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^ The Disco Sport is the Fl2 replacement, part of a new Discovery family. The one most of us are waiting to see is yet to come, 2016 ish.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
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Land Rover has sort of confirmed exclusively to Auto Express that more than three Discovery models could arrive
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So has anyone else heard any release dates yet for either the Discovery Sport or Full Fat Discovery?MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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Tailgate looks a much better idea than that of the concept
eventual vehicles will be:
current Freelander is a CAR....just above a "crossover"
it doesn't have low ratio gearbox or the massive wheel travel of the Disco....which limits it a bit off road
&
It doesnt have air suspension
it also uses a Haldex device instead of the transfer box & a middle diff it dose work sort of in a similar way...but isn't the same in the rough stuff
Will the Discovery Sport follow this line ? ...smaller vehicle with the look & the name but missing fundamental features of Discos...that differentiates them above FL2's & most other 4x4's from other makers
Will the 2016 FF Disco replacement have the same wheel travel, low ratio & air suspension ?
I realise there will be a train of posts after this one from this who say "I dont need that" or "I will never use it" which to me is a load of - if they want something simpler (which means cheaper)...or they want a look alike - go buy a Nissan or whatever.
What I would hope is: Land Rover Learn lessons - & design, make & build a vehicle that hasn't got prone rubber bushings that owners have to replace at ridiculously low milages......
Land Rover Learn lessons - - build Discos with brake pipes that dont corrode & cause vehicle to fail MOT's - it would cost a few pounds more t fit Cu-Ni-Fer or copper ones that last the life of the car.....Ditto air conditioning pipes
Land Rover Learn lessons -...& underseal the new Disco...another few quid would prevent corrosion that is total preventable...another few quid
Land Rover Learn lessons -...& fit windscreen wipers that actually work without clickety clack noises...meaning that owners have to fund the research to get quiet ones
Land Rover Learn lessons-...design, make & fit anything that has been a prone item on previous vehicles
I couldn't give a po oh whether it looks sexy or more streamlined....
please dont value engineer the vehicle to be something low cost
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for either the Discovery Sport or Full Fat Discovery?
- if they want something simpler (which means cheaper)...or they want a look alike - go buy a Nissan or whatever.
