Land Rover DC100

Land Rover DC100 Land Rover DC100 Sport
Body and chassis
Class	concept car
Body style	2-door Compact Off-road Concept Vehicle
Layout	Front engine, four-wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine	2.0L I-4 Diesel, 2.0 Litre I-4 Petrol
Transmission	8-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,540 mm (100 in)
Length	4,300 mm (169.3 in)
Width	2,057 mm (81.0 in)
Height	1,829 mm (72.0 in)

The Land Rover DC100 (Defender Concept 100") is an off-road concept vehicle from Land Rover originally intended to demonstrate what the vehicle that will replace the long-running Defender in 2020 will look like. The DC100 was first unveiled to the public in September 2011 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Versions

Land Rover showed two versions at Frankfurt, a three-door panel off road car powered by a diesel engine and a more leisure orientated two-door Sport version with no roof powered by a petrol engine. A closed top SUV version was shown at the Geneva International Motor Show the following year and later an Expedition version.

The design was led by Gerry McGovern, director of design for Land Rover.

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  SUV version at Geneva International Motor Show 2012
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  Defender 100 Expedition Concept at NYIAS 2012
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  Land Rover DC100- Rear view
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  Land Rover DC100 Sport- Front view

Reception

Land Rover’s brand director, John Edwards, revealed to Autocar that he was "massively encouraged" by the reaction to the DC100, and by the fact that people thought they were looking at a £45,000 vehicle. "It’s £20,000 to £25,000 in reality," he said.

The new entry-level model would be part of what Land Rover internally refers to as its leisure-oriented range, the others being utility (Defender) and luxury (Range Rovers, including the Evoque).

External links

• Land Rover DC100 concept at Land Rover global website]
• Land Rover DC100 Expedition Concept at Land Rover USA website