Thread: New RRS in the flesh

Had a look at it, and my first thought was that there is no way it should be called a seven seater. When the D3 came out it was hailed for the packaging and amount of passenger room it had because of its hydro pressed chassis (correct me if I'm wrong) but the third row has a minuscule amount of room. Nice looking though, not like the new FFRR. I always wanted one until I saw the new one in the flesh - horrible.

Originally Posted by minibloodhound

Had a look at it, and my first thought was that there is no way it should be called a seven seater. When the D3 came out it was hailed for the packaging and amount of passenger room it had because of its hydro pressed chassis (correct me if I'm wrong) but the third row has a minuscule amount of room. Nice looking though, not like the new FFRR. I always wanted one until I saw the new one in the flesh - horrible.

The advertising hype goes to great pain to explain that its not a 7 seater....it's a 5+2.
They don't want prospective customers to think its a people mover.
Brett.....

I agree,

I had a little look at the expo and it seems to have lost the distinctive look of the now superseded sport.

It definitely looks much bigger and less sporty than the old one.

Still it is very pretty and I agree the back 2 seat would only be good for small children with no legs !!!

Regards,

George.

Here in South Africa, the new RRS will be strictly 5-seater, with a full spare wheel instead of the kiddie seats.

Those low profile tyres and the outback....how does this pan out in practice?

Finally, as RRS now run on a RR platform, will its sub-forum be moved away from Disco forum?

Originally Posted by XianR

Finally, as RRS now run on a RR platform, will its sub-forum be moved away from Disco forum?

That has been discussed. Don't think it will happen any time soon though.

Originally Posted by DiscoWeb

It definitely looks much bigger and less sporty than the old one.

It is a bit bigger as it is based on the full fat chassis, it is a LOT lighter than the old one and a LOT sportier. Active suspension keeps it nearly flat in the corners, even at silly speeds, and the engine is a powerhouse compared to anything they have previously offered. It finally is a Range Rover and it finally is Sporty. Took them a while but they got there.

Watch Top Gears report on it - it is quite something on the track.

Originally Posted by bacicat

That has been discussed. Don't think it will happen any time soon though.

But the Evoque lives in the RR section - go figure.

Originally Posted by garrycol

But the Evoque lives in the RR section - go figure.

Yeah, but the Evoque is a bastard child and know one knows where to put it...

I think the new RRS will stay in the D3/D4/RRS forum so it has some continuity.

Originally Posted by bacicat

Yeah, but the Evoque is a bastard child and know one knows where to put it...

I think the new RRS will stay in the D3/D4/RRS forum so it has some continuity.

A quite handsome bastard , yeah! Pimped FL2 and built on the same production line.