Photo: Land Rover
After we saw how cool the Land Rover DC100 Concept looked in Frankfurt, and testing one of the most interesting offers from a British manufacturer in a long time (we’re not going to say more, just stay glued to our test drive section) the replacement for the venerable Defender can’t come fast enough.
Unfortunately, that will only take place in 2015, but the current generation and its body on frame construction will soldier on for at least two years after that, according to an Autocar report. An inside source has revealed that the 110 and 130 versions are likely to be kept, as they don’t overlap with the new vehicle, which is a short wheelbase 4x4.
The changes necessary to keep the Defender going include a new 2.2-liter diesel that’s Euro6 compliant. Fortunately, the Defender has been reclassified as a work vehicle so it won’t have to switch over to the new engine as fast as it would if it was a car. Also, the vehicle won’t have to adapt to pedestrian safety laws until 2020.
The changes necessary to keep the Defender going include a new 2.2-liter diesel that’s Euro6 compliant. Fortunately, the Defender has been reclassified as a work vehicle so it won’t have to switch over to the new engine as fast as it would if it was a car. Also, the vehicle won’t have to adapt to pedestrian safety laws until 2020.
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