Land Rover Defender 2020

Vesper Martini · 11-09-2019, 01:09 PM

Three seats across the front!

**Mechan1k** · 11-09-2019, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Bevsta007

Three seats across the front!

Perfect for drive-ins

**Polyal** · 11-09-2019, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Bevsta007

Three seats across the front!

I read that on carsales, 6 and 7 seat options with 3 in the front!

Price will be interesting, carsales are saying base at 70k which would be sweet.

Im to tight to get brand new, but 12 months old or demo will have me if its got a bench in the front!

Sioso · 11-09-2019, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Polyal

I read that on carsales, 6 and 7 seat options with 3 in the front!

Price will be interesting, carsales are saying base at 70k which would be sweet.

Im to tight to get brand new, but 12 months old or demo will have me if its got a bench in the front!

Starting $70K for the 110 and $50K for the 90 but you can always through another $10K on top of that.

Sprintey · 11-09-2019, 07:02 PM

Sioso, great vid links!

That 90 with steelies and bench seat looks absolutely unique! Then it gets the satin paint cover, and the safari roof, perfect for, er, I'm not sure what the roof is perfect for but it sounds pretty cool.

Sign me up for a 90/bench seat, petrol 4 (again I'd love the I6 in the base model) but with the height adjustable suspension.

My 4wds in the past have had 1 1/2" or 2" lift, what you gain going into the deeper sand feeding onto the beach you lose in driving experience.

Like the reviewer said "I remember the bench seat of the County when I was a kid" - plenty of us grew up with these in cars, so nice to see them come back.

Sprintey · 11-09-2019, 07:49 PM

This is really, really good.

Within hours of the reveal, this fellow has posted an in depth film on the Defender, the problems with keeping the old one in today's world, and the identity and love for the Defender:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi7yyMaS3Kk

Only a few people have viewed so far. As we are mostly Ford fans here I guess we're not as emotionally invested in this product, nevertheless, the way he's put it together I get the sense that it's a really important moment for the brand.

b0son · 11-09-2019, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Sprintey

I get the sense that it's a really important moment for the brand.

Yes and no. I think it's abundantly clear that LR have moved firmly away from the hardcore enthusiasts. This is no doubt a very capable vehicle, but other than a few poorly executed styling cues, I don't see a lot of Defender DNA. TBH, visually, its one of the most disappointing cars I've seen... its a mess, and not even a hot one at that.