I didn't read into those reports that the Defender would be "reduced to an entry level truck". Note that the current Defender starts at £21,410, while the Freelander starts at £23,700 Range Rover Evoque starts at £28,695. In other words, the Defender is already Land Rover's "cheapest" or "entry-level" vehicle.
I love my truck, but in a 4 hour drive home through a huge downpour after a weekend of off-roading, my ear drums deafened from the door that won't close properly and the 200tdi in front to the point where it almost drowned out my two tired kids, and the turn signals inexplicably altering between working, not working, and buzzing the relay, the fuel and temp gauges randomly turning on and off in unison, all this while the fuse for those items was supposedly blown, the bulbs falling out of the tail lights until I finally super-glued one in, only to have it then stop working all together, the fog light needing rebuilding to serve as a backup tail light, the front marker lights coming on when I hit the brakes, all apparently from my wiring getting wet from the rain and maybe the occasional river crossing, I was dreaming about Land Rover coming in with a new solid axle diesel Defender in Canada that I could go over to the dealership to buy, and to drive around in comfort like a poseur.
I'd be utterly shocked though if I was successfully tempted to buy a DC100 with independent suspension as a replacement for my 110.
