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you saw it here first
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2004 8:50 pm
by landy_man
the new range stormer from Land Rover to be released this week in Detroit....it is farkin ugly but has a supercharged Jaguar V8.....
will that bolt straight up to my torqueflite
http://www.motoring.co.za/index.php?fSe ... eId=317545
the reporter rightly bags the sh1@t out of it....it is after all a south african article.
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 8:21 am
by Bush65
I want one - NOT
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 9:53 am
by Rovernaut
Should be a big hit in the supermarket/shopping centre carparks eh!
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 10:02 am
by landy_man
thats right
I suppose this is aimed squarly at the X5 Cayenne Volvo class of driver... the only bonus to this story is that in about 10 years time there is going to be a lot of supercharged V8 jaguar motors that should fit our cars...provided they use the standard rover bolt pattern...
which I doubt because they definatly wont be using the ZF auto or the R380 5 speed manual...in a supercharged application.....
it looks like this is going to be the way land rover goes with all their cars in future... so if you can afford it, I would be buying one of the last defenders or discos before the series' change....
The end of the Land Rover solid axle is near
idiots
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 10:30 am
by Thonger
Finished reading an article in a pom mag, (total off road) and there's a new freelander over there that's actually lowered the suspension and widened the frount body for a more "sporty" look and feel. Now I know the freelander is soft as but it's another sign of whats coming.
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 11:49 am
by mickrangie
I like it!!
But who the fark would take it off road??
Why don'y they just call it a station wagon?
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 1:46 pm
by Mad Cruiser
I like it too !!!
Wouldn't take it offroading, more likely a daily city car.
Half sports/4wd
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2004 10:16 pm
by GURU
Yeah get a defender asap...2005 is when they release the new one...and all I can see from info from mags and other reports is all round independent suspension.
defender = dead
who wants a defender with IFS and IRS...I sure as hell don't !!!
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 9:41 am
by Flange Raider
DAS wrote:Yeah get a defender asap...2005 is when they release the new one...and all I can see from info from mags and other reports is all round independent suspension.
defender = dead
who wants a defender with IFS and IRS...I sure as hell don't !!!
that's sickening..