If only LR would listen to the members of this forum when deciding what to build next...
I have been in involved in a few LR customer focus groups (one that lasted 3 days with cameras following me from sun-up to sun-down) and a constant complaint was "cheap plastic exterior parts" (fender arches, cowl panel, windshield trim, door window trim, roof track trim, dash cover, sun visors, headliner, hood emblem, roof and hood paint: for a car brand with such an Africa mystique, they don't tolerate the sun). Well they listened, except that the solution was to paint them rather than make "good plastic parts". Be careful what you ask for or if you do ask, be VERY specific.
I have on the first LR3's brought in to the US, pre-Bluetouth (I later added) now with 125,000 miles. The last few years I have tried to keep the mileage down, there is no real alternative to the LR3/4. So we wait and periodically do searches for "New 2016 Defender". What do find? A Kia Soul look alike with knobby tires. No doubt if they build that thing, it will sell well the first year or so but just like the Evoque it will fall flat in the US
All I want is a BETTER Jeep! A little bigger, a little more luxury, much more refined drive-ability, it's not a hard formula. Build it body on frame or build it out of aluminum but don't stray far (not far at all) from the iconic LR look of slab sides, vertical grill, tiered roof, lots of big glass, and a DOOR INSTEAD OF A TAIL GATE.