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Old May 28, 2025 | 05:45 PM
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Hopefully tomorrow the US site will be updated. I'm ready to send my config sheet!!!
 
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Old May 28, 2025 | 10:01 PM
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The new Woolstone Green reminds me a lot of the old Woodcote Green found on Range Rover and Discovery in the late 1990's.

Two pictures of the Woolstone Green Defender followed by two pictures, one each, of Discovery and Range Rover:


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Old May 29, 2025 | 07:56 AM
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Hopefully tomorrow the US site will be updated. I'm ready to send my config sheet!!!
It will probably take anywhere from a few days to a week before they update the US site. They usually announce pricing for the entire lineup at once.
 
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Old May 29, 2025 | 08:10 AM
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I’d be so curious to see how the new headlights perform, and whether they could be retrofitted onto the pre-facelift cars.
 
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Old May 29, 2025 | 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted by CincyRovers
It will probably take anywhere from a few days to a week before they update the US site. They usually announce pricing for the entire lineup at once.
Sounds good. I'm like a kid and a candy store. The salesman said he was thinking that we should be able to get my order in with the factory next month, probably July 1. If so, would the new model year start shipping before year end?
 
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Old May 29, 2025 | 08:18 AM
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Sounds good. I'm like a kid and a candy store. The salesman said he was thinking that we should be able to get my order in with the factory next month, probably July 1. If so, would the new model year start shipping before year end?
I'd say you'll have your order in before that, and I guarantee you'll have the car before the end of the year. My best guess would be probably around October.

When I ordered my Defender, I submitted the order the first week of October and took delivery the third week of January, so about 3 1/2 months. Not sure what delivery times are like now, but probably a similar timeframe now that the tariff situation has been sorted out.
 
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Old May 29, 2025 | 08:19 AM
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I’d be so curious to see how the new headlights perform, and whether they could be retrofitted onto the pre-facelift cars.
Assuming they have the same connections and functions, they probably can be retrofitted. I'm sure Simon at Powerful UK will be on that as soon as possible!
 
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Old May 29, 2025 | 08:24 AM
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I wish the US had the Matrix headlights. It's a huge mess with laws, etc. but the European's have such advanced headlight options.
 
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Old May 29, 2025 | 08:38 AM
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I wish the US had the Matrix headlights. It's a huge mess with laws, etc. but the European's have such advanced headlight options.
Matrix lights are now legal in the US after being included in the 2022 infrastructure bill. However, they have different testing standards to the SAE certification used globally, which is why you haven't seen any European manufacturers offer it.

I'm pretty sure the only companies that offer Matrix headlights in the US are Rivian and Tesla.
 
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Old May 29, 2025 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by CincyRovers
Matrix lights are now legal in the US after being included in the 2022 infrastructure bill. However, they have different testing standards to the SAE certification used globally, which is why you haven't seen any European manufacturers offer it.

I'm pretty sure the only companies that offer Matrix headlights in the US are Rivian and Tesla.
I wished we could get them a lot sooner than what it's been taking. I wonder if the tests are more stringent.
 
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