Is the Land Rover Defender about to get a massive makeover? It sure looks like Land Rover has the intention, with this new Defender DC100 Concept set to make a public debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September.
It’s not a bad idea really, after all, all the passenger car companies are having a field day with modern day retro-futuristic interpretations of their muscle car classics – we now have cool modern versions of cars like the Chevrolet Camaro and the Ford Mustang. So why can’t Land Rover do the same?
“Replacing the iconic Defender is one of the biggest challenges in the automotive design world; it is a car that inspires people worldwide. This isn’t a production-ready concept but the beginning of a four-year journey to design a relevant Defender for the 21st century,” says Gerry McGovern, Director of Design, Land Rover.
A new Land Rover Defender is set to be launched in 2015. Revising its design is one thing, but what about its construction? WIll Land Rover replace the Defender’s ladder frame construction with a monocoque design?
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i love the rims
looks like pimped kia soul.
looking forward on production version soon.
awsome
Please do not build monocoque, not in a Land Rover offroader. The best is to make the ladder-frame vehicle as comfortable as a Merc. Big challenge ya?
Cool! I can imagine it in Camel trophy colors.
Ladder Frame Chassis, no fancy electronics, live front axle… that should be the criteria in the new Defender, if not don’t bother calling it defender replacement. A Workhorse replacement is another workhorse, not a Chelsea Tractor.
Seems like more exciting cars are coming our way.
what can i say more.. cute! <3
Tough guy gone gay? DC100 – Dont ask, Dont tell!
as good as this looks, i still cant imagine land rover putting an end to the production of the current everlasting defender… it just doesnt feel right…
what happen to automotive carmakers nowadays?
NICE…surely worth as successor to the iconic Defender…remind me of Ford Bronco…it sure is cool if our govt org change to this Defender as their official vehicle…haha…
it looked “”cacat” somehow, someway….