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Using the old rhino grill from the 60s used to be all the rage, and I prefer the razor grill for the 70s variants anyway. The AMC V8s are great motors if you are just going to chug around with them and don't mind the fuel consumption. There are some oiling modifications for high performance...

I would say that is actually the far bigger risk than availability of gasoline in 20 years. This is a brand new car company which may or may not be supporting vehicles and having parts availability in 20 years. Granted, we may not really be able to afford that gasoline in 20 years beyond the...

I work in the energy industry, and, for whatever it is worth, I think the goals of no ICE sales by 2035 and net zero by 2050 are, unfortunately, aspirational. Fact of the matter is that presently we have nowhere near the production of minerals required to meet the needs of battery makers to end...

That's the $2,700 or $1 million question, and I don't expect JLR to give an honest answer. For what it's worth, the same failures have been reported on stock and 1" lift rod trucks. The "Insider" response from JLR on the Land Rover forums was something along the lines of a condescending "if...

100% agree. I've got three kids. For transporting them, the new Defenders is probably as safe as it gets, and realistically that's what the car will do. Haul well to do kids around. As much as I'd love a "real" Land Rover like the Series 2 my high school math teacher drove from Maine to...

That's pretty much the same conclusion that I came to as well. Hopefully long live my LR4. I wish it was a little less thirsty, but the utility and maneuverability are hard to match.

I completely agree. I'm not a big fan of the looks of the new Defender, but the interior of my LR4 is extremely useful for hauling people. The new Defender is similar. Now that we have three kids along for adventures I had pretty much narrowed the new vehicles down to the new Defender and...

Yes. They have solid mounting points as they do not need wiring for adjusting the fluid viscosity in the damper because as seen in the shock failures post: Shock Failures It should be a more robust system, but currently is not available with all of the off road modes, advanced trailer package...

The subframe lift in theory shouldn't have any impact. It separates the body from the subframe which is where all of the suspension components are mounted. There will be some additional strain on suspension components potentially due to increased leverage of the body, but I would only think...

I answered my own question. The new Defender has magnetorheological dampers which fail where the damper mount has been drilled out to allow the wiring to enter the shock to control fluid viscosity. I know that this technology has been around for a while for sports sedans and the like, but...

Awesome! Thank you so much for doing that. What about the center console? Were you straddling it? Another question, which may not have come up: is there any word on the USA gasoline only version requiring regular or premium gasoline?

Does the new Defender have both a shock absorber and an air strut and only the shock absorber failed? Without a picture of what failed, it's not at all clear what happened and why the vehicle was not drivable. There's also no mention of what the specific failure point was either.

$1,400 obo

In a confidence inspiring move, the Land Rover USA online configurator shows that the i6 P300 has the exact same power output of 296 hp and 295 lb/ft of torque as the i4 P300 while Car and Driver claims something like 347 lb/ft of torque for the i6 P300. The configurator also shows 19.8 gallon...

Thank you. That video is very helpful. I hope that they change the center console before it goes into production. It essentially makes the rear middle seat useless. I'm reminded of one of ASPW's tirades on certain vehicle manufactures claiming to have 5 seaters when the 5th seat is completely...

Still available.

Thank you. That's exactly the type of feedback I was looking for. Unfortunately, it is also kind of what I expected. I saw the pictures of center console and transmission hump and thought from a picture they looked like they would significantly impact the usability of the middle seat, but who...

I'd like to see pictures and understand how practical it would be to actually use a 5 seater for 5 full size humans. Can someone 6'+ sit behind a 6' plus driver comfortably? Can three adults sit in the back seat or is it 2 in the back seat are already almost shoulder to shoulder like a...

Here are some pictures since some folks asked about the sleeping platform. It basically consists of two boxes with quick release hinges and a latch to make a level platform with storage underneath:

US configurator is live. No pricing yet, but you can see the options listed. Unfortunately, I do not see the bull bar listed that was available on the international site which is disappointing. One of the key benefits in my mind was that I could potentially buy a complete vehicle ready to go...