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Not your dad’s Defender

EVOLUTION not revolution. It’s a refrain so often uttered when iconic models are due for an update. Think BMW 3 Series, or possibly the biggest culprit, the Porsche 911. Engineers and product planners want to tweak and refine, without risking customer alienation with a radically new recipe.

Well, no-one told

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