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I'm not talking about rock crawling or destroying vehicles, I said "as intended". I need to look around more? OK. What do I see driving around the mountains, camp sites, farms, industrial areas, OHV trailheads, snow parks, etc. New trucks, new Jeeps, misc. classics. What do I see looking in the...

Different use profiles. Defender is more off-road focused than your examples. Tire profile is less important on trucks where towing and hauling is key. LCs are rare and expensive mall crawlers these days. GX is a luxury product. While I'd still prefer the smaller wheel on a pickup, at least they...

What we got was a Range Rover with trashy angry eyes and plastic tread plate. It's really not that hard to figure out what a modern Defender should be. It's so obvious that INEOS feels compelled to the show the dandys at JLR how to build a proper utilitarian vehicle. What should it be...

When we figure out the energy density and infrastructure problem, an electric off-road vehicle could be amazing. Long travel IS with four hub motors and fine control of torque to each wheel. For a more simple option, beam axles and portals with hub motors, but without CVs, half-shafts...

Correct, we know that. What I'm saying is there isn't much certainty beyond that. Which BMW engines will LR and INEOS use? How has BMW engine reliability changed since LR last used them? Yes, it's concerning.

I'm not sure what book you're talking about, but the advice of books I've read, and trainers such as IW4DTA and BB4WA are fairly clear. My experience with ruts, rocks, and logs confirms the importance. I'll agree to disagree. We've compared numbers here ad nauseam. It's a case of win some, lose...

Last I read, LR is partnering with BMW as well. Anyways, engines are far from the only components that have plagued LR reliability, since 1948 admittedly. Will future BMW engines be reliable? Will LR and Grenadier use common engines from BMW? Nobody knows.

I've seen and experienced too many damaged tires to accept that. I've also needed to air down to avoid damage and/or aid traction too many times. This is off-road knowledge 101. The Defender was never designed to be comfortable, and it doesn't need to be. With a million other vehicular options...

Looks like you're enjoying some great experiences there. Having spent time in your land down under in my earlier years, I look back on it fondly. I'd very much like to take my family back some day and revisit the coastlines, rain forest, and outback that I experienced on cattle ranches. The...

Fair postings. We could use some positivity in these times though. On that note, LR buying Bowler may inject some much needed interest into the lineup, INEOS is on track to produce a real Defender successor, the Bronco leaks are looking very promising, and ROW imports continue to pour into the...

Looking back at that article, which portrays McGovern as a pompous ass, and then checking out the Grenadier site, it strikes me what a difference in attitude and perspective the two companies assume. https://ineosgrenadier.com/our-story

Real world, as in not a LR demo track devoid of the real dangers present in off-road travel. Most people here know why low-profile tires are not practical for off-road use. F150 & D90. Exploring OR.

No. Your premise was that if the vehicle had a utilitarian design, it would need farkle before being useful off-road, which is demonstrably false. I still find this ironic, since as far as I know, every non-base engine Defender, supposedly the pinnacle of off-road capability, will ship from...

It's not my fault their products have gone downhill to the point that few people, even relative to the few people that use other brand's products off-road, have any interest in using them as supposedly intended. Ask nearly any average non-enthusiast person what they associate with Land Rover...

This one, I believe. https://gearpatrol.com/2020/03/09/land-rover-design-boss/ Like the original Defender and 70 series?

He doesn't just discuss design. In addition to stopping short of declaring himself king of LR, he discusses elevating design to the center of LR's focus. Engineering has been sidelined (also evidenced in other interviews), a complete 360 from the company's origins, and another sign that JLR and...

That's not the point. You don't need to check a reference to see if it's a Ford, or a Bronco. Nearly anyone can tell immediately that it does not share the characteristics that would make it either. If Porsche manufactured a car identical to a Miata, 370Z, or Supra and slapped the 911 label on...

The Freelander 2 may be the most reliable and boring vehicle LR produced. Not the worst choice, but not a great one either. At least they took an extra low profile tire. I'm glad they survived and had a good time, but it does little to shift the overall picture. One must dig deep to find these...

I'm of a similar mindset, but conversely view it as the problem with modern LR products. I have zero patience for swapping wheels just to fit appropriate tires, cutting up bumpers to fit a winch, more cutting to access the winch spool safely, adding rear tire carriers, replacing air-suspension...

The uses have not disappeared, but evolved. Farmers and rural populations still buy trucks for various tasks in incredible numbers. 3,113,943 pickup trucks were sold in the US alone in 2019, to people from all walks of life. A 1% slice of this market would account for nearly all Defenders in all...