No way it was designed that long ago. Has McGovern "flower arranger" all over it.
Sad when Toyota products are better LRs than the ones branded so.
Disco 5: Let the depression set in
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No way it was designed that long ago. Has McGovern "flower arranger" all over it.
Sad when Toyota products are better LRs than the ones branded so.
You are way overthinking this new Discovery. You might want to look at the new Range Rover that's getting built on the Jag F Pace platform. I forget what they call it. Bigger than Evoque but smaller than a Sport. And the engines pointed the right direction.
How should it be thought of?
An LR4 is very fancy, but it still looks like an old Discovery... Its a continuation of the lineage.
The Discovery 5 seems to be a Disco in name only. It feels more like a reboot than a sequel.
It's just a car some trophy wife is going to use to take the kids to school and practice. Go drive it.
The Range Rover Sport definitely is cheap inside, and it always has been. The only one to buy is the full size Range Rover.
We usually buy Sports, only occasionally the big daddies, and I'm always shocked at how cheap the interior feels on the Sport. Some of the Grand Cherokees we have are nicer.
People buy them to get the Range Rover badge and hope to be part of the "group". Like buying a Michael Kors bag and trying to fit in with the Hermes crowd.
Yep - I just went gay.
That's fine.
People are probably pissed cause they expected the reboot to be Chris Nolan Batman and instead got Joel Schumacher Batman.
Or they're women?
My wife really wants a Sport and thinks the full size are ugly
Has she driven one? They ride like shit compared to a full size. They ride like shit compared to just about any stock SUV. Like I've said - they are a post op tranny SUV - unsure of what the hell they are. Not an SUV and certainly not a sports sedan.
That's some BS. They are practically the same vehicle. they are both built on the D7u chassis as far as I know and share many of the same components. They are as similar as an older RRS is to an LR3.
I have had quite a few customers tell me that their L322 Range Rovers had a much better ride than their current L405s. This is likely due to the aluminum architecture and suspension components. They don't ride as well, but they drive much better.
They are both available with 19"-22" wheels. I'm sure the tire sizes are the same or very close.
From a picture right? That's the best way to figure out how a vehicle looks and feels, no need to stand next to anything. No need to drive it or even sit in it, just look at a couple pictures.
When they went away from a straight axle with swivel housings they lost strength. They lost me when they went to the Disco 2 with rovercanus and his Buick wheel bearings and Bosch engine management. That being said I like this car, totally agree with you guys it looks a little funny to me in some ways. Like its really strange looking with that rear license plate not centered. It is hard to tell them apart from the Discovery Sport so people will be even more confused about the Discovery name plate. I saw someone in this thread call it a LR5, pretty sure it's not getting called that.
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No, she's not that vapid
There's tons of post-2005 rovers of all sorts over here so you get to see them up close quite a bit. Remember, it snows alot and this is 3M,Target,Medtronic,US bank,BestBuy,General Mills, etc. territory.