New 2007 Defender

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They could improve the looks of the thing :/

There was a post earlier this month on it also....

No doubt the usual (firendly) banter will filter through shortly, but it is worth reflecting that fifty years on the Landy is still going strong; that's a great production record!

Go the Landy.........................

It appears to be an awkward and ungainly blend of an old school simple and rugged 4x4 mated with ultra high tech, computerised componentry.

What's the point? Either go a simple, low tech, owner servicable N/A diesel in a 'hose out' configuration - OR - an ultra modern, high tech 4x4 with all the whistles and bells. In this guise I suggest it would do neither job particularly well and the trade off for all the electronics is hardly worth it. A 1HZ Toyota motor is comparable from the figures and I certainly know which one I'd trust to drive anywhere remote or 'extreme'.

Is it just me, or does this 'workhorse' miss the entire point of a having a 'bare bones' 4x4?

I'll take the Troopy thanks.

I must be missing something, I see a 30 yr old rover there, wheres the new one? at least it should cost under $5k since nothing has changed since the original.

one has to be a pom to like that!
As obsolete as the whole royal business in England!
have fun
gmd

We could approach this in true "Top Gear" fashion. Ladies and Gentlemen, here we have the new Defender and there we have the old defender and as you can see the design department has been very lazy because you could be excused for not seeing the difference. The engineering and marketing departments have taken a leaf out of the design department book and have done nothing. BUT the accounting department has been busy - this new model that looks like the old one, except for the minor change to the wiper button, will cost you more.

Kind regards

Aaahhh, some of the responses were predictable......there is something comforting in that.

But as they say in the classics, as long as they are talking about you, who cares what they say......

As much as i like the landys, this 2.4l diesel from ford may well be a disaster!.

From what i've read and heard its the transit motor, and the first of the bunch were about as good as the zd30 nissans, so i would surely hope there not just making a quickmake over till the complete new design arrives.

cheers Axle.