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"If there was a Land Rover product over the last 20 years that I particularly liked, it was the Defender 90. In 1993 and 1994, the Defender 90 flew in the face of Land Rover&amp;#039;s luxurious Rover Range as an open-air hose-it-out-and-go competitor for the Jeep Wrangler. It was a return to Land Rover&amp;#039;s post-World War II roots, and it was also a blast to drive, thanks in no small part to its V-8 engine, manual transmission and short overhangs.   And now, it appears that Land Rover is keen to capture some of that Defender energy. At the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, the company is introducing the Land Rover DC100 Concept, which is said to investigate the &amp;quot;potential future direction of the iconic Defender.&amp;quot;    We like that idea. Although we don&amp;#039;t know much about the vehicle at this point, Land Rover says the DC100 demonstrates the future of Land Rover capability and versatility while having a functional and purposeful design, which was created by a design team led by Gerry McGovern. &amp;quot;Replacing the iconic Defender is one of the biggest challenges in the automotive design world; it is a car that inspires people worldwide,&amp;quot; remarked McGovern. &amp;quot;This isn&amp;#039;t a production-ready concept but the beginning of a four-year journey to design a relevant Defender for the 21st century.&amp;quot;   So, we&amp;#039;re happy that Land Rover has committed to launching a new Defender. We do wish, however, that we wouldn&amp;#039;t have to wait until 2015 for the vehicle to arrive. Also, Land Rover hasn&amp;#039;t confirmed that this new Defender will actually come to North America.   Let&amp;#039;s hope that is does. It&amp;#039;s clear that the DC100 Concept has the look of an updated Defender 90. Far more important to us, however, is this: The DC100 must be more than a styling exercise; it must capture the spirit and off-road capabilities of the Defender 90 for it to be a success.   We&amp;#039;re eager to learn more at Land Rover&amp;#039;s Frankfurt press conference, which takes place on September 13. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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