It is confusing isn’t it! I was told by someone at the factory and a dealer that the model is in its runout due to the engines not meeting the latest emissions standards and all had to be registered by the end of the month. But then someone says that that’s only for the European market! Which is really the market for the 4/4.
No matter what, the factory should have seen this coming and planned a replacement engine.
I see in the latest Miscellany, some comments about the car and they don’t know the full story either. There was a suggestion that they may make a Plus 4 narrow body and call it a 4/4 but they have refused to make them when requested by customers or dealers for the past couple of years due to homoligation I believe. I know that there had been an issue over suitable tyres....the Avon’s used on the 75th Anniversary cars are not really meant for cars beyond 1970something I think.
No doubt we will get the definitive answer at some stage!
