I reckon they're on an absolute winner with this one. Not only does it make the competition look dated, it changes the shape enough for all those who aren't familiar with the brand to seriously consider them.
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I reckon they're on an absolute winner with this one. Not only does it make the competition look dated, it changes the shape enough for all those who aren't familiar with the brand to seriously consider them.
Well the video said its the most capable Discovery ever❗️that settles that then :D
Cheers, Babs :D Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner
It has some great gizmo's but it's look doesn't make me feel like rushing out and buying one. Discoverys have always stood out from the pack with their own unique identifiable strong look.
This latest version looks like just about any other generic common soft awd on the market today, actually it is almost Kia'ish.
The back from a dead side view does look awkward. But I'll get over that and squint when I need to.
I do hope the suspension is a little softer than the D4
I like the look. Funny, in one of the vids the D5 passes a D4 and it makes the D4 look like a dinosaur, which I think that's what they were hoping to achieve by doing that.
I'd buy one but for the wife. 9 USB ports, one of the vids show the whole family jumping in the car all the kids and parents with a device each, it really made me think of the world we now live in everyone has a head buried in a bloody device, so much so that they have to market a new vehicle based around these features. :O
Hopefully the new Defender when it arrives will be a more practical tourer and a suitable replacement for D4.
The D5 looks great and probably is as capable but for a tourer probably won't be high on most people's list.
If they keep the D4 platform and change the body shape a little to resemble Defender they'd be on a winner :)
Cheers, Babs :D Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner
Personally I can't see the difference to the RRS which is what I hoped they would not do. Where's the point of difference? Why motorise everything - the current seat operation is genius? Too glitzy which is my feeling for the late D4 already.
As Pauline said "I don't like it"
Hopefully the defender takes on a similar shape to the D4......
Don't mind the look of the D5.......but doesn't really stand out in the crowd.
I wanna know how they look on the back of a tilt tray....ha
For touring in Aus the 200 series is a winner. Dealerships everywhere, cheap servicing, great depreciation, and the new ones aren't that bad on fuel.
I thought the launch was underwhelming. All I learnt about the vehicle was that it has wi-fi and that McGovern's favourite feature is the seat configuring app. I wonder if he's actually done any off-roading. They seemed to be more excited about the Lego world record.
I'm sure the vehicle itself will be very good and will be far more capable off-road than it looks. Clearly though it's pitched at a different market segment to the previous models. It's competitors are BMW/Audi/Merc rather than LandCruiser - more Eurocentric thinking. What we need now is a new Defender to fill the gap in the market where the original Disco was.
What I did find interesting was the parade of old models. The Camel D1 of course looked very cool but the two standouts were the G4 D2a and the millionth Disco, pre face-lift D4. The styling on these two looked just right and timeless.
Cheers,
Jon
That's been my thinking all along. JLR and McGovern have been saying for years that there will be three discrete 'pillars' in the Land Rover range, with 'Discovery' being the lifestyle focused vehicles. The D5 should be the top of the Discovery range, and easily identifiable as such. It should look like the culmination of nearly three decades of heritage. What they seem to have done is released a cut-price Range Rover that shares little with its predecessors.Quote:
Originally Posted by PerthDisco
Case in point, there's a Discovery Sport parked near my home that has replaced the Discovery letters on the front and back with "Range Rover". I guess she wanted an Evoque but couldn't afford one. Is that really what Discovery has become? :o