Land Rover announced that it was working on an all-new Defender way back in 2011, when it revealed the DC100 concept. At the time, the design study made many traditional fans of the Defender exclaim that it didnt preview a vehicle theyd be interested in buying, so Land Rover actually made a second concept in 2016, called LR1, but it didnt show it to the public - it was an evolution of the DC100 and it actually was the basis for the recently unveiled production Defender.