Thread: Disco 5 spy pics...

I bet if you go back to comments made back around 2004 when the first pics of D3's came out plenty of the then D2 and D1 owners said LR had wrecked the Disco with the yet to be released D3 and Disco's would never be as capable, sturdy or as good off road as the current versions.

So let's wait a couple of years and see what the conclusion is about the yet to arrive D5.

When it comes to Defender owners commenting on Disco's be they the new version or all the way back to the original D1 they will tell you we all drive pretend Land Rovers no matter what year or model, ask nearly any Defender owner they all know the only real LR's are Defenders. ...

Anyway I bet many current D3/4 owners in time just move on and love the new D5 when it arrives.

What's the bet?

Originally Posted by TerryO

I bet if you go back to comments made back 2004 when the first pics of D3's came out plenty of the then D2 and D1 owners said LR had wrecked the Disco with the yet to be released D3 and Disco's would never be the same or as capable or sturdy, or as good off road.

Let's wait a couple of years and see what the conclusion is about the yet to arrive D5. Defender owners will just whinge about Disco's, be they new versions or even back to the original D1 no matter what, as any Defender owner knows the only real LR's are Defenders. ...

Anyway I bet many current D3/4 owners in time just move on and love the new D5.

What's the bet?

And they will also be whinging about the new defender as it will be nothing like the old one.

Well Paul you quoted me before I finished rewriting my comment, but that's alright either version is ok.

Originally Posted by TerryO

I bet if you go back to comments made back around 2004 when the first pics of D3's came out plenty of the then D2 and D1 owners said LR had wrecked the Disco with the yet to be released D3 and Disco's would never be as capable, sturdy or as good off road as the current versions.

So let's wait a couple of years and see what the conclusion is about the yet to arrive D5.

When it comes to Defender owners commenting on Disco's be they the new version or all the way back to the original D1 they will tell you we all drive pretend Land Rovers no matter what year or model, ask nearly any Defender owner they all know the only real LR's are Defenders. ...

Anyway I bet many current D3/4 owners in time just move on and love the new D5 when it arrives.

What's the bet?

But that would be no fun!

For the record I think Discos are fantastic for the mainstream market. But they are simply not the seriously heavy duty vehicle required for constant heavy work use across 90% of the Australian continent, the farming sector, defence, etc.

The way people are talking about the new Defender, the mass market and the capability of Disco's I don't know why LR are even bothering with a new Defender. Obviously they think they'll capture the hilux market, but they are wrong IMO.

Who is going to fill the massive Tojo 75 series market (and what should be the massive Defender market)?

We will be right in this market about the time the new Discovery is launching in Oz. But I don't know . . . looks like the split rear tailgate is gone, which would be a pity. I might be wrong there, but I couldn't see it. Also, yes, windows are reducing. The forward crumple zone is RR exactly. Other than that, reserving judgment until dimensions and specs come out. I wouldn't mind the new lightweight but not going to give up functionality for it.

You're probably right about the tailgate. The Disco Sport and RRS have a single top hinge door.

Originally Posted by MrLandy

The way people are talking about the new Defender, the mass market and the capability of Disco's I don't know why LR are even bothering with a new Defender. Obviously they think they'll capture the hilux market, but they are wrong

Because not all us want to shell out the dollars for Disco......

The new defender will need to be sub $50k.....OK $60k to make it interesting to the mass market. Either way non landie owner would shy away from the first release.

Off the Disco3.uk site:



I like the look of it, time will tell how accurate the artists impression is.