Disappointed in the D5 / waiting for the Defender

Interesting stuff jethro, that would have been awesome to have spoken to someone like that!
When the 5 first came out, I couldn’t stand the rear end, but after working near the Land Rover experience at the Melb 4x4 Show and looking at it the whole time, I sort of came around. Then I saw them again at Henty field days, looking at it there again, then while on holidays, I saw a grey one yesterday in the street and have to say that I thought it was quite imposing and then thought maybe I should have waited the 18m to get the 5 lol
Anyway, it’s growing on me!
Dave

Isn't this the end of the debate. From the LR design boss's mouth they have pushed Discovery closer to Range Rover with Disco being all about "lifestyle enabling" and "(the new) defenders are going to be all about their durability". So that's clear. Disco has moved more towards luxo tourer and if you want serious offroader in a new LR product wait for the new Defender.

Cheers

Land Rover Defender replacement is coming, at last

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Originally Posted by ozscott

Isn't this the end of the debate. From the LR design boss's mouth they have pushed Discovery closer to Range Rover with Disco being all about "lifestyle enabling" and "(the new) defenders are going to be all about their durability". So that's clear. Disco has moved more towards luxo tourer and if you want serious offroader in a new LR product wait for the new Defender.

Cheers

Land Rover Defender replacement is coming, at last

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I’m pretty sure this was covered back in the first page or two... so no, apparently not the end of the debate :)

Yes something like that. But as many keep pointing out, the proof will be in the pudding, because McGiver is always kinda saying nothing.

How much is McGovern paid to come up with all that waffle about design not being design, and only Defenders being durable...what? and all other Land Rovers are really Range Rovers, etc? Blah

To be fair on the guy, he does only seem to have the interests of those in his own street at heart - Mayfair, or Park Lane, or wherever he lives in London. It's pretty clear that he doesn't go bush...ever.

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Isn't this the end of the debate. From the LR design boss's mouth they have pushed Discovery closer to Range Rover with Disco being all about "lifestyle enabling" and "(the new) defenders are going to be all about their durability". So that's clear. Disco has moved more towards luxo tourer and if you want serious offroader in a new LR product wait for the new Defender.

Cheers

Land Rover Defender replacement is coming, at last

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That was just the beginning of the debate ozscott! 😳 ...look how many pages and there's no such thing as Defender...yet.

Yep no Defender yet...but there doesn't need to be. His message is tolerable clear about where D5 has gone. His other clear message is the LR aim for new Defender...surely both are believable even for true believers.
Cheers

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Yep no Defender yet...but there doesn't need to be.

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Not having a go at you ozscott, but this is a beautiful Freudian slip - articulating what McGovern really thinks and the real reason the 'design' of the next Defender has been so bungled. 🙃🐑

He said something like, the D5 is more a Range Rover which somehow makes way for the Defender ...to be a Disco? Which makes room for ?? to be Defender?

Seriously why doesn't Landrover stop mucking about with all this new fangled D5 stuff and just start making brand new D2a's, I would buy one of those in a heartbeat [bigwhistle]

The end of the debate?

As this thread keeps going around in circles,it will never end.

Now how long is that piece of string[bighmmm]

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Seriously why doesn't Landrover stop mucking about with all this new fangled D5 stuff and just start making brand new D2a's, I would buy one of those in a heartbeat [bigwhistle]

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Cause they don't wanna go broke........