New Land Rover Defender

Originally Posted by usetosellhummer

I thought the new freelander is next before anything else in the LR line?
nothing says FU then a Rover, worse then Hummer, lot of leaf lovers seem to give them a pass over us?

Yes LR2 (replacement for Freelander and still called Freelander in Europe) is hitting dealers now.

My favorite Range Rover currently is the RR Sport supercharged. It weights 6000 pounds, has 400 hp, and sucks premium gas like it's free. Most tree-huggers don't even notice it.

[NEOCON1]

this is how it should be

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...00724484&hl=en

[mln2963]

I emailed Land Rover to find out if they're going to bring the Defender to the U.S. Here's their reply-

Thank you for contacting the Land Rover Customer Relationship Center.

Land Rover does not have any plans to re-introduce the Defender into the United States. This model requires several design and performance changes in order to be compliant with strict U.S. safety and emissions standards.

We appreciate your enthusiasm regarding this vehicle. I will forward your comments to Product Development. The last year the Defender was offered in the U.S. was 1997.

Have a great week.


Sincerely,

Lia Luciano
Land Rover North America

If you have any questions or require additional information, please feel free to contact us at 1-800-637-6837, option 9, or by e-mail.

[94GTVert]

I might be wrong, but I think all it needs to be ready for the US would be airbags and emmisions. I thought the EU would have worse emmissions laws than dumbas$$ California.

Land Rover is working hard with the US to bring the V6 TDi and V8TT diesel to the US. I doubt a defender will have the V8TT. A USA Defender could easily have the same 4.0 or 4.4 that comes in a LR3, or hell, even the Inline six of an LR2 would do good.