I almost got ran over by my neighbors defender some months back, even though I wasn't particularly happy ( I was driving my bicycle on my lane ), he was pulling outside of his garage like a madman, some part of me thought, well it would be a better way to go than with some random Corolla.
Finest is a relative term I suppose, Land Rover/Jaguar sales have been up the last 6 yrs with discovery sport and evoque leading the latest sales numbers. Personally I like both stylings and I am hoping they go forth with the defender re-design, maybe not the one they were showing a few years back though.