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Old 06-12-2020, 10:25 AM   #1
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2020 Range Rover Bron ummm Defender.
To be fair, the LR Defender design was released ahead of the Bronco.
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Old 06-12-2020, 11:12 AM   #2
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To be fair, the LR Defender design was released ahead of the Bronco.
And they don't actually look anything alike, other than being sort of boxy. But it's true both are attempts to plumb the same retro depths of their own respective heritage, the Bronco a little more closely than the LR.
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Old 06-12-2020, 12:21 PM   #3
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And they don't actually look anything alike, other than being sort of boxy. But it's true both are attempts to plumb the same retro depths of their own respective heritage, the Bronco a little more closely than the LR.
we still haven't seen the actual production bronco yet right?

defender is interesting to me since it goes against traditional offroad setup. Does it with a lot of tech that is at least partially British designed
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Old 06-12-2020, 12:38 PM   #4
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we still haven't seen the actual production bronco yet right?

defender is interesting to me since it goes against traditional offroad setup. Does it with a lot of tech that is at least partially British designed
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Old 06-12-2020, 01:05 PM   #5
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we still haven't seen the actual production bronco yet right?

defender is interesting to me since it goes against traditional offroad setup. Does it with a lot of tech that is at least partially British designed
I mean not in official photos, but there have been enough leaks of final spec vehicles that the design is pretty clear at this point.
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Old 06-15-2020, 03:16 PM   #6
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The Bronco drops on 7/9, which is...OJ's birthday.

https://www.freep.com/story/money/ca...9f6uXhxJTWKYxU
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The Bronco drops on 7/9, which is...OJ's birthday.
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Old 06-15-2020, 05:16 PM   #8
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The Bronco drops on 7/9, which is...OJ's birthday.

https://www.freep.com/story/money/ca...9f6uXhxJTWKYxU
I was kidding!
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Old 06-19-2020, 04:57 PM   #9
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The Bronco drops on 7/9, which is...OJ's birthday.

https://www.freep.com/story/money/ca...9f6uXhxJTWKYxU
Or not...

https://jalopnik.com/ford-delays-bro...=1592595373070

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Unrelated...I just realized this is in the Perseverators Anonymous. Huh.
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Old 06-20-2020, 09:40 AM   #10
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Unrelated...I just realized this is in the Perseverators Anonymous. Huh.
Your move, JST.
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