Spotted this on a blog about the sale of LR and Jag by Ford.

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According to friends who work for Jaguar, Ford were working on a unified design which was to have been the basis for the next Ford Mondeo & Galaxy, Jaguar S-Type, Land Rover Discovery and Volvo S40 and this work is quite advanced. There were to be common chassis components, drive trains, etc with different body shells.

If the different companies are broken away from Ford, where do they stand with regards future designs or do they have to start again from scratch, thereby putting back any new products maybe 2 to 3 years?

Richard Mason, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Brian is this your brother?

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Why would they be working on the "next Mondeo", the latest version is only just about to come to the market, unless that is the one he means, in which case why would D3 (and hence RRS) be getting a new floor pan after only 3-4 years? Also it then implies that the next S type Jag is going to somewhat smaller than the current one as it's the X type that is based on the Mondeo/ Lincoln platform. Freelander2 is based on the next Focus platform and so will the next Volvo S/V50 and the XC50 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Can I take off my anorak now please? 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
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Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Very Annoyed wrote:

Spotted this on a blog about the sale of LR and Jag by Ford.

Quote:

According to friends who work for Jaguar, Ford were working on a unified design which was to have been the basis for the next Ford Mondeo & Galaxy, Jaguar S-Type, Land Rover Discovery and Volvo S40 and this work is quite advanced. There were to be common chassis components, drive trains, etc with different body shells.

If the different companies are broken away from Ford, where do they stand with regards future designs or do they have to start again from scratch, thereby putting back any new products maybe 2 to 3 years?

Richard Mason, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Brian is this your brother?

Regrettably, too intelligent and articulate for my particular blood-line and genes!!!!  MY12 SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ebony/Piano/Sidesteps/Privacy/Overfinch Olympus/JLR DRLs

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Regrettably, too intelligent and articulate for my particular blood-line and genes!!!!

You said it  some of my Previous cars
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P38 Range Rover Autobiography
RRS 2.7 HSE Silver
RRS TDV8 HSE silver
FFRR Vogue black
Disco3 HSE silver
RRS 2.7 HSE silver
RRS 3.0 HSE BALTI BLUE
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current vehicles
RRS 3.0 L494 Autobiography
Audi R8 V10 Spyder
AC Cobra
Landrover Defender 90
Landrover Defender 110
Suzuki Jimney

Thanks for the vote of confidence mate!!!  MY12 SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ebony/Piano/Sidesteps/Privacy/Overfinch Olympus/JLR DRLs

you can always rely on me to tell it how it is  some of my Previous cars
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P38 Range Rover Autobiography
RRS 2.7 HSE Silver
RRS TDV8 HSE silver
FFRR Vogue black
Disco3 HSE silver
RRS 2.7 HSE silver
RRS 3.0 HSE BALTI BLUE
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current vehicles
RRS 3.0 L494 Autobiography
Audi R8 V10 Spyder
AC Cobra
Landrover Defender 90
Landrover Defender 110
Suzuki Jimney

ENVOY wrote:

you can always rely on me to lie through my back teeth, you're a genius really mate!!!

Thanks mate!!!  MY12 SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ebony/Piano/Sidesteps/Privacy/Overfinch Olympus/JLR DRLs

Brian Mason wrote:

ENVOY wrote:

you can always rely on me to lie through my back teeth, you're a genius really mate!!!

Thanks mate!!!

So im lieing about you being a genius then  some of my Previous cars
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P38 Range Rover Autobiography
RRS 2.7 HSE Silver
RRS TDV8 HSE silver
FFRR Vogue black
Disco3 HSE silver
RRS 2.7 HSE silver
RRS 3.0 HSE BALTI BLUE
______________________________
current vehicles
RRS 3.0 L494 Autobiography
Audi R8 V10 Spyder
AC Cobra
Landrover Defender 90
Landrover Defender 110
Suzuki Jimney

You're telling the truth for once Envoy!!!  MY12 SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ebony/Piano/Sidesteps/Privacy/Overfinch Olympus/JLR DRLs

now that would be a first, yes darling im just coming  some of my Previous cars
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P38 Range Rover Autobiography
RRS 2.7 HSE Silver
RRS TDV8 HSE silver
FFRR Vogue black
Disco3 HSE silver
RRS 2.7 HSE silver
RRS 3.0 HSE BALTI BLUE
______________________________
current vehicles
RRS 3.0 L494 Autobiography
Audi R8 V10 Spyder
AC Cobra
Landrover Defender 90
Landrover Defender 110
Suzuki Jimney

Or.., of course I wont cum in your mouth dear!  MY12 SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ebony/Piano/Sidesteps/Privacy/Overfinch Olympus/JLR DRLs

EUCD (Euro seg C/D) is the platform which consists of New Mondeo/Galaxy (Ford) LR2 (LR) S80, V70, XC70 and a whole host of other new Volvo's
RRS and Disco3 have thier own shared platform, S type was based on Lincoln, X type was based on old Mondeo
XJ and FFRR own platforms

The I6 petrol in the Freeloader is a Volvo unit the I4 diesel is a Ford unit

...as is the 4-cyl diesel in the new Defender, no? From the Transit (the real one, not the D3)  

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