On 30/3/09, Paul Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed: > The next >Defender, BTW, is equipped with air bags. The lack of them in the >current models wasn't a matter of intelligent choice, it was simply a >matter of inadequate resources.
The next Defender, if indeed there is such a machine, will not be based on current design. The latest revision (last year) was mainly cosmetic, with newer (and less powerful) engine and gearbox options. AFAIK, the current Defender will stop production within 2 years. Land Rover are currently working on the LR2 but even that is in doubt with the current recession. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7937196.stm> I appreciate you might have inside information, but the situation is very fluid in the financial circumstances. Putting airbags into the old Defender design would be economically risky - no point if it's going to be re-designed from the ground up - hence you are right with the inadequate resources point. They chose not to do it because the line has nearly run its course, and so no budget for it. If I drove with my head, I'd be in an Audi or something. Luckily I drive with my heart !! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
