Disco Sport for the day

[LandyAndy]

I had a Disco Sport loan car from Southern Landrover today.
I was pleasantly surprised with it.Its no D4,so one cant compare it to that,more like a Territory.
It was a diesel auto,went well,better than the D4 off the mark being lighter and smaller,easy to park too.Drives much nicer than a Territory,however the engine noise was bad,tyre noise was even worse.
Didnt like that eco start bussiness,the hot day soon negated that without having to use the switch.
Not the most economical vehicle,the readout was showing 8.8L/100km,I get 9.5L/100 regularly on the D4 readout.Considering its lighter/smaller and a smaller motor,its quite thirsty.Being a demo it probably gets punished a bit.
It was black with a glass roof which wasnt a good choice on a 38DegC Perth day,the aircon struggled at times,fans were much quieter than a D4
If I was in the market for another Territory,wouldnt hesitate to get one of these,especially when the new diesel mojo comes out.
Whats the go with airbags outside on the bonnet???? Never seen that before.
Andrew

[tailslide]

I missed seeing you there Andrew, I was there on my lunch break today, ordered a spare rim, Heavy Duty steel Gloss Black.

[LandyAndy]

Was there before you went to work:p:p:p:p:p
Dropped the D4 off at 7.45am,picked it up at 2.30pm.
Andrew

[LRD414]

Whats the go with airbags outside on the bonnet???? Never seen that before.
Pedestrian impact protection? Not sure how it could sense that though.

Scott

[LandyAndy]

Pedestrian impact protection? Not sure how it could sense that though.

Scott

They are on the windscreen edge of the bonnet.
To stop an angry pedestrian entering the cab and discussing your driving skills????
Andrew

[LandyAndy]

Well there you go.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWCzcWJG9f0
Andrew

[Disco225]

I haven't found my Sport to be too heavy on Fuel. I came from a Mondeo XR5 turbo to the Sport and it seems to have better fuel consumption in a heavier vehicle and the diesel is much cheaper than premium unleaded. I haven't noticed much tyre noise, maybe your loan vehicle had different tyres. I have 19" Continentals, I think they also come with 18" & 20"

[Disco225]

On a recent trip from Albion Park to Braidwood 400km round trip mainly highway conditions the computer showed fuel consumption of 7.0L/100km. That was using cruise control wherever possible.