RE: New Defender 130 pickup breaks cover, minds

[Wheel Turned Out]

"As you might expect, Heritage Customs is keener to talk more about bespoke pain and unique upholstery..."

I thought it was a typo at first. But considering it's a big expensive Landy...

[LimaDelta]

Wheel Turned Out said:

bespoke pain

Not just pain, but bespoke pain.

[TGCOTF-dewey]

LimaDelta said:

Wheel Turned Out said:

bespoke pain

Not just pain, but bespoke pain.

Answers my question then. The target market is the political class.

[dunnoreally]

I don't hate the concept of a lifestyle-y pickup based on the new shape Defender. I get why it exists and who it's for.

What I do hate is the execution. That rear end is not working for me. If it were actually a D-Max rival then sure, who cares about rear end styling. It's not, though, it's unashamedly a lifestyle statement and only a lifestyle statement so looks absolutely matter.

[777petrolhead]

What an absolute load of bks, unreliable pos and nowhere to put your luggage becasue it will never be used as a pickup .. looks good though ..

[redroadster]

Few hay bales lobbed in for St cred .

[swisstoni]

First design decision for all these outfits seem to be ‘where on the vehicle are we going to plaster our brand name in 6 inch letters’.

[996TT02]

Will be a great success, as long as production run is in single figures.

[Mad Maximus]

That's horrific. Money and taste go together like something something.

[British Beef]

The wheels are so massive, that storing the spare anywhere becomes a big problem.

On the bonnet - no visibility
On the back - not possible with pick up drop door
On the roof - impossible to move unless you are one of the Stoltman brothers
In the cargo bay -then no space left for carrying anything
Under car, strangely not designed into defender (like the discovery).

Plus for 99% of users in central cities, mounting kerbs is the most rigour the tyres will see, so just dont bother with a spare.

I like the concept, as an owner of an old 110 workhorse still used daily, I would love one of these, but at that price, it is definitely not getting used on farm!!!

[nismo48]

ferret50 said:

Wonder how you get the spare wheel off the roof, is there a built in crane?

[unsprung]

KingGary said:

I preferred them when you could take them apart yourself.

Not a bad idea. I mean: Coventry could rock up to the Tatra boardroom and pitch a new line of business -- one based generally on your statement and targeting a mass market.

Go all-electric but a cabin without the fiddly screens and Bluetooth hair dryers. Put the emphasis on modular doors, seats, cargo bed, roof, etc. User can configure and reconfigure on his own drive.

This would be the opposite of standard JLR maths, so an entirely new line of business.

Could be fun. Rummage through the bin of discarded British brand names. Bring one of 'em back to life as this newfangled retro-inspired 4x4.

VW are doing something similar with Scout:

Relaunched Scout:
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a39970134/volksw...

Original Scout:
https://tflcar.com/2024/02/international-harvester...