Designing a new car from scratch is a relatively easy task for an automaker –provided it has the resources. Replacing an icon, however, is much more difficult.
Especially if said icon has a long and distinguished history and has made its manufacturer synonymous to hardcore 4x4 capabilities. The Defender is one such example.
However, that’s what Land Rover intends to do, and the first step will reportedly be the unveiling of a new Defender concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
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Frankfurt Motor Show
- VW Boss Caught on Film Impressed by the Hyundai i30’s Quality, Displeased with his Staff
- Study Shows that New Porsche 911 Garnered the Most Web Buzz from the Frankfurt Motor Show
- Toyota’s New Chief Designer Promises More Aggressively-Styled Models
- Lamborghini to Roll Out More Limited Production Supercars like the Sesto Elemento
- Honda CEO Confirms New NSX and “Hot” 2012 Civic Type R
- Video: Volkswagen Unleashes Guerilla Campaign for Small Up! City Car
- IAA 2011: Ford's Pure Electric E-Bike Concept
- Renault to Resurrect Alpine Brand with a New Sports Car
- IAA 2011: Pretty Cars, Pretty Women Part 3
- Carscoop's A-to-Z Guide to the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show Debuts [Updated]
- IAA 2011: Kia's RWD GT Concept Hints at Production Version [Updated Gallery]
- IAA 2011: Mercedes F1 Drivers Reveal New C-Class Coupe DTM AMG Racer [Video]
- Ford Says New 2014 Mustang will be Less Retro, More Modern
- IAA 2011: The Ladies of the Frankfurt Motor Show Part 2
- IAA 2011: Volkswagen Pays Tribute to Fender with New Beetle Concept
- IAA 2011: New Mercedes-Benz B-Class Keeps Old Model's Pricing
- IAA 2011: New Lexus GS450h Full Hybrid Sedan
- IAA 2011: New Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupé Black Series with Aero and Track Packages
- IAA 2011: The Schöne Frauen Edition Part 1
- Videos: 2012 Honda Civic Hatchback Filmed In, Out and on the Road
- IAA 2011: Audi Presents New A5 Coupe DTM Racer in the Flesh
- IAA 2011: Peugeot 508 RXH is an Environmentally-Conscious Crossover
- IAA 2011: New Polo R is VW’s WRC Weapon of Choice
- Miniature Lamborghini Aventador to Sell for at Least $4.2 Million or More Than 12 Times the Price of the Real Car!
- IAA 2011: Bentley’s New Continental GTC offers Open-Top Luxury Cruising
Concepts
- 1980 Ferrari Pinin Four-Door Sedan Concept up for Grabs
- Ford to Debut All-New 2013 Escape with 1.6-liter and 2.0-liter EcoBoost Engines at LA Auto Show
- Nissan Juke-R: Insane Super Crossover with 530HP GT-R Powertrain! [Video]
- Taiwan’s All-Electric Studio X-Gene Avant GT
- 2014 Toyota Supra Concept: An Artist's Take on the Japanese Firm's Sports Car
- Maserati Releases Confusing Video on New Kubang SUV [Plus New Photos]
- Officially Confirmed: Nissan Preparing Super Juke, Possibly with GT-R Powertrain, More Details Coming Next Week
- Perodua Joins Forces with Wolfrace to Create Limited Run Special for the UK
- Upcoming Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series Edition Rendered
- 2012 Honda CR-V Concept Fully Revealed in Pictures and Videos
- Lexus LS TMG Edition 650HP Spied on Video: Are Those the Sounds of a V8 or a V10?
- Lamborghini to Roll Out More Limited Production Supercars like the Sesto Elemento
- Gordon Murray Reveals T.32 Pure Electric Roadster
- Tata Nano: World's Most Affordable Car Receives a $4.6 million Gold Treatment [with Videos]
- IAA 2011: Ford's Pure Electric E-Bike Concept
- Chevrolet Orlando gets in a Harlequin Suit for the Sake of Art
- Carscoop's A-to-Z Guide to the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show Debuts [Updated]
- IAA 2011: Kia's RWD GT Concept Hints at Production Version [Updated Gallery]
- IAA 2011: Volkswagen Pays Tribute to Fender with New Beetle Concept
- Live Photos and Video of the Infiniti FX Sebastian Vettel Edition
- Production-Ready 180HP Ford Fiesta ST Concept Unveiled in Frankfurt [Updated Gallery]
- IAA 2011: Opel Envisions an Affordable Urban Commuter with the RAK e Concept
- IAA 2011: Volkswagen's Single-Seater NILS EV Concept
- Color Me Bronze: Toyota's FT-86 II Concept Hits the Frankfurt Stage with a New Color
- Renault Rolls Out Pure-Electric Frendzy Minivan Concept in Frankfurt
Land Rover
- Judge Rules in Favor of BMW Dealer who Fired Employee Over Facebook Posts
- Study Shows that New Porsche 911 Garnered the Most Web Buzz from the Frankfurt Motor Show
- U Spy: Land Rover Prototypes Snapped Running Around Death Valley
- Land Rover Scores 54% of the Vote in MSN Cars’ Poll of Best 4x4 Brands
- British Team to Race Range Rover Evoque with BMW Straight-Six at the 2012 Dakar Rally
- Rumors: Jaguar-Land Rover to open new Engine Plant in UK
- Land Rover Presents Two Defender Concepts in Frankfurt, the DC100 and the DC100 Sport
- Project Kahn Recreates Land Rover's Frankfurt-Bound Defender DC100 Concept
- Land Rover Previews the Future of the Defender with Frankfurt-Bound DC100 Concept
- Vilner Poshes Up Classic Land Rover Defenders for "Russian Oligarch"
- SPIED: New, Evoque-Inspired 2013 Range Rover Hits the 'Ring
- 2013 Range Rover Spied Out in the Open wearing New Body
- 2012 Land Rover Defender Updated with New 2.2L Turbo Diesel and Additional Option Packages
- As Nano Sales Fall, Tata Motors Invests on Jaguar and Land Rover to Raise Profits
- Evoque to Influence Design of New 2012 Range Rover
- How Shocking: Electrical Issues Plague Modern Cars
- Tata Considers Developing Engines with Jaguar and Land Rover
- Now that’s Posh: Evoque “Victoria Beckham Special Edition” Delayed by Daughter’s Birth
- UK Insurer Parts the Most Unreliable and Costly Car to Fix
- 2012 Range Rover Sport Benefits from 8-Speed Auto and More Powerful Diesel
- Land Rover Updates Discovery 4 / LR4 for 2012MY, gets New 8-Speed Auto Transmission
- Project Kahn’s New Range Rover Sport Miyagi Edition
- Land Rover Begins Series Production of Range Rover Evoque
- Land Rover Announces U.S. Prices and Fuel Economy Figures for the 2012 Evoque
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