Re: [lro] Defender Clone?

From: Jeff Cupp (jeff@digarts.com)
Date: Tue Mar 11 2003 - 09:46:30 EST

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    It's a Romainian ARO shipped CKD to brazil. I found a discussion including
    reports and pcitures from a guy who got to drive the one prototype in this
    USA) country:

    http://atlas.binderbulletin.org/forums/showthread.php?s=6b5397fd937ac1fb95d15e4816bf9c5f&threadid=5670&perpage=30&pagenumber=1

    Watch the word wrap on that one!

    -Jeff

    At 02:32 PM 3/9/2003 +0000, you wrote:

    >Looks a lot like the new Hanibal that Santana have just brought out, doesn't
    >it?
    >I can't see someone re-engineering a santana to such an extent though, the
    >IFS would be a big job for a start...
    >Must go and find out what it derives from.....
    >PhilN
    >----- Original Message -----
    >From: "Peter Ogilvie" <roverhi@yahoo.com>
    >To: <lro@koan.team.net>
    >Sent: 08 March 2003 18:18
    >Subject: Re: [lro] Defender Clone?
    >
    >
    > >
    > > Notices of this truck have been kicking about on the
    > > web for some time. It's a Brazilian licensed copy of
    > > an Eastern Block design. Looks okay except its IFS
    > > which takes it out of the rugged offroad vehicle
    > > category, IMHO.
    > >
    > > Glad to see that someone is finally making a diesel
    > > available with at least a little more displacement
    > > than 2.5L. Wish Rover would stick this engine in a
    > > Disco or a, heaven for bid, Defender. It looks like
    > > the TD5 is too puny at 2.5 liters and is apparently
    > > not up there on the reliability scale.
    > >
    > > Why don't all the SUV manufacturers stick in a 3-4
    > > liter turbo diesel?? Should be a way to get the tree
    > > huggers off their back on the mileage thing.
    > >
    > > Aloha
    > > Peter O.
    > >
    > >
    > > --- Jeff Cupp <jeff@digarts.com> wrote:
    > > >
    > > > Came across this Today:
    > > >
    > > > http://www.crosslander4x4.com
    > > >
    > > > Built in Brazil, IH Turbo Diesel, Under $20k.
    > > >
    > > > -Jeff
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