No doubt the Defender will be independent suspension all the way around, which I prefer over the truck-style IFS + rear solid axle combo. I already have the perfect solid axle 4x4, so if Jeep wants to ditch the pumpkin up front, then ditch 'em both and give us H1-style ground clearance and performance. I'm sure the next generation Wrangler will beat mine stock-for-stock, but I'm just not interested in a micro-Ram convertible.
Very interested to see which brand - Land Rover or Jeep stays truer to the design heritage as far as boxy goes. I fear Land Rover is going to lose badly on this front if they try to stick a Range Rover Sport nose on boxy-styled body.
And I know this has zero effect on reality, but I sure hope Land Rover keeps the flat, vertical Defender grill, and I hope Jeep goes back to a TJ-inspired vertical grill and windshield, even if they round off the sides.
Lastly - if either brand puts a g-damned "terrain dial" on the console in place of the transfer case shifter, then "the end / lights out" for me.
