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Today, 31 October 2016New Land Rover Defender will be brand's most high-tech car yet
Next-gen Land Rover Defender as imagined by Autocar
Land Rover's upcoming rugged new 4x4 will get even more advanced off-road tech than the latest Discovery
The new Defender, Land Rover’s forthcoming replacement for the much-lamented 67-year-old icon that finally went out of production late last year, will make use of technology even more modern than that adopted by the recently launched, all-new Discovery when it finally hits the market at the beginning 2019.
Land Rover, which over the past 20 years has cleverly adapted conventional antilock braking and traction control systems to pioneer Hill Descent Control and Terrain Response for its strong-selling 4x4 models, is determined to make the new Defender the world’s most capable off-road vehicle. It is also understood to have further electronic enhancements for the chassis systems under final development in time for Defender production to begin.
The forthcoming off-roader, whose major engineering is complete, is currently being tested in prototype form at secret locations around the world. Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth told Autocar at the recent Paris show that he had been testing Defender mules, which were very promising, and that the styling, also complet
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