2020 Defender

kennith

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That thing might actually look good with the camouflage off. The video is showing me there's a lot more cladding under that wrap than I previously thought. It may have very well-defined Defender shoulder lines.

Combine that with whatever the roof and hood cladding are hiding, and I don't think we have the foggiest idea what it looks like under there.

Cheers,

Kennith
 

kennith

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As much as they've been talking this thing up, it had better be a monster.

They've already said it's going to wipe the floor with a G, and that's a bold claim for any newly-designed vehicle. Now they're driving around with the off-pavement slogan stamped on the side.

Of course, we've all seen the new Range Rovers seemingly perform miracles, at this point. Regardless, dick has met table. It really needs to measure up if they want to keep their reputation for capability. I hope it does.

At the very least, there is potential for good styling under there. A lot more foam or fiberglass was present than I thought based on the pictures. The video certainly showed that more readily. That's a much more extensive disguise than it appeared to be.

Cheers,

Kennith
 

ukoffroad

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Let's be honest. The "men" purchasing new Land Rover products likely order their salads with a light raspberry vinaigrette.

What I find interesting are the number of guys with older stuff who put the wife in a new LR. A friend here in town has a DI, DII and a 90 but his wife drives new Range Rovers.
 

DiscoHasBeen

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I wonder if the new Defender will have the same cutesy, quirky commercials that Land Rover is putting out now....where the chick lowers the ride height to let her little rat dog jump in the back because she's too fucking lazy to pick it up, or the snob suburbanite mom "helps" the beleaguered dad with all the beach crap by lowering the back seats with his iphone app, or the dad in the driver's seat getting pelted with rubberbands flushes out his little shit bastard kids by folding down the second row seats. Best 4x4xFar for sure.


It's funny you posted this. I was telling a guy at work about those commercials and how sad that's what the Discovery has been reduced to. I know you've been here long enough to remember when Jeep came out with their "trail rated" slogan and how it was mocked here as mall rated. The irony hey...
 

Blue

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It's funny you posted this. I was telling a guy at work about those commercials and how sad that's what the Discovery has been reduced to. I know you've been here long enough to remember when Jeep came out with their "trail rated" slogan and how it was mocked here as mall rated. The irony hey...

You hit the nail on the head!

The Land Rover Discovery is now "suburban mom and emasculated dad rated".
 

DiscoHasBeen

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This was the badass series with us. You can see how bad the trail conditions are.
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Man I hope things got a lot worse than this at some point because that's a muddy lane, not a trail.
 

Howski

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Man I hope things got a lot worse than this at some point because that's a muddy lane, not a trail.

Guess you haven?t been to Uwharrie - it has plenty of tough trails and even the easiest are a cluster when is wet. Red clay might as well be ice
 

Blue

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Kind of looks like you too