zilch wrote:

As naks points out, a D4 or RRS would stroll it, it did not look overly challenging or technical from what
you can make out on the vid..

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Selective filming, would’ve liked to see a few go up.

You means like all those PR campaign crap videos from Namibia and what not?? Lol haha, its ok man..you like it and thats perfectly fine...i trully wish you plenty of safe and wonderful km's, once you get yours....its just a bit weird to see you trying to fill up every tiny bit of opposing thoughts from official narrative..

Ecco wrote:

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Selective filming, would’ve liked to see a few go up.

You means like all those PR campaign crap videos from Namibia and what not?? Lol haha, its ok man..you like it and thats perfectly fine...i trully wish you plenty of safe and wonderful km's, once you get yours....its just a bit weird to see you trying to fill up every tiny bit of opposing thoughts from official narrative..

Naks wrote:

https://youtu.be/mxU8ognQSUE

So I hope he doesn't give up the day job.

Sits in the rear seats to do a review and then says:

"We've got a window that I imagine goes all the way down"

FFS

spudfan wrote:

I suppose regarding the video, the new version of the Defender has so much technology that people who will be driving it will assume it is a point and go situation. The old version of the Defender necessitated the driver to engage his/her brain first. The advertising for the new vehicle implies that with all the technology in the car all the driver has to do is to select the right program and then sit back, relax and the vehicle will do the rest.
The old Defender necessitated driver awareness at all times. No doubt in the hands of a seasoned off road driver the new version will perform wonders but that driver will also be aware that there are limitations and driver input will be needed to compliment the technology. Sadly the majority of these new vehicles will be sold to people who in an ideal world should not be let within shouting distance of an off road vehicle.

spudfan wrote:

I suppose regarding the video, the new version of the Defender has so much technology that people who will be driving it will assume it is a point and go situation. The old version of the Defender necessitated the driver to engage his/her brain first. The advertising for the new vehicle implies that with all the technology in the car all the driver has to do is to select the right program and then sit back, relax and the vehicle will do the rest.
The old Defender necessitated driver awareness at all times. No doubt in the hands of a seasoned off road driver the new version will perform wonders but that driver will also be aware that there are limitations and driver input will be needed to compliment the technology. Sadly the majority of these new vehicles will be sold to people who in an ideal world should not be let within shouting distance of an off road vehicle.

Spot on.

Naks wrote:

Finally, some proper off-roading with a direct comparison between old & new Defender, although the driver does not seem to know what he's doing...




Clearly the driver is new to off-roading, and it also doesn't seem like that 110 has the rear e-diff. He also clearly doesn't know how to get the TC to work properly.

But even without the rear e-diff, it shouldn't have gotten stuck so much.

I would have walked that hill in my D4 and RRS

I thought the screen at the beginning showed both rear and centre diffs locked?

I certainly thought I saw some funny behaviour.

On the first section it looked at point the rear axle was driving the vehicle forward whilst the front (at least the front left we could see) was locked and so slid.

Then on the second climb, I thought I could see the front axle rotating at a greater speed than the rear?

I think it would have made better progress if the bloke in front didn't keep stopping him.

Sorry ~ but I did laugh when all those plastic bits fell off