Thread: Discovery 5

Does anybody know yet if they have to take the body off to change the rear timing belts, or to remove the motor etc?

From what I have read so far it has a monocoque body / chassis. Meaning there is no separate chassis, it's all in one like modern cars are.

Same build as the RRS.

I wish car company new model releases were much like Apple. They announce the new model and all it's detail then in the next couple of days they release the product in full. Of course, fanboys will cue up and wait for them to open the doors on the morning of release.

I'm not saying I'd cue up, but I'm not saying I wouldn't.

Originally Posted by SimmAus

I was really looking forward to seeing this and learning a bit more about the config, then it all got a bit anti climatic...a bit soft, stupid electric seats touted as the "best feature"...lost some of the adventure that disco stands for IMHO.
Time will tell whether the same versatility will exist (adventure, touring and luxury sedan), it will sell like hot cakes with the school mum brigade.

18" wheels available according to the telegraph, but LRA will probably not bring those in...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/news...-pictures-and/

I was never going to be queuing up for the first production run, so keeping my D4 for now.....

That article neatly sums up my feelings.

Now I've had a look at the website and seen it in some normal colours I think it looks good. That orange just makes it look ugly - what were they thinking! I like it like an RRS though, not like a Discovery.

What I think is a pity is that its losing more of it's practicality for the sake of more luxury and in doing so losing the Discovery dna. That said, from a market point of view it's probably a good move and will sell like hotcakes when we eventually see it. I just have to accept that I am no longer the target market and hopefully Defender will fulfill my requirements.

I think this model needs to be viewed within the context of the entire model range, which is hard to do without Defender. There is a lot riding on the new Defender now. If the new Defender manages to fill the void now left by Discovery, then this Discovery will be a good thing, like the RRS. Without a model that will fill that void, not to mention that of the original Defender, then Land Rover will lose credibility and their whole raison-d'etre.

It will be interesting to see how their rural dealers fare for six months without either Defender or Discovery. Just have to sell more Jags I guess.

Cheers,
Jon

I don't mind the look - not a huge fan, but it may grow on me...

I'm pleased to see the weight drop and will be interested to see GVM figures etc, to see if there is any increase in load carrying capacity (I fear there wont be.)

It's also good to see the wading depth increase too... at least that's a sign it's not totally designed for the city.

I think I'll miss the split tailgate though..... I was standing on mine this morning to help me reach something I was tying down to the roof rack, thinking " this will be blood awkward with the D5 style tailgate..".

If I go there, it looks like tying stuff to the rack, will need to be delegated to 6'3" son

Originally Posted by Bytemrk

I think I'll miss the split tailgate though..... I was standing on mine this morning to help me reach something I was tying down to the roof rack, thinking " this will be blood awkward with the D5 style tailgate..".

A tail-gate mounted ladder will do the trick.

'Working on 18" rims' in the link on TerryO post looks promising,but surely you would have thought though they would have had it already sorted.

That tailgate thing looks useless for getting up to the roof rack

It seems too narrow as well.

Waterproof key is great.

Surely if one model could have had a larger fuel tank,wouldn't it be available for all models?

The uprated 2litre, with reduced weight, should get along nicely,although towing the V6 is probably the go.

i wonder if the new motors have done away with the timing belts,saving on maintenance costs?

Price increases across the range presumably.

It actually appears to be a larger RRS,trying to compete with X5,Q7,and similar.

Discovery seems to be going further away from the family touring wagon it always was.

Anyway,when it gets here,we will find out more,and that won't be until after Christmas sometime.