据英国媒体报道，2018年是路虎品牌成立70周年，在2018年晚些时候路虎将发布新一代卫士，随后该车将在2019年初上市。路虎对于卫士的定位是该品牌除发现和揽胜之外的第三个支柱。路虎的目标是使卫士全球年销量达到10万辆。为达到这一目标，路虎开发两种轴距的车型，而且可以选择软顶。未来还将增加一款皮卡车型。新一代卫士最终量产版外观将不会与路虎先前发布的DC100概念车一样，它不会采用复古风格。该车将与发现和揽胜共享铝制平台，预计新车将搭载路虎的全地形技术，不过在日常驾驶时仍可提供较软的悬挂设置。

Land Rover Will Unveil New Defender In Late 2018, Won't Look Retro

Look for the production version of the revived Land Rover Defender to debut at the British brand’s 70th anniversary party in late 2018, and sales of the much-anticipated SUV would finally begin in 2019, according to Autocar citing company insiders.

Land Rover will position the Defender as the third pillar of the brand’s range, in addition to the Discovery and Range Rover lineups. The firm’s goal will be to sell 100,000 of them year worldwide. To hit a broad audience, there will be two wheelbase lengths and a choice of hard or soft tops. Later, there will likely be a pickup, too.

The production Defender will not look like the earlier DC100 concept, and it won’t have an overly retro-inspired appearance, either. The model will ride on a version of the same aluminum-intensive underpinnings as the Discovery and Range Rover. Expect the production model to take some of the firm’s all-terrain tech but still be soft enough to function as a daily driver.