The new Land Rover Defender, to date, is known by the nickname “Project Icon.” Will the T5 platform, which is already in use for the Discovery and Range Rover Sport, which however did not resume refinement and good taste: the engineers want to repeat it a choice between hard and soft tops, short cab and long, with rounded body still as close as possible to 90 °. Retiring a car, not the concept of self preached for 61 years. 

Will then present the independent suspension (optional also with air) and the prevailing simplicity, robustness, solidity, the most recognizable of the Union Jack. According to reports from Autocar, one of the diesel 2.2 and 2.7 will be hosted in his bonnet. The Land Rover Defender will be presented during 2012.

Tags: Autocar, independent suspension, new generation, Rover Defender

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