JimS
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I saw one on the road here in BC for the first time a couple days ago. Coming towards me I at first thought it was a new D4/LR4 but when it went around a corner and I saw the perfectly flat back, especially around the tail lights, I knew it was a new Defender. Consequently I don't agree with "Ultimately it is completely lacking the classic lines that have made the Series and Defender models so iconic ". It may not be a slab sided box that you can bolt a shovel onto but it does have some design cues from the past. As for Terrain Response be so complicated I thought the idea was exactly the opposite. I believe it even has a Auto setting. Maybe some people are over thinking this?
I think you've nailed it, 'Design Cues' are all that's left of the original vehicle, it has become full-on urbanista orientated.