Land Rover Defender Concept 100
“Our intention is to introduce the all new Defender in the middle of the decade – there’s a lot of work to do to meet these dates and our concepts are just the start of the journey. We are here inIndiato showcase the Defender Concept 100 and Defender Concept 100 Sport.”
That about pretty much sums up the intent of the Defender Concept 100 and Defender Concept 100 Sport. While the Defender Concept 100 stays extremely true to the Defender philosophy of being the ultimate go anywhere utility vehicle, the Concept S 100 puts a slight fun spin and tries to be the uber cool go anywhere vehicle.
The proposed features on the concepts are simply mind boggling, and we’ll be doing an exclusive in-depth design story soon.
Painted ‘Firenze Red’ with a white roof, the Defender Concept 100 features short overhangs for extreme approach and departure angles, vertical panels, an upright windscreen and strong shoulder line for visibility and ease of positioning and, of course, the honest Defender ‘face’ with its signature round lamps and prominent grille, incorporating a winch.
Land Rover Defender Concept 100 Sport
Defender Concept 100 Sport takes all these key design cues and adds to them the spirit of freedom first embodied by the early canvas-roofed Land Rovers with their fold-down windscreens to create a concept bursting with ‘California cool’ as Land Rover puts it.
Land Rover’s acclaimed Terrain Response system which will optimise the car for any conditions without driver pre-selection. In addition, a new Terrain-i system creates an intelligent map of the topography in front of the car and displays it as a 3D visualisation. Terrain-i automatically identifies potential hazards and suggests alternative routes. In urban environments the same system is able to identify pedestrians and hazards with great accuracy.
A new Wade Aid system utilises sonar sensors mounted in the bumpers and wing mirrors to measure water depth. As with Terrain Response, Wade Aid will optimise the car for water crossings by closing body vents, raising the ride height, selecting a low gear and advising on the safest speed.
Land Rover Discovery, Freelander 2, Range Rover Evoque
Definitely one of those pavilions at the Auto Expo we didn’t want to leave.