Another Defender hint?

[colorover]

Promising! Hood and roof need to be parallel to the ground...

 

[bbyer]

I would like to share the optimism, but tyre size and mirrors are not much to go on.

Somehow I think rounded egg and Ford are all related; I hope I am wrong.

My new Defender solution was something that already existed - the D4 Commercial - coil springs and spartan interior, but that would have been too easy and successful.

 

[to8nbeyond]

I think they've intentionally made it look like the LR4 the same as the prototype they were driving around several months ago looked like a RRS.

This one also has different wheels than the prototype that was shown about a month ago. These ones look more like 19's or 20's.

I think you can see the size on autoblog. They looked like 255/60/20.

 

[ryanjl]

I think you can see the size on autoblog. They looked like 255/60/20.

Good eye. I went back and looked at the images of the 4-door version and they are either too blurry or at a bad angle to see. The wheels definitely look smaller, though.

https://www.autoblog.com/2018/10/04/2020-land-rover-defender-spy-shots-boxy-design/#slide-7440086

 

[bbyer]

I hope the wheels are no larger than 18" with maybe 34" or 36" rubber.

For me, a rough road vehicle should have lots of rubber between the rim and the surface.

I will get a Jag if I want a race car.

 

[bbyer]

Promising! Hood and roof need to be parallel to the ground...

Somehow I think we will all be disappointed.

Of what use would a "mule" be if it looked like the real thing?

 

[manoftaste]

Muffler/exhaust pipes still running under the control arms? Ridic. C'mon LR, really, whats the deal at your joint?

Should have come up with a solve by now as its been well over a decade since this unfinished part of the design was first introduced to us when the chassis had gone independent suspension setup.

Exhaust pipes running under the control arms in a Toyota Camry? Sure no problem. In a Range Rover? Not ideal, but we all know what the real intended use of that 100k+ model is, so its ok. But in a vehicle supposedly being designed and proudly marketed for off roading duties? No.

That was one bad thing in the LR3/4 that stole quite a bit of its real ground clearance under the rear diff area. If Nissan can solve that problem, so can Land Rover.

LR, please work harder vs finding work-arounds.

 

[ryanjl]

Muffler/exhaust pipes still running under the control arms? Ridic. C'mon LR, really, whats the deal at your joint?

Should have come up with a solve by now as its been well over a decade since this unfinished part of the design was first introduced to us when the chassis had gone independent suspension setup.

Exhaust pipes running under the control arms in a Toyota Camry? Sure no problem. In a Range Rover? Not ideal, but we all know what the real intended use of that 100k+ model is, so its ok. But in a vehicle supposedly being designed and proudly marketed for off roading duties? No.

That was one bad thing in the LR3/4 that stole quite a bit of its real ground clearance under the rear diff area. If Nissan can solve that problem, so can Land Rover.

LR, please work harder vs finding work-arounds.

You sure about that? I don't see any exhaust running lower than an A-arm.

 

[Waterndirt]

You sure about that? I don't see any exhaust running lower than an A-arm.

This is the 4 door. Looks like a pipe there. I could be wrong.

 

[ryanjl]

Strange. Looks like a different exhaust setup. On the 4 door, looks like there are two rear mufflers, but only a twin exhaust tip on the port (U.S. driver) side.

On the 2 door, looks like its a single, larger muffler, with single exhaust tips on each side.

Wonder if it's two different engines, or a newer revision of the exhaust?