I believe there have been rumours of Tata working with LR to bring the defender back to the US. Here is my list of items that would be nice to see in a defender wagon (4 door SUV).
Solid axles frt and rear with driver activated locking diffs (rear leafs w/ air overloads) (front coils w/ air overloads)
3/4 ton chassis / axles with great towing and plowing capacity
Classic defender look on the exterior, but small changes could be made to slightly increase mpg or reduce wind noise
All the side airbags and safety features of any of the other LRs in the US currently
xenon headlights / room for winch in bumpers
normal 2" receiver hitch in rear
Engine options - 4.6L 3v V8 gas from the F-150, 4.4L turbo diesel, 6.4L turbo diesel
Trans - Allison 6spd or 6 spd manual
Interior on par with LR3 or better.
This could be the replacement for the Excursion Ford killed, but better.
Solid axles frt and rear with driver activated locking diffs (rear leafs w/ air overloads) (front coils w/ air overloads)
3/4 ton chassis / axles with great towing and plowing capacity
Classic defender look on the exterior, but small changes could be made to slightly increase mpg or reduce wind noise
All the side airbags and safety features of any of the other LRs in the US currently
xenon headlights / room for winch in bumpers
normal 2" receiver hitch in rear
Engine options - 4.6L 3v V8 gas from the F-150, 4.4L turbo diesel, 6.4L turbo diesel
Trans - Allison 6spd or 6 spd manual
Interior on par with LR3 or better.
This could be the replacement for the Excursion Ford killed, but better.