Thread: McGoverns weasel words, get used to it...

Originally Posted by MrLandy

Cheers RR

Tojo 100 & 200 are both impractical fat whales.



Ah, I dont think I'm kidding myself about anything. I'm critiquing the demise of pragmatic bush ready Land Rovers, in a very clear eyed way. I think Land Rover are kidding themselves about the long term credibility of their brand.

Yes, but do they care about the credibility of the brand to all us die hard owners or care more about the new cashed up buyers that are making their sales figures skyrocket compared to back 15 years...

Sadly not I think - Land Rover will just become another brand name on the market and we will be left to restore the older 'true' versions on the marque.

I mean - can you see anyone buying a 40 year old D4 or L322 in decades to come to restor them?

I think not.

Originally Posted by bacicat

Yes, but do they care about the credibility of the brand to all us die hard owners or care more about the new cashed up buyers that are making their sales figures skyrocket compared to back 15 years...

Sadly not I think - Land Rover will just become another brand name on the market and we will be left to restore the older 'true' versions on the marque.

I mean - can you see anyone buying a 40 year old D4 or L322 in decades to come to restor them?

I think not.

Exactly Bacicat.

We may be witnessing the End of Discovery as a real 4WD too. Get your D4's while you can. Looks like Land Rover only make high riding sports cars now.

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Originally Posted by MrLandy

My confidence in Gerry McGovern as designer of pragmatic 4WD vehicles is waning fast.

"Land Rover director of design Gerry McGovern admitted that Range Rover and Discovery styling would get closer and closer together and that he wanted to make the Discovery "more sexy."

And this...which actually doesn't even make sense...
"A Range Rover, in my view, will never be a full optimised seven-seat, that's exclusivity. Discoverys are more inclusive, there will be an optimised seven-seat Discovery. So it will be the versatility verses the luxury execution that will be the differentiator. Visually once you start to see these other Discoverys coming out and you see them next to Range Rovers there are definite difference between their characters ? but they're still all Land Rovers," said McGovern.

Brace yourselves for more design speak over functionality, as Land Rover leads the way in The Vanishing of pragmatic, practical 4WD design, in favour of ever more sleek 'sexy' school drop off SUV's and more McGovern weasel words attempting to convince us that these are still real 4WD's.



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I don't think Gerry McGovern has said anything that hasn't always been the case. The Rangie has always been the luxury 5 seater, the Discovery has always been the versatile 7 seater with the option of almost RR levels of luxury.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

I don't think Gerry McGovern has said anything that hasn't always been the case. The Rangie has always been the luxury 5 seater, the Discovery has always been the versatile 7 seater with the option of almost RR levels of luxury.

Exactly. Except McGovern is all about luxurious exclusivity. Inclusivity has vaporised with the demise of Defender.