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  • Here we go, then.

  • Top Gear's top five SUVs from the Frankfurt Motor Show.

  • And rumor has it we gotta keep this one quiet that lamb over might be unveiling something quite important at this show.

  • Maybe even a new defense There is.

  • Look, brand new defender had to start with this one.

  • Didn't wish.

  • I've already done a full walk around of the 1 10 on the 90 that's already on our YouTube channel already on top dot com.

  • Go and check that out for a ll the details.

  • But I think it's still worth having a little look around Lamoreaux over stand because they've gone big this year on there's a few details, a few accessories, a few different versions that I want to show you, starting with this, which is the 1 10 fitted with the Explorer pack.

  • So that's the full house off road accessory pack, snorkel roof, rack, roof ladder, a kind of pani, a box on the other side that you see normally tires.

  • This is the one that will take you across the Sahara Desert.

  • What's interesting about this car is I've now had a few hours to digest social media reaction to it.

  • Andi.

  • The overwhelming feeling is positive.

  • People like this car.

  • I love this car, said it already in the other video.

  • But there are a few barbed comments that would be named it one that I heard that I particularly liked.

  • It looks a bit like the Skoda Yeti.

  • The other one is.

  • It looks a bit like the Fiat 500 x.

  • Wash your mouth out.

  • Don't be so silly.

  • It's a fantastic looking thing.

  • It's doing just what it needed to do.

  • It's got the boxing this issue, Tala Terry.

  • In its modern, though it's a new defender, it's got all the technology anyway.

  • Don't get me started.

  • That's the 1 10 come down.

  • Hicks is a few interesting versions.

  • I think you need to look at the first of this one here, So this is a a 90 model full around, and you'll see what makes this one different on the steel wheels.

  • As I've already said, these are the ones to go for.

  • How often do you say that the standard wheels, because the wheels you get chucked in for free anyway, are the ones you want Lamb over defender.

  • But this is the commercial version.

  • So I'm told it will go on sale next year in about a year's time for 35 grand plus V 80 in the UK No seats in the back.

  • Just load carrying ability.

  • And that's a nice little touch, isn't it?

  • Wilks Brothers four by four Specialists since 1948.

  • A reference to the Wilks brothers, the founding fathers of the Lamb Rover brand who made the original iconic series one.

  • Not a fan of this speck.

  • If I'm honest, Big wheels, Black bonnet, not doing it for me.

  • But this is the thing about the defender.

  • That's not a bad thing.

  • There will be lots of people out there who want that kind of calm.

  • Fully mod, it twisted.

  • Look to their defender and they can have it.

  • Do what you like.

  • May another 90 model.

  • This is finished in the green with the mat wrap.

  • This doesn't have the steel wheels on it.

  • This has got the 20 twos.

  • I believe the biggest Well, so this is kind of the urban speck.

  • This is the one that's taken on the coms on giving people that won't leave the King's road.

  • The ability to swan around on big wheels and not have to worry too much about afraid ing a couple of things I want to mention in the video.

  • I said, Oh yes, this is the five door model and the 1 10 is a seven seater.

  • Obviously, that was a slip of the tongue.

  • This is a three door with five seats or six seats.

  • If you go for the extra jump see in the front.

  • The 90 that featured in our video had the winch on the front.

  • Now it's a cool thing is a cool accessory, but this is what the front end of the car really looks like.

  • I realized that we didn't give you a proper look at the defenders.

  • New face prices.

  • Now this starts from 40 grand, the 1 10 starts in 45 grand.

  • But of course, by the time you put the set of wheels on you, once you've added a jump see in the front you've had a few little choice options like this Matt rap or, well, anything really.

  • That price is gonna go up and up.

  • So there have been a few comments saying it's too expensive.

  • Well, you know what?

  • It's a modern premium SUV loaded with technology.

  • It can be priced in line with the old defender.

  • Those days have gone.

  • This is a new car, yet it's expensive.

  • But by God, is it capable?

  • Okay, so we're almost getting used to the fact that say, At spun off its performance arm Cooper as a set for entity.

  • And you know why they keep making concept cars that look as good as this one?

  • We might let them off the hook entirely.

  • This is called the Tavern Scan concept.

  • I hope I pronounce that right on all electric SUV concept.

  • It's built on the same Em Eby platform as the B W I.

  • D.

  • Three, the production version of which is just across the hall.

  • The interesting thing about this is because VW Group has now established its electric box of bits.

  • It's platform.

  • Its technology is set in stone.

  • Now it can start with some fun messing around with the top hats that it puts on top of that skateboard platform.

  • And, of course, we're gonna be seeing a lot of SUVs in the future.

  • But tell you what, isn't it a good looking thing?

  • This What's interesting is when you try and change a combustion engine car to electric.

  • Well, you have to blank off grills that were there for Aaron takes originally.

  • But this one?

  • No, you could design it from scratch.

  • You can have more fun with the front end.

