Thread: Some better spy shots at last!

Who knows if they are the real deal or not. Why not just take a close look to see what we can make of it and have a bit of fun.

IFS all round, no surprise. EAS? doubtful but would be nice to have. But it looks low to the ground so jury out on EAS for me
Bonnet clamps interesting but are they product
Rear door. Well if production it will divide owners. If you tow the door will potentially be a PITA. If you don't then great access.
Rear storage area looks small but with rear seats down should be about the same as a D4 perhaps
Rims look tall enough to be 18's
Clean underbody
Dual rear mufflers could be any engine type from 4-6 cylinders. But their location, if production, may diminish departure angle
Engine vents in front of F&R doors look deep so wading depth could be an interesting number
Rear of car appears to have quite defined portal which defines the door and rear bumper size. Rear bumper has reversing sensors fitted or dots indicating them

Will be interesting to see what happens next with the project.

Hopefully we will get 6 cylinders

Rob

Ill repeat one of the comments i read on farcebook.

"It looks like what the D5 should have been"

Originally Posted by SSmith

"It looks like what the D5 should have been"

Pretty much what I said about 18 months ago. The D5 moved away from what the D4 was, leaving a big gap to be filled by the Defender. I hope a split tailgate is an option.

Originally Posted by johntins

Pretty much what I said about 18 months ago. The D5 moved away from what the D4 was, leaving a big gap to be filled by the Defender. I hope a split tailgate is an option.

Barn door or doors hopefully.....

Originally Posted by SSmith

Ill repeat one of the comments i read on farcebook.

"It looks like what the D5 should have been"

That's what I thought - it's a re-worked D4. For example, the C pillar is pure D4. And yes, it's what the D5 should've been.

I think that it will also have sub-frames, like the D4 was both monocoque and on a ladder chassis, but without the full ladder frame.

Originally Posted by weeds

Barn door or doors hopefully.....

It's going to have a tail-mounted spare - the leaked internal representations show a spare on the rear door.

It looks to me JLR have stuck moulding to roof, bonnet, door window sills and rear quarter to conceal the shape. Which probably means the final shape is under there somewhere.

Originally Posted by RobA

EAS? doubtful but would be nice to have. But it looks low to the ground so jury out on EAS for me


Rob

I'd expect it to be EAS - otherwise this pilot model would have more ground clearance. And given that it's IFS they'd just plug in what's currently under the D5 etc, which means EAS.