Hot! [Spy Shots] Baby Land Rover Defender

[SCOTT27]

First evidence of the “baby” Land Rover Defender.
Over 30 years in the making.

 

[Centurion]

This will do exceptionally well at filling in for the discontinued and poorly demanded Jaguar E-Pace.

The defender is super popular. A few petrol and 2 cylinder petrol and diesel options without electric motors will be excellent.

 

[SCOTT27]

So Baby “D” vs Baby “G” who will come out on top?

 

[Centurion]

Both will have strong demand and sell well. I don't think specs matter much as both will be cars for owners who want street cred or love the rugged look.

 

[SCOTT27]

This too.

Remove the badges and it could be a Land Rover.

 

[martinbo]

It’s not a baby Defender. It’s only a new Freelander.

 

[SCOTT27]

Freelander became Discovery Sport. But yes a spiritual successor in the vein of a mini Defender.
But certainly not the first attempt at a smaller Defender.

 

[klugscheisser87]

So Baby “D” vs Baby “G” who will come out on top?

The G-Wagen is exceptional. I can’t name any great looking SUV from Mercedes afterwards nor from BMW or Audi.

Germans in general were never able to create a proper alternative to the Range Rover, Defender nor their own G-Class.

After all the crap X1’s, X2’s, GLA’s, GLB, GLC, Q2,Q3… and so on
I don’t think any of them are able to build a desirable rugged crossover.

 

[SCOTT27]

The GLB-Klasse is essentially a “Baby G” but executed badly see the EQB for making it worse.
A baby “G” can properly write the wrongs in this segment.
BMW would rightly continue to make their offerings as more sportier than rugged and boxy.

 

[Centurion]

JLR won’t e able to sell enough of these.

It will best the baby G by offering good old fashion ice variants like 2l petrols and diesels. I wonder what engine the flagship will have. Might they source the B58 from BMW.

 

[SCOTT27]

It’s the right product. But it’s going to Electric apparently. Industry talk indicates JLR’s current issues are apparently worse than reported.

 

[SCOTT27]

This will be a winner.

 

[Merc1]

Did I ever say how much I love Land Rover?

Can’t wait to see it. The only sore part is what to do with the Discovery. The Defender has made it obsolete.

M

 

[Centurion]

They could call it freelancer but would make more money by linking it to the defender.