Thread: New LR's Make the old ones dated

I read that too Graeme.

Considering aircraft,bridges,tunnels etc all use variations of monocoque construction for their strength,I'd wouldn't question the strength of it in a vehicle.Adding to this LR use hydra forming instead of bending and welding. Pat

Originally Posted by BobD

Hey Terry, maybe the Discovery 5 should have been a sedan to satisfy you!! The only similarity with all of the cars you have mentioned is that they are some sort of wagon. I wonder how you can make a wagon not look like a wagon when it is one.

I wonder how many updates the D5 will need to make it really functional and relatively trouble-free.
If you consider the D4 evolved slowly and thoughtfully from the D3, to what it is now, a very capable and reliable all-rounder, the D5 has a long evolution ahead, stay away for a few updates at least!

Considering the D5 is an evolution from the D4 and the L494 RRS I expect it to be well sorted on arrival. I haven't heard of anything going wrong with the L494.
The days of Landrover developing cars in the market would seem to be over now they have a decent budget and modern facilities.

If I think back to the D3 it was mainly the customers and repairers becoming knowledgeable about the car rather than the car developing. Sure there were improvements to the terrain response along the way but the D3 TR was very effective from the start and the improvements were incremental.

Originally Posted by Geedublya

Considering the D5 is an evolution from the D4 and the L494 RRS I expect it to be well sorted on arrival. I haven't heard of anything going wrong with the L494.
The days of Landrover developing cars in the market would seem to be over now they have a decent budget and modern facilities.

If I think back to the D3 it was mainly the customers and repairers becoming knowledgeable about the car rather than the car developing. Sure there were improvements to the terrain response along the way but the D3 TR was very effective from the start and the improvements were incremental.

Sounds like you've ordered one. Incremental or not, improvements always are necessary and implemented, good luck with your purchase.

No, I haven't ordered one but I did own a 2005 D3 and now a 2010 D4. The D4 has a nicer interior but other than that there aren't a lot of differences.

It happens that my end of lease is 2018 so the D5 will be of interest to me.