Emission rules kill off iconic 4x4

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The last Land Rover Defender has rolled off the production line amid cheers, ending 67 years of the 4x4 being made.

Jaguar Land Rover has discontinued the famous off-road vehicle, which has been exported across the world.

More than two million have been made since the original Land Rover Series began production in Solihull in 1948.

Plans to bring in stricter measures for new car emissions by 2020 meant there were "certain conditions the Defender just won't meet," the company said.

A "big turnout" of "cheering workers and media everywhere" accompanied the completion of the last Defender at about 10:00 GMT, said BBC Midlands Today's transport correspondent Peter Plisner.

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http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-35436741
 
The other 34% made it back home? :D

End of an era, I guess (or icon...?)
 
Wish they'd start showcasing the replacement vehicle already....
 
Rubberpigg said:
The last Land Rover Defender has rolled off the production line amid cheers, ending 67 years of the 4x4 being made.
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Cheering because the nightmare is finally over or because the legend was so great?
 
Dave123 said:
I didn't think it's past the design stage yet?
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I think it is.... but of course they're being very tight lipped about it all since the replacement won't be a direct swap out for the Defender...
 
For all the comments about the Land Rovers, they've been iconic. Remarkably durable too. Our family has an early 1960s Landy, and we still use it on holiday, and it still chugs along on the most antiquated technology you can imagine. Hell, I learnt to drive on it in the 1980s.
 
Land Rover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948 :p
 
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