Land Rover Defender replacement was delayed due to styling concerns and a new report is indicating the “basic” model has been scrapped altogether.Autocar has released an information that the Defender successor will not be produced in India and plans for an Indian engine factory have been put on ice. Other rumor says that the replacement will be delayed until after 2015, so there is a big problem because the current model is slated to retire in 2015.Land Rover’s aluminium body shop can currently handle 95 thousand units per year on three shifts, but there is already existing room for expansion to 180 thousand units. The manufacturer has started work on a further extension of the body shop, suggesting it expects to roll out more than four models based on the PLA platform.
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Land Rover DC100 Defender Concept
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Land Rover Defender Concept DC100 in Frankfurt
Land Rover took the interesting DC100 Concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The vehicle is practically the new Defender model, which is expected sometimes in 2015, of course, if the world does not end in 2012…Here is an interesting video directly from the Auto Show published by Marchettino in Youtube. You can see all the interesting extras of the DC100.
The SUV is powered by a 2.0 liter petrol engine and a 2.0 liter diesel, which are mated to an 8-speed gearbox.
As the world is gone mad with the hybrid technologies, both engines will be included in hybrid or plug-in hybrid powertrains.
Check out the video, below!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRLK4hvUSL8
Land Rover Defender DC100 Sport Frankfurt 2011 
Source: Marchettino via Youtube