  • You can make it concave.

  • You can give it dimpling.

  • You don't need to suck in air through their because batteries have less cooling requirements around the back.

  • Another little interesting design feature this three D tell light signature that runs right across the back.

  • It even makes that coop for a tramp stamp logo looked pretty cool.

  • I'm not ready to give them for that quite yet, But we're on our way there.

  • Carbon fibre trim everywhere.

  • Copper de tailing, as is the Cooper way on on the inside.

  • Well, it's standard concept carfare, twinkly lights everywhere, lots of carbon fibre.

  • On one interesting feature, I wanted to point out in the middle of the dash a 13 inch screen that could tip towards the driver or towards the passengers, so there's no need for an additional passenger screen plunked above the glove box.

  • What led to 280 miles on a charge north 66.5 seconds.

  • The numbers are good on the signs of good for this car.

  • You know what?

  • I bet my house in two years they're gonna put one of these into production apologies for the lighting.

  • That looks a bit like we're in a brothel.

  • But how clever is this?

  • BMW has found a way of hiding its, shall we say, dubious looking x six in plain sight like that, it's covered in a special kind of paint developed by a British company no less called sorry nano systems.

  • I think the paint's called Vantu Black absorbs well, but nor point north 35% of light that shines on it, which basically just makes it look like a hole in the universe.

  • It's a material, a spray of coating, if you like.

  • That's being used on bears components that being sent into space because it has heat shield properties, too.

  • But hey, anything that can turn the BMW six into a black hole has to be a good thing, because I'd like to make things as difficult as possible for our cameraman.

  • The next car analyst is in a glass box with glass that flashes and goes a Pake occasionally.

  • That's because if you peer through here, it's a car in camouflage.

  • But not any old car.

  • This is the second production model from the VW Idee family to the I.

  • D three is being revealed today in production form.

  • This is the next one is gonna launch next year, and it's based around the idea.

  • Crows concept.

  • So surprise.

  • Surprise.

  • It's an SUV.

  • This one here looks like the normal shape.

  • As you'd expect, there is gonna be a coupe, a version basically the same car, just with less headroom and less boot space in the back.

  • I don't know why, either.

  • Now the point of this car is they want to sell 100,000 electric idee.

  • VW's a year by 2020 on.

  • To do so, they need to sell quite a lot of them in America.

  • This is the carbon that is going to appeal two American buyers because they love an SUV.

  • The difference to the I D three that Israel will drive only said the most powerful model is 200 or career will drive this full drive, of course.

  • So 200 horsepower motor on the rear axle and then 100 horsepower motor on the front axle for will drive 300 horsepower and 83 kilowatt.

  • Our factory and a range of over 300 miles.

  • Anyway, there we go.

  • It's a stripey car in a box.

  • Get some nice shots.

  • No, this isn't actually a moon buggy.

  • This is our these latest off road SUV concept.

  • It's called a trail on.

  • What's significant here is that is part of a family of four cars over there.

  • You've got the aye aye race kind of the future of the R eight.

  • An electric race car.

  • A supercar view like this is the off Roader down there.

  • The Aye, Aye me.

  • Which is the small city car and down the far end.

  • The Aye, aye con, which is the level five fully autonomous car.

  • The idea is that in the future, you could potentially have a subscription to all four of these.

  • And then just pick the one you want, depending on whether your you know, doing the North Coast 500 in your electric race car or you want to go and drive up the mountain, which is what this car should do, and it's got some absolutely brilliant features on this thing.

  • Firstly, it's all electric, of course.

  • Obviously a motor in each were 1000 new means of talk, which should be pretty handy.

  • These wheels yes, they self inflate and self deflate, depending on where you're driving on sand or road or whatever situation it detects urine.

  • There's also dampers built into the tire, so you get an extra two inch of suspension travel just from the wheels.

  • They're really pulling their weight.

  • These things up here, this is very cool.

  • You notice the car doesn't actually have headlines?

  • No, that's because it's got drones instead.

  • Yeah, up there, a couple of drones that deploy when it gets dark and fly ahead of the car, illuminating the road in front of you.

  • And then when you get to your picnic spot, you're camping spot.

  • Well, they can fly over the campfire and illuminate whatever you're doing there.

  • Genius.

  • Climbing up into the A I trail concept.

  • Couple of things I want to mention first is there is basically no dials in front of you.

  • Everything runs for your smartphones or in the future, your smartphone is gonna become even more important, and probably even more addictive.

  • Instead of that, you've got this huge luggage space in front of you where the dash and all the dials and screens would normally be handy on behind you.

  • It gets better because while these seats look pretty mean for rear passengers compared to the front seats well, actually, when you get to your camping spot, you can remove these and use them as hammocks for chilling out while your drones fly overhead on, illuminate your lovely, twinkly evening.

  • It's all quite clever, isn't it?

  • I think the new defender needs to pull its finger out.

Here we go, then.

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