For quite some time now, British car maker Land Rover has bragged about bringing back the Defender SUV. Now they come out to say that the design of the new Defender has been finalized. Unfortunately, while we can appreciate that they let us know that, seeing as we don’t get a photo to see what
Land Rover Defender is a British off-road vehicle produced by the Gaydon-based manufacturer from 1983. The British model entered the assembly line at the Slihull plant in the UK and the first generation was known as Land Rover One Ten. The company offered the off-road model in a variety of versions such as three-door station
We love it when manufacturers come up with cars that are aimed at the enthusiast. We also love it when the enthusiast takes on making cars. In this situation however we’re faced with a weird mix. It’s the automotive enthusiast building a very advanced toy. Using nothing but LEGO, the creator has built a replica
There are a few things about the British car making industry that no matter how much time passes by will remain the same. Plenty of them have, died off along with most of the automotive industry but some live on. Rolls Royce doesn’t compete with anybody yet makes the best luxury car, Morgan will make,
The British at Land Rover have managed to prove, time and time again that they aren’t willing to listen to the outside world when it comes to coming up with a new model. Actually, their fans aren’t very interested in a new model unless it’s deeply conservative and doesn’t change too much about itself. This
Top Gear’s James May will not exactly be thrilled by this but it seems that modern Britain just took a hit to the kidneys as history came back to haunt it. Land Rover just announced that their Defender model will live on and will still be produced for another six years on top of the
In preparation for the upcoming 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show the British at Land Rover just turned up with a very intreaguing concept they call the DC10. While there’s no future as a production car laid out, no encouraging name on the matter or any such things, it does seem to be a proper replacement for
As a general rule, if you wanted to go trekking somewhere and you wanted to do with in luxury in style, you bought a Range Rover. If however you wanted to climb the steepest of hills, explore the furthest rain forest possible you were most likely going to buy a Land Rover Defender, do away
Not that long ago, people used to make fun about how the British manufacturers forgot to stop making or update their cars. Most of those jokes have been wiped away by recent efforts but there’s one car that’s hardly ever changed since all the way back in 1983, it’s the Land Rover Defender of course.
Ok, so get this, Land Rover launched a military version of the Defender that’s called the X-Tech in a place that doesn’t really sound incredibly appropriate, Belgium. Even though Belgium is one of the most serene countries out there, the British company’s launch does make a bit of sense.
