used for winding up the elastic band, thus increasing the capability of the car to go not only off road in the conventional sense but also to go off ground and fly. A driverless remote control unit is available from all good model aircraft shops.

J

Jimboland
I see that you have omitted the most important use of the optional 'Air Pack'.
It uses the air current, produced by the forward motion, to drive the propeller, and therefore winding up the 'main motor' elastic band to increase range. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 77k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

RogB wrote:

they have had an all electric defender available for a while now, (obviously in the old configuration)

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Nice one Bob, quality velour too  09 FL2 GS TD4e Current
16 DS HSE Black Current
13 FL2 GS TD4
11 FL2 GS TD4
10 FL2 XS TD4
56 FL1 TD4
72 S3, 6cyl 109 Truck Cab

Excellent, glad to see he stuck to our main roads  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.

IanMetro wrote:

Jimboland
I see that you have omitted the most important use of the optional 'Air Pack'.
It uses the air current, produced by the forward motion, to drive the propeller, and therefore winding up the 'main motor' elastic band to increase range.

Defender sports wheel option!

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Defender SWB

This one running a 3.0 petrol.

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im trying to look through the prototype graphics but I cant help thinking it just looks like a squashed D4 (maybe that's not a bad thing though )

Just be aware, it may not have a flat back, it could always be slanted (as you can see in the graphic lines).
Whatever it is, the true lines will be well hidden under cardboard/wallpaper/gaffer tape, until nearer the launch date. FL2 now gone and have a couple of items left for sale:-

Brodit active iPhone holder + Brodit dash clip,
Bluetooth Music Streaming Module.

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VK68 ECC

Vehicle details
Vehicle make: LAND ROVER
Date of first registration: October 2018
Year of manufacture: 2018
Cylinder capacity (cc): Not available
CO₂Emissions: 0 g/km
Fuel type: Not available
Euro Status: Not available
Export marker: No
Vehicle status: Tax not due
Vehicle colour: BLACK
Vehicle type approval: Not available
Wheelplan: 2-AXLE-RIGID BODY
Revenue weight: Not available FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current