2022 Defender orders taking place now
Recovery Vehicle
Joined: Mar 2020
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Yep, nice brochure .. really interesting:
Taming the V8 beast (I suspect it cannot be turned off?):
TERRAIN RESPONSE® 2 DYNAMIC PROGRAM Exclusive to Defender V8, Terrain Response 2’s Dynamic Program provides added precision to the off and on-road capability of the Defender. This means even tighter body control with flatter handling and sharper responses*. The engine, gearbox response, steering weighting and V8 powertrain are all tuned by Dynamic Program. This has been specifically designed to optimize performance on low friction surfaces such as tarmac, sand and dirt roads.
Paying the piper for the V8 in payload (lbs).:
90 V8 -- 1210 90 P400 -- 1650 90 P300 -- 1760
110 V8 - 1365 110 P400 - 1760 110 P300 --1870
I am looking forward to hearing driving impressions of the V8 beast -- and how it sounds, of course!!!
Taming the V8 beast (I suspect it cannot be turned off?):
TERRAIN RESPONSE® 2 DYNAMIC PROGRAM Exclusive to Defender V8, Terrain Response 2’s Dynamic Program provides added precision to the off and on-road capability of the Defender. This means even tighter body control with flatter handling and sharper responses*. The engine, gearbox response, steering weighting and V8 powertrain are all tuned by Dynamic Program. This has been specifically designed to optimize performance on low friction surfaces such as tarmac, sand and dirt roads.
Paying the piper for the V8 in payload (lbs).:
90 V8 -- 1210 90 P400 -- 1650 90 P300 -- 1760
110 V8 - 1365 110 P400 - 1760 110 P300 --1870
I am looking forward to hearing driving impressions of the V8 beast -- and how it sounds, of course!!!
Mudding
Joined: May 2020
Posts: 163
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From: Don't call it "Cali"
Winching
Joined: Nov 2020
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From: Pacific North West Wonderland
For standard vehicles Diesel is out and electric is in.
Three Wheeling
Joined: May 2021
Posts: 93
Likes: 48
From: North Carolina
Um...all this time I thought the new Defender was a 4x4, not AWD.
I think there is a difference and not sure why I made this assumption.
I do know it's not an SUV.
I think there is a difference and not sure why I made this assumption.
I do know it's not an SUV.
Mudding
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 135
Likes: 78
From: Southern California
If you need reading glasses, you'll probably find your eyes need more time to adjust to the Clearsight mirror (or you might not be able to see it at all). Looking in a normal mirror is the same as using your typical outward distance vision. But... switching from distance vision to a close-up object like Clearsight is similar to looking at a laptop screen that's only a foot or so away from your face. I'm on the cusp of needing reading glasses (getting older...), and a quick switch from distant to near objects takes me a few seconds for my eyes to adjust.
Somewhere in the fine print, the LR literature mentions the same thing about the Clearsight mirror. I went ahead and ordered it anyway, but suspect I may leave it in normal mirror mode most of the time.
Somewhere in the fine print, the LR literature mentions the same thing about the Clearsight mirror. I went ahead and ordered it anyway, but suspect I may leave it in normal mirror mode most of the time.
Drifting
Joined: May 2021
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Just signed up since I also am on the west coast (SF Bay Area) with a build date of 5/4 and a delivery date of 6/25. It’s on the Titus which is currently already at the Panama Canal. Looks like it’s scheduled to reach Port Hueneme on 6/5.
Last edited by tzhou; May 29, 2021 at 06:32 PM.
