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DG wrote:
I appreciate it's a bit unscientific... but where elbows and arms sit is of great importance for comfort I think I have said before that the armrests in the D5 are almost invalidated by the bigger cubby lid
I agree about the arm rests. I noticed that they sit below the cubby lid and that the cubby lid is high enough, and close enough, for me to use it as an arm rest quite happily. I would say that the cubby lid in the D5 is noticeably higher than in my RRS1 (and by extension, the D4). The D5's fold down arm rests are redundant (for me, at least). I would guess, however, that they are more useful for a smaller driver - I'm thinking women here, of course, as they tend to be closer to the wheel and thus the cubby lid will be too far back for them.Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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15th May 2018 9:32 pm
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LT wrote:
Here’s a pic I took earlier, similar(ish) angle to the photo RedMerle posted.
In conclusion, the D3/4 has a lower waistline, more glass and better visibility all round than any of the current LR models.
Hang on - the second row headrest makes the rear side window unusable. The C and D pillars are effectively one big pillar. The D5 in RM's earlier shot clearly shows that the view back is better because you can see through the window. Ergo, the D5 is better than the D4.
Now the mods can close the thread. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
15th May 2018 9:37 pm
LT
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Not for me it doesn’t.
Shorter drivers could remove the headrests in the rear of the D4 when they’re not in use. D5 drivers can lower the headrests. A nice touch, but then it is more expensive that the D4 was.
How about a pic with the D5 headrests up? Or to save further embarrassment, just close the thread. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
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15th May 2018 9:57 pm
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On the back of folding headrest envy.... I hereby comply
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I think I have said before that the armrests in the D5 are almost invalidated by the bigger cubby lid 
