LRNAD90
Well-known member
We all (at least most of the 'purists' I guess we'd be called) hated the Disco3/LR3 when it came out. A rounded (or so we felt at the time) shape, Independent Suspension all around? Land Rover is dead we proclaimed, never will it have the same off road capabilities. Too many computers, it will leave anyone stranded that tries to venture off pavement..
Well, we all think of the Disco 3/Disco 4 in a different light now. It's proven itself very capable off road (if we are being honest, I'm sure it would leave a stock NAS 90 or 110 behind in many situations) and more reliable than most rovers that came before it..
Most of us here are owners of 'real' Defenders. Most of us are not going to be customers for a new Defender, no matter what it is.
Could Land Rover build a true competitor to the JL as the new Defender? Probably, but it would likely carry too high a price tag to actually sell in the same volumes.
My biggest concern is that Land Rover becomes profitable enough to get back to the Heritage projects and continue support for heritage vehicles myself.
The Marketplace loves what they have done with the brand, and Land Rover is making more money than ever before. Evoques and RRS are sales leaders. I think the Disco 5 is ugly as hell, but it time I may even warm up to it, who knows.
Whatever the 'New Defender' is, I will probably warm up to it enough to use as a family/everyday driver by the time early ones depreciate enough for me to be willing to spend any coin on it, just like I now feel about the Disco 3/4's..
None of us here are waiting for the new Defender to come out so we can sell our 'old' ones and get a new one, and Land Rover knows this..
Well, we all think of the Disco 3/Disco 4 in a different light now. It's proven itself very capable off road (if we are being honest, I'm sure it would leave a stock NAS 90 or 110 behind in many situations) and more reliable than most rovers that came before it..
Most of us here are owners of 'real' Defenders. Most of us are not going to be customers for a new Defender, no matter what it is.
Could Land Rover build a true competitor to the JL as the new Defender? Probably, but it would likely carry too high a price tag to actually sell in the same volumes.
My biggest concern is that Land Rover becomes profitable enough to get back to the Heritage projects and continue support for heritage vehicles myself.
The Marketplace loves what they have done with the brand, and Land Rover is making more money than ever before. Evoques and RRS are sales leaders. I think the Disco 5 is ugly as hell, but it time I may even warm up to it, who knows.
Whatever the 'New Defender' is, I will probably warm up to it enough to use as a family/everyday driver by the time early ones depreciate enough for me to be willing to spend any coin on it, just like I now feel about the Disco 3/4's..
None of us here are waiting for the new Defender to come out so we can sell our 'old' ones and get a new one, and Land Rover knows this..