Totally Agree are LR Becoming 4x4 of the Past

Regards
Skinty

As a Disco 3 owner I have to disagree, Land Rover are producing some of the
best cars currently available right now. The D3 is light years better than
anything Toyota/Nissan or any German company can come up with for on road
ability, when it comes to off-road the gap widens further still. The D3 is
awesome in the rough and will show a clean pair of heels to many other
wannabe 4x4's. The new Freelander is the same, fantastic to drive, well
built and good off-road. Sure the LRX will appeal to a different market
sector but so what, it will sell by the bucketful and make LR more profit to
ensure they continue to be the unique manufacturer that we all know and
respect.

All LR need to do is make sure that when the time comes in 2010 to replace
the Defender, that they don't forget their roots and make sure it is
something that suits the traditional owner, I.e. make sure it is a hard
working, heard wearing utility that is the best off-roader in the world and
they have got the market sewn up.

Just my 2p worth.

Matt M <matthew.maddock@nospam.mmaddock.com> uttered summat worrerz
funny about:

Yeah - I like the look too though the interior is a bit OTT but will no
doubt be subtle in a production vehicle. It'll keep the marque in credit no
doubt and as it's a new range not a replacement then what harm can it do?
Defenders are on borrowed time, if it prolongs the production a little
further or supports a new style Defender then all the better. Landrover
aren't in the market purely to please us lot of overgrown mecanno junkies.

I can already imagine the Britpart replacement light units etched
accordingly :-)

Lee D

That bloke don't half talk a load of tripe.

Looks rather nice, but as with the concept that led to the RR sport, it'll
get watered down, concepts nearly always do.

They do need a small one though - the new freeloader is only about half an
inch smaller than a Rangie, 's bloody massive.