Cue someone to tell us it doesn't matter because they'll sell loads anyway....
(missing the point completely)
I already did 7 or 8 posts up!!
You guys seem to think LR are worried about a small minority of their user base.
They are now looking for real volume in the global marketplace, along with all the other manufacturers.
26th Aug 2016 8:46 am
J77
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RDR wrote:
Tailgate aside (I'm still on the fence but praying) i like the proportions in those pictures. The lights look good too.
Maybe its the angle but I see no spare on this one, could be many reasons being a test car or do you think with the smaller engine variants it will be a repair pack to keep the weight down The small panel at the top of the low valence intreagues me. The tow cover will lower down and bigger so wonder what thats all about. emergency access to the automatic picnic bench thing for when it goes wrong?
It has one, a skinny space saver.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
Cue someone to tell us it doesn't matter because they'll sell loads anyway....
(missing the point completely)
I already did 7 or 8 posts up!!
You guys seem to think LR are worried about a small minority of their user base.
They are now looking for real volume in the global marketplace, along with all the other manufacturers.
You seem very sure that we're talking about such small minorities.
Apart from missing the point as CC says (which is that we don't really give a about LR's profits if they aren't going to provide us with a suitable vehicle), the business case is debatable too.
It is not true to say that business success is about writing off minorities. Every customer is important, and as I said before, it is only valid reasoning if LR have managed to secure the best possible compromise between their markets. It's seems likely to me (on what we can determine so far) that they could have done more for "us" without damaging their other sales, and their whole range has to be taken into account in that. It doesn't matter if it will sell well or not - if they are needlessly losing sales it is a poor show.
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26th Aug 2016 3:12 pm
jimbg
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I do not disagree with what you are saying, but one has to assume that LR have done their homework and time will tell whether it will get marked 10 out of 10 or not .
It has to be said that radical changes do stir up the user-base though!!
Indeed, but it is quite funny that most of us spend our time cursing LR for their little foibles when our vehices go wrong or are annoyingly difficult to repair, however, as soon as a new vehicle is released, LR are sainted and can do no wrong. More often than not, the biggest failure is that of success. Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
Freelander 2 2007 HSE Manual Tambora Flame
Previous: FL2 56 reg SE Manual Black (written off )
Disco 3 06 reg B7S Manual Rimini Red
Disco 2 TD5 Y reg ES Manual Blue - Chipped
Several Discovery 300 TDis
26th Aug 2016 4:16 pm
J77
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With those alloys it's not doing it for me.
Kia Sportage springs to mind23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
26th Aug 2016 4:16 pm
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Without being rarely nerdy on the details (such as the top edge of the windscreen being a bit squarer) and without some kind of scale ruler, how are we going to tell a Disco Sport apart from a new Disco? It looks a bit like the relationship between an iPhone 6 and a 6 Plus.
Will there be some nice clear badging to tell them apart?2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
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26th Aug 2016 4:18 pm
J77
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Front end is completely different to the DS, DS has dark indicators in the mirrors. Focus on the differences not the similarities.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
26th Aug 2016 4:23 pm
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26th Aug 2016 4:27 pm
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Red Merle wrote:
Without being rarely nerdy on the details (such as the top edge of the windscreen being a bit squarer) and without some kind of scale ruler, how are we going to tell a Disco Sport apart from a new Disco? It looks a bit like the relationship between an iPhone 6 and a 6 Plus.
Will there be some nice clear badging to tell them apart?
The one I saw on the road was biiggg no confusion with a DS.DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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26th Aug 2016 4:35 pm
RDR
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I think in the realworld shear scale will tel the difference between the DS and D5 in these shots it looks really big just like an Epoke Vs FFRR front on MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
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26th Aug 2016 4:36 pm
Red Merle
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J77 wrote:
Front end is completely different to the DS, DS has dark indicators in the mirrors. Focus on the differences not the similarities.
Disco - light indicators in the mirrors, DS dark indicators in the mirrors. Got it.
I can tell them apart now 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
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The small panel at the top of the low valence intreagues me. The tow cover will lower down and bigger so wonder what thats all about. emergency access to the automatic picnic bench thing for when it goes wrong? 
about LR's profits if they aren't going to provide us with a suitable vehicle), the business case is debatable too.
Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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