Thread: Are all new Land Rovers the same?

They all look the same that’s for sure - well the new Defender looks ok but all the others seem to be quite difficult to tell apart IMO.

At a passing glance there isn’t much difference (apart from size) between a Velar, Evoque, Range Rover and Range Rover Sport.

The Disco 5 and Disco sport look the same at the front as well - Land Rover have certainly taken a lead from Porsche on the ‘Can’t be arsed paying designers any more’ train of thought.

I cannot tell the new ones apart and have to try to catch a glance at the bonnet name plate or the name across the back of the vehicle to tell if I am even looking at a land rover sometimes. No character (same same) so limited interest so no effort to learn differences.

They have all become unafordable (down here anyway) and all ride on air suspension, which most people write off as not bush worthy. I'm hoping it is since I plan to take my P38 far and about but yeah. They all do look alike and personally I do not believe there is much soul left in them.

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My wife was getting in to the 2.4 Puma one day when another woman in a new Discovery started talking to her. She said her Discovery was a hybrid but if she forgot to plug it in at night the fuel consumption (don't know if it's diesel or petrol) was pretty bad. Probably from carting all of that battery weight around. The irony is that prior to this she had a Range Rover, one of the real big ones. She was very disappointed in her new one.

Originally Posted by prelude

They have all become unafordable (down here anyway) and all ride on air suspension, which most people write off as not bush worthy. I'm hoping it is since I plan to take my P38 far and about but yeah. They all do look alike and personally I do not believe there is much soul left in them.

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The P38 is the vehicle that started the thought process that air suspension wasn’t suitable for off road as it did have a number of issues - pretty much all sorted these days and the known issues with the P38 can be overcome.

You can get the new Defender with coil springs as an option.

We will see some very different versions soon it seems.

"Jaguar Land Rover is developing a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle based on the new Defender SUV, and plans to begin testing the prototype next year.The prototype program, known as Project Zeus, is part of JLR’s larger aim to only produce zero-tailpipe emissions vehicles by 2036. JLR has also made a commitment to have zero carbon emissions across its supply chain, products and operations by 2039."

My pick is the Hydrogen assuming supply at service stations for Trucking allows coverage to enable real world travel.

The BEV versions are JLR's "Reimagine strategy will see Land Rover's smallest cars swapped onto new EMA platform, shunning pure combustion" hybrid and Battery only.

Then happily some will just go our own way and follow the leader in tricking up our current drives with options as they become available and affordable.

Originally Posted by prelude

They have all become unafordable (down here anyway) and all ride on air suspension, which most people write off as not bush worthy. I'm hoping it is since I plan to take my P38 far and about but yeah. They all do look alike and personally I do not believe there is much soul left in them.

-P

Despite being a well thought out and worthy upgrade from the Classic, I agree that the P38 just lacked something intangible. I could never quite put my finger on it. The Series Landrovers were full of character and the Classics had, literally, layers and layers of technology added on over the decades until it couldn't take any more. But, gee, they just felt like home. The P38 was efficient, comfortable, did everything well, was good in the bush and quite straightforward to work on, particularly the EAS. But it was never somehow "your" car.
But I genuinely love the D4. It is actually a progression from the P38 in functionality and can be readily modified with aftermarket stuff for touring, towing or expedition requirements so that you can tailor it like a bespoke suit. So, I would argue the D4 does have that elusive quality of character.