Land Rover Prepping Multiple Variants of Next Generation Defender

The Land Rover DefenderLand Rover Defender Gen.1United Kingdom, 1983 > present122 versions
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is ending production in 2015, and the replacement will be a radically different vehicle. Land Rover is planning multiple variants of the next Defender that will take their basic concept from the DC100Land Rover DC100United Kingdom, 2011 > 20112 versions
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concept.

The next generation truck will have more style and luxury than the current Defender. It will be sized between the DiscoveryLand Rover Discovery Gen.4United Kingdom, 2009 > present40 versions
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and FreelanderLand Rover Freelander Gen.2United Kingdom, 2007 > present65 versions
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. It will still meant to be a car that can go off-road is need be.

“The current Defender is probably too rooted in off-road – it needs to be more civilized in the future. That’s why it’s dual purpose,” said John Edwards, Land Rover’s head of the Engineered to Order division.

“We are not abandoning off-road capability; we are talking about a breadth of abilities instead.”

The new Defender is scheduled to debut in 2016 leaving a year where there will be no Defender on sale. Once it is on sale, there will be multiple body styles but not the current 17 that are offered.

“We won’t do that many next time round, but we want to satisfy as many customers as we can,” he said.

Source: Auto Express