I don't hate it for what it is I guess, but I hate it for what it could have been. If any other car maker made it, I'd probably really really like it. But since it has the name Defender slapped on it, well now it gets held to a higher standard. They reeeeeeaaaaaallllly should have had a squarer front end, and a higher greenhouse, and I have no idea how they screwed up the alpine roof that looks to be 6 inches deep where the windows are?? And how they STILL do not know that some of us want 17" rims is beyond me. Heck, they could have put smaller calipers on and charged MORE for all I care.
If they ever figure out how to take the top off, I might even see getting one some day. It's just that the Ford did such a much better job making the Defender than Land Rover did. I don't care that it won't 'check all the boxes' the LR4 did, because I'm not ready to replace the LR4 yet. I just want to pick up something fun to use and help keep the miles off it.