L/Rover Defender OG Concept brings back the 90’s in minimalist rendering
THE TWO GENERA TIONS OF THE LAND Rover Defender available in the global market to date are separated by almost four decades, so it was only natural for the design to evolve.
And while the automotive market is yet to come across any var enthusiast who doesn’t believe the newcomer’s styling is a fitting tribute to the early 1980s original, there will always be those car freaks who prefer to stay off the beaten path, visually speaking.
The rendering we have in this week’s edition delivers just such a solution, portraying a remastered incarnation of the old model.
This week, are readers are served with a package that oozes ruggedness, and the fact that it builds on the image of the Defender 90 short wheelbase model, which was initially labeled as the Ninety, helps with the eye.
It is one of those cases of a vehicle that might seem like it shares all of its panels with the old car but actually packs all sorts of tiny changes that mean it can easily qualify as a new design.
And in an automotive landscape where penning specialists often fall into the overdesigning trap in their attempt to come up with something that hasn’t been done before, coming across such a minimalist approach is always a joy.
The middle section of the proposal brings together all sorts of styling bits that sit together in harmony, albeit with the meaty wheel arch extensions bringing the bold approach such a terrain tamer needs to keep the mud down and the interest high.
Moving over to the wheels, they seem to be wrapped in airless tires, so you certainly don’t have to worry about getting stranded over one or more flat tyres.
As for the upper side of the SUV, it looks like everything we could probably say that about the whole car, which is simply brilliant.
The slim LED headlights and taillights generate a stark contrast with the massive surfaces of the panels accommodating them, strongly contributing to the identity of the vehicle.