no............not really, but they've got to keep making money to stay in business.


the world needs capable vehicles that are relatively easy and cheap to repair.
these won't fall into that category.
 
read LRO this week.... feckin hate the motor.... lucklly very much a concept at the moment
 
...the all-new 2015 Defender will be extremely rugged
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That will apparently mean making the Defender “functional, durable and affordable” enough for buyers even in remote parts of Africa...
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Seems to me like they should just start making the 200/300TDIs again. :D

Don't like the DC100 much at all...but at least they've backed off from calling it the 'next Defender'.
 
For me the best things about owning a defender are being able to maintain it myself, modify it as I want to and the all round ruggedness of it. The DC100 ticks none of these boxes.

Hopefully the value of our Defenders will remain high as there will be no alternative.
 
If it was a choice between a new DC100 or my old, knackered, cold, leaky, slow, temperamental, smelly old 110CSW, I would choose the latter every day of the week. As Daz has said, the likelyhood of the DC100 being home-repairable is very unlikely, which goes against the original ethos of the Land Rover when first available back in 1947 - everything is repairable by the common man.

Yes, they do need to do something to make the general public choose LR again compared to the Japanese 4x4's and crossovers, but (and I am probably wrong here) it seems that the number of 90's, 110's, Discovery's and Freelanders are generally on the up.

So why go and make something that is not fitting with the company? Come on LR, stick to what you know best...
 
Well, although i much prefer the current Defender, it is encourageing that they have realised the DC100 is not what we want the Defender to be. The dc100 looks like a great car, but its no Defender. I just hope that they can do the New Defender justice, and keep the ladder chassis like the current model, no once piece monoshell! I would also hope they remain with solid diffs, not independent suspension. Axle lockers like the Toyota FJ would also be nice :).
 
Freelaner said:
no............not really, but they've got to keep making money to stay in business.


the world needs capable vehicles that are relatively easy and cheap to repair.
these won't fall into that category.
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I think you've missed the point of how this is good news. The DC100 will possibly not be the replacement for the Defender. They seem to have realised it is not rugged enough to be a Defender.

I have read snippets in other articles which suggest that the new Defender may in fact incorporate a Ladder chassis which would be great. Check links below:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/262062/

Report: New Land Rover Defender Targets Toyota Hilux, DC100 Concept May Become Compact Crossover - WOT on Motor Trend

http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/4-x-4/another-role-for-landy-dc100-concept-1.1273532

The DC100 will never work as a Defender because it is too complex, and if you read the details of it, it is completely reliant on electronic aids off road. Without them, it's off-road ability would be next to nothing. You'd think Land Rover would have learnt that people prefer mechanical control when off-road from the Discovery II.

I prefer the current Defender system of mechanical off-road ability because not only is it strong and robust, but it's fixable, often when you're out off-roading, ifsomething breaks it can be patched up to get you home. With the DC100, if you get the electronics wet and they stuff out, you'll be screwed!
 
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