Great Video of the New Defender
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justfred
Adventurer
That's the sort of marketing they should do in the US
And the sort of vehicles they should be marketing here - utility vehicles for people who will use the hell out of them, not rich poseurs who want more cupholders and will let the valet park them.
And for some reason, it seems they never will.
I want the crew cab in the logging sequence.
And the sort of vehicles they should be marketing here - utility vehicles for people who will use the hell out of them, not rich poseurs who want more cupholders and will let the valet park them.
And for some reason, it seems they never will.
I want the crew cab in the logging sequence.
SuperSoniC_110
Observer
we tested the new 2.4 a while ago
a bit mixed feelings
on the plus side>
- fantastic engine with loads of torque and anti stal
- 6 gear manual box which is much quiter then before
on the minus
- ugly hood who can't cope the spare anymore
- ugly dashboard of a modern vehicle and loss of the airvent flaps
- too much of effort put in to make the interior like any other SUV to atract a broad audience and 90% of them are asphalt crawlers
I'm not tempted to trade in my TD5 for a new one.(yet :jumping: )
a bit mixed feelings
on the plus side>
- fantastic engine with loads of torque and anti stal
- 6 gear manual box which is much quiter then before
on the minus
- ugly hood who can't cope the spare anymore
- ugly dashboard of a modern vehicle and loss of the airvent flaps
- too much of effort put in to make the interior like any other SUV to atract a broad audience and 90% of them are asphalt crawlers
I'm not tempted to trade in my TD5 for a new one.(yet :jumping: )
Andrew Walcker
Mod Emeritus
So depressing....
zimm
Expedition Leader
correct me if im wrong...
ford owns LR.
ford needs a cash cow in the US right now...
Defenders sell at a bloated premium used here...
put a friggin airbag in the thing and sell it! how god damn hard is that???
note: i'll dream about a 7x landcruiser, the other thing made of unobtainium.
ford owns LR.
ford needs a cash cow in the US right now...
Defenders sell at a bloated premium used here...
put a friggin airbag in the thing and sell it! how god damn hard is that???
note: i'll dream about a 7x landcruiser, the other thing made of unobtainium.
gary in ohio
Explorer
zimm said:
THe last thing we need is another over priced mall crawler. Put an airbog on them and sell them for what they are. Great Utility vehicles, something ford deosnt have. Make your money in volume sales, not markup.
For has a whole line up of SUV, escape, explorer, excursion, but no enclosed utility trucks.
The BN Guy
Expedition Leader
Is it just me or does it remind you of a G-wagon?
XXXpedition
Explorer
well, i wouldn't mind one... but they're a bit expensive... (at least here in spain)
but i found a guy who sells defenders in the north of spain...
www.m3vitoria.com
just have to find out if they're any good or if there's something wrong. don't know why but i am a bit suspicious...
but i found a guy who sells defenders in the north of spain...
www.m3vitoria.com
just have to find out if they're any good or if there's something wrong. don't know why but i am a bit suspicious...
Backwoods Rambler
Explorer
I would be trading up VERY quickly!! I absolutely LOVE the double cab.....
Cost aside, even though the goverment won't allow them, could one leagally be brought here? Not that I could afford it, but it's fun to dream.
Man I love the double cab.
Cost aside, even though the goverment won't allow them, could one leagally be brought here? Not that I could afford it, but it's fun to dream.
Man I love the double cab.
TeriAnn
Explorer
zimm said:
Update: Ford is selling Land Rover to Tata
Tata has lots of cash to invest and is the major player in India for trucks & SUVs. Of all the groups trying to buy LR, Tata is the one most likely to bring real Land Rovers to North America.
But considering design cycle times don't hold your breath waiting for it to happen. Just about everything that LR introduced since Ford purchased LR are designs set into motion by BMW. Unless Tata throws the existing under development designs away we will be seeing basically Ford designs for 5 to 7 years.
I'm wondering who owns the new diesel V8 & V6 designs. The engines are shared by Jag & LR, but they are built in a Ford engine plant, the development was paid for by Ford and Ford is planning to put versions of these engines into upcoming Ford trucks. I'm not positive but I think the 2.4L diesel in the new Defenders came from Volvo. The 6 speed gearboxes are Ford.
This is all part of the stuff that needs to be worked out in the sale. For a few years Ford sold Freelanders with BMW engines.
I Leak Oil
Expedition Leader
I can really understand where Landrover is coming from by not marketing it here in the U.S. Afterall, they wouldn't be able to sell a box shaped vehicle, like a jeep, with 4 doors, like a jeep, with factory lockers, like a jeep, and a super low range x-case, like a jeep, with hard and soft tops, like a jeep and aggressive mud tires, like a jeep, all mounted on solid axles, like a jeep. And golly gee....NO ONE wants a diesel here in the U.S. like jeep offers..........
Jason T.
Jason T.