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Assuming it is a diesel Defender .................... :)

I also think 'infotainment' arguments are a lost cause immediately upon productization? Why? Because the timeline to being in the hands of the customer says it is already obsolete or at a minimum old. It is the curse of high tech, software and long vehicle development cycles.

Agree with some caveat's. The 'stigma' dates from the British Leyland days, when Britain nationalised their auto industry. Socialism always fails, as did BL. After much restructuring it became Rover Group under British Aerospace, later acquired by BMW in 2000. BMW broke up Rover Group and sold...

The '500 units' is because LR is repositioning the Discovery to a different market segment and that takes time. The target of the new segment alienated the existing LR customer base and LR has not had time to develop its target base. The D5 itself is a good vehicle and will evolve. The new...

Injectors are solenoids actuated by applying ground to 2 banks. When not operating you should see the power side of the injector bank on the ECU side of the injector, basically both sides of the injector banks show the same voltage when the ECU is not firing the injector bank. I asked about...

Year? Ignition type? 14CUX ECU? Do you have spark? The ECU won't fire the injectors unless it sees pulses from the coil.

I already knew the 6-cyl diesel was hinted at. That could change, the same way JLR has backed away from full electrification. If we don't speak up and let JLR know why demand is less than they anticipated (look no further than this and the other thread for examples of backing away from the...

Wouldn't be surprised to see D5 sales increase as the Luxury Defender is priced high while the D5 is discounted due to low volume. For the US the engine options are pathetic while the D5 can be had with a diesel. Does the Luxury Defender return to command seating, aspects that are pure LR, or...

The G-wagon is a $125K vehicle. The article says the 130 will be priced the same. The article you referenced. My $100K is a reference cost for discussion purposes. If I won't spend $100K why would I spend $125K? JLR sold 500 D5's in NA last month. The Defender 130 at $125K will sell like the...

JLR needs volume to survive in current form. Their current balance sheet is 'managed' after a huge writedown and long term tax implications. Moving too far up the ladder will result in lower volumes, financial issues and greater pressure for 'partnerships'. I would suspect that if the 6-cyl...

Great, the Luxury Defender is headed to $125K price range. I see a train wreck in JLR's future when the economic business cycle turns.

I sure hope not because that will make the diesel MHEV with all the other 'features' a $15K adder and in the end not be what many here are asking for.

I've read elsewhere that the intro comes at the same time as the 130. I do hope the powertrain option extends across the entire product line.

I highly doubt you will be able to patch in another power source or tap it as this is an integrated / embedded system.

From what I have read/seen LR will offer the Ingenium based 6-cyl D300 diesel in the US. I believe it is a Defender 130 option which is a 2022 model? (released fall of 2021)

MHEV's are a new architecture, not simply a alternative main engine (4cyl, 6cyl, 8cyl, gas, diesel). MHEV shuts down the engine below 11mph and therefore all subsystems dependent on engine power now need to switch over to electric power. HYBRID EVOQUE – SO WHAT IS MHEV? Mercedes adds $6K to...

Sure but that doesn't account for more than $500. MHEV is expensive technology and includes Li-Ion batteries, distributed control buses and power transfer technologies to move energy to and from the batteries. Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicles (MHEV) – examples

Diesel for 2021 MY but I highly doubt it will be a $12K adder. The Petrol MHEV is a very complicated engine, hence the $12K price.

Yup, which will change to integrated power bus and communications cable to the ECU housed in the front 'bumper' assembly to manage/control lights, signaling, FLIR/sensors, etc. In effect one cable for all functionality plus any needed plumbing for cooling.

I'm sure the roof rack was from a 'partner'. Safety Devices was a previous supplier. Expect that strategy to expand to many vehicle subsystems as overall architecture becomes modular and entire subassemblies are outsourced. In addition each 'subsystem' will have an ECU managing multiple...