Disco 5: Let the depression set in

[ERover82]

From this..

To this..
http://www.autoblog.com/2016/07/19/land-rover-discovery-spy-shots

It seems we hate every new generation and then come to appreciate it years down the road. I don't see it happening this time.

Tiny headlights, taillights, grill, roof step, bumper. Large low sills, spoiler, and overhang. Looks like a Ford Explorer fucked a Range Rover Sport in the tail pipe.

 

[MGRover1]

So sad...It does look like ford explorer.

 

[Howski]

After seeing spy photos I've wondered if the LR4 will be the last of the Discovery line to have any enthusiast following

 

[stu454]

After seeing spy photos I've wondered if the LR4 will be the last of the Discovery line to have any enthusiast following

At least with the '14-'16 LR4's you'll know it has the HD package if you find one with a two-speed transfer case.

Of course, I'm curious how many opt for that??

 

[robertf]

Toyota still has a following and (other than the fj80) their North American trucks have been shit for 30+ years

 

[Drillbit]

After seeing spy photos I've wondered if the LR4 will be the last of the Discovery line to have any enthusiast following

Everyone says that about every model. The D2 "wasn't a real rover" The P38 has lost touch with what made Range Rovers great. The Lr3, LR4, MK3 etc. As long as these things are capable people will want to do things in them. With an average driver and set up stock I think an LR4 would go places a stock D1 couldn't.

 

[stu454]

It all went to hell as soon as they moved the driver's seat from the center.:rofl:

I'm not a fan of the lines, but it may grow on me. I wasn't a fan of the L322 at first; now, it seems damned near classic.

 

[pinkytoe69]

I'm not a fan of the lines, but it may grow on me. I wasn't a fan of the L322 at first; now, it seems damned near classic.

I think the difference is, the LRs and L322s still looked like they were ROVER in lineage.

The newest shit has none of that and could literally pass for some kind of Edge/Explorer super-duper titanium edition.

 

[stu454]

True. If you rebadged a Disco Sport with Kia emblems, no one would be able to tell the difference.

 

[p m]

Everyone says that about every model. The D2 "wasn't a real rover" The P38 has lost touch with what made Range Rovers great. The Lr3, LR4, MK3 etc. As long as these things are capable people will want to do things in them. With an average driver and set up stock I think an LR4 would go places a stock D1 couldn't.

What Marty said.

Seeing my white D1 parked next to LR4 made me realize that 265/75R16 tire size is only about half an inch larger than 255/60R19.

 

[ERover82]

I've given this some more thought.

The Discovery was created for family based adventures, and by that definition, the D5 will likely perform well.

However, due to its mechanical similarity to the Defender, the Discovery was able to be modified and used far beyond its original purpose. We became used to this and it became North America's affordable Defender.

Now we're losing something that wasn't meant to be. One model at a time LR moved away from Defender like engineering and left us with nothing to fill the widening gap.

What should have happened is Defender development should have continued and thus remained a relevant and marketable product in North America. Instead it stagnated until the 2016 Defender was more fitted to be a 2004 product.

Now we have a new Discovery that will probably do its job well, the job it's meant to do, but not the one we want it to.

That said, I still think it looks like shit.


I'm interested if they'll deliver the Defender they should have delivered many years ago. The one we should have all been driving and discussing all these years instead of old re-purposed Discos.

 

[mgreenspan]

I have liked everything they made up until the evoque, newest range rover, disco sport and now this. The curvy designs are not inspiring or unique. They look like Kias, Hyundais, and Fords. Nothing special at all.

 

[P38]

So sad...It does look like ford explorer.

Hardly surprising when Ford had a thieving hand in the long term development plans when they owned J-LR. The fact that Ford came to market sooner with their available resources simply means the Exploder got into the market first. J-LR weren't about to change their look for one market...

 

[P38]

Everyone says that about every model. The D2 "wasn't a real rover" The P38 has lost touch with what made Range Rovers great. The Lr3, LR4, MK3 etc. As long as these things are capable people will want to do things in them. With an average driver and set up stock I think an LR4 would go places a stock D1 couldn't.

Spoken as a true LR fan...

 

[K-rover]

Real Land Rovers have solid axles!:flipoff2:

 

[Shiftonthefly1]

We are are the tiniest percentage of the new car market. LR isn't in the business to develop legends or icons. Or hell even a lasting vehicle. They are in it to sell. This type of bloated pig shit is exactly what 98% of the population wants. So that's what they make. LR execs aren't sitting around wondering how they can appease us infantile off roaders, they are moving product. Period. "Features" are no longer highlighted with engine or mechanical wonders...all manufacturers will brag about blue tooth and back up cameras that the average schmuck cares about. Capabilities have been replaced with gadgets as the main selling points..because that's what sells to the most amount of people.

 

[ezzzzzzz]

I saw one up close in Passiac NJ yesterday. At first, I was confused to see 'Discovery' on the front hood of a Ford. After I rubbed my eyes I realized it was for real. If not for the lettering it looks like every other androgynous SUV out there.....so sad.

 

[Ed Cheung]

LR3 & 4 looks like a minivan, now the 5 looks like a Kia.

 

[bigred]

We are are the tiniest percentage of the new car market. LR isn't in the business to develop legends or icons. Or hell even a lasting vehicle. They are in it to sell. This type of bloated pig shit is exactly what 98% of the population wants. So that's what they make. LR execs aren't sitting around wondering how they can appease us infantile off roaders, they are moving product. Period. "Features" are no longer highlighted with engine or mechanical wonders...all manufacturers will brag about blue tooth and back up cameras that the average schmuck cares about. Capabilities have been replaced with gadgets as the main selling points..because that's what sells to the most amount of people.

How many of you are in the market for a new Disco? In fact, how many of you have an LR that's less than 10 years old. They don't give a shit what a guy who drives a 1999 disco and fixes his own stuff thinks.

 

[rover4x4]

Real Land Rovers have solid axles!:flipoff2:

Leaf Springs and a metal dash