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22900013A

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130 Spotted on M40

Spotted a camo covered new 130 on the M40 yesterday, literally a 110 with a longer rear overhang. The sides were covered over. Anyone else seen it? 2011 110 USW
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19th May 2021 11:48am

Kernow_90

Member Since: 11 Feb 2021
Location: WA
Posts: 12

LC300 series being unveiled this week, would be a good week for LR to "leak" some images of the competition!!!

9th Jun 2021 2:28pm

Kernow_90

Member Since: 11 Feb 2021
Location: WA
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She’s been released to the wild for testing! Photos courtesy of Autoblog.com https://www.autoblog.com/2021/06/21/land-r...de-2328450

22nd Jun 2021 3:17am

Kernow_90

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Location: WA
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22nd Jun 2021 3:19am

J77

Member Since: 04 Nov 2019
Location: Fife
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It looks a fare size. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue

22nd Jun 2021 5:07am

Kernow_90

Member Since: 11 Feb 2021
Location: WA
Posts: 12

Think it’s close to 30cm longer than the Disco with that spare on the back. Would love the extra space but not sure it’d fit in the shed.

22nd Jun 2021 5:30am

RDR

Member Since: 27 Apr 2018
Location: Derbyshire
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was hoping they might sling the spare underneath like the disco utilising the extra space the overhang creates. To me would be logical approach to reducing that overall length. 110 MY23.5 X Dynamic HSE
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22nd Jun 2021 8:39am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
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2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey

With the spare on the back it's going to be enormous - around 5.3m. A standard parking bay is only 4.8m long! Darren

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22nd Jun 2021 8:41am

Kernow_90

Member Since: 11 Feb 2021
Location: WA
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That’d make a lot of sense - possible they’ve just grabbed an existing door to keep us guessing.

22nd Jun 2021 8:42am

RDR

Member Since: 27 Apr 2018
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 570

with the weight of the spare further out from the rear wheels it could impact handling on corners in poor conditions. ideally you want it low and as close to the rear wheels as possible?

Hoping kernow is right and they have raided the parts bin for the mule. 110 MY23.5 X Dynamic HSE
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22nd Jun 2021 8:55am

SN

Member Since: 30 Jun 2007
Location: SK6
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having previously owned a 5.3m long vehicle (in the form of an Isuzu DMAX Doublecab) I can confirm that car parking bay lengths are a bit of an issue un the UK - basically it just won't fit!

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22nd Jun 2021 9:11am

Grenadier

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Kernow_90 wrote:

That is frigging horrible. Have LR and GMcG not learnt from the D5 how unpopular weird overhangs are? If that’s anything like the real thing when launched, it is simply a bolt-on-bum. No effort to make it look right. Mind you it’s probably targeted at the American market to compete against the Escalade etc, which are equally disproportionate and revolting. Monsieur Le Grenadier

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22nd Jun 2021 9:24am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
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Does anybody else think it would have been less obvious without the camouflage? Darren

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22nd Jun 2021 9:32am

#1784

Member Since: 11 Nov 2020
Location: Almunge
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Grenadier wrote:

That is frigging horrible. Have LR and GMcG not learnt from the D5 how unpopular weird overhangs are? If that’s anything like the real thing when launched, it is simply a bolt-on-bum. No effort to make it look right. Mind you it’s probably targeted at the American market to compete against the Escalade etc, which are equally disproportionate and revolting.

There are already two options with very short overhang to satisfy customers that prefer that. See no harm in LR adding a longer version for customers who need the extra space. The alternative to increase the wheelbase instead comes with other compromises. 110 SE D200 MY21 Tasman blue
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22nd Jun 2021 9:41am

Kernow_90

Member Since: 11 Feb 2021
Location: WA
Posts: 12

LandRoverAnorak wrote:
Does anybody else think it would have been less obvious without the camouflage?

Was thinking that as well!

22nd Jun 2021 11:16am

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