Today, information has appeared that the next generation Land Rover Freelander will change the name to Defender.
In May, rumors appeared that the leadership of Land Rover intends to abandon the name Freelander in the next generation of the model. Now the British media reported the “nickname” Defender for the upcoming new product.
As reported, a generation, which has an internal code name L550, will essentially be a “child” Discovery and, apparently, will debut in a serial version in September 2014 at a car dealership in Paris, so the British will need services provided by customs brokers.
The representative of Land Rover told Automotive News Europe: “The current Defender will be discontinued in the middle of the decade, which is explained by legislative reasons. But I do not want to dwell on this story in detail “.
Auto Express believes that this decision is part of the new long -term strategy of Land Rover, which involves the presence of three “pillars” in its lineup.
It is expected that the successor of the current Freelander can boast of new engines, interior and body panels.