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Oh dear, so it really is just like the Vision concept
When did having nice large (and deep cut) windows, that everyone (including the dog - see Avatar!) could see out of, go so badly out of fashion? Okay, so it's not a Pill Box, like the useless Evoque 3 door, but it's still hopeless! This sort of arty farty nonsense on a Land Rover, of all cars, really hacks me off (you can tell, can't you?! )
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26th Oct 2015 7:27 am
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Thought that picture had been kicking about for a while nowMY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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26th Oct 2015 8:11 am
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So JLR is set to give us a jelly mould Kia crossed with a Saab.
What else should I consider now that a new Disco is off the list?Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
Oh dear, so it really is just like the Vision concept
When did having nice large (and deep cut) windows, that everyone (including the dog - see Avatar!) could see out of, go so badly out of fashion? Okay, so it's not a Pill Box, like the useless Evoque 3 door, but it's still hopeless! This sort of arty farty nonsense on a Land Rover, of all cars, really hacks me off (you can tell, can't you?! )
How ironic that the concept should be called "Vision"!
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26th Oct 2015 8:53 am
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Russell wrote:
Thought that picture had been kicking about for a while now
No that's the first time ...I've had google alerts scouring for the first reveal for the last year21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
26th Oct 2015 9:02 am
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Robbie wrote:
So JLR is set to give us a jelly mould Kia crossed with a Saab.
What else should I consider now that a new Disco is off the list?
Yes agree, it's odd why LR are persisting with this jelly mould design throughout the model range whilst all other manufacturers new 4X4's and crossovers are going for a more tall flat front [purposful] look.
Think everyones hopes are well and truly pinned on the new Defender .... whenever that gets released ..... if they even decide to do one ...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
26th Oct 2015 9:04 am
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Anybody know why they thought sticking a massive raked C pillar would help the 7-seat experience or why they thought removing the practical cube shape of the boot and door would be appealingly?
If practicality has been lost from the Disco then you would be mad not to buy an RRS2 (quality issues aside).Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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Gauged from the position of the rear door handle the boot doesn't exactly look large either. Full 7 seater or just kiddie seats in the back?
Wonder what those peeps who are gagging for the D5 think? "Careful what you wish for" comes to mind.
26th Oct 2015 9:14 am
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Had pencilled in a D5 as my retirement present, looks like it will be a late D4 or the Defender replacement if it's any good. That appears to have lost the practical edge that D1-4 have and the distinctive stepped roof and rear window.==================================
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26th Oct 2015 9:22 am
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it is all called progress whichever way it goes...
26th Oct 2015 9:28 am
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I think LR may have gone a bit 'we know better than the prols' in its attitude
I guess it's the dizzy success of their sales in recent years
A 'last of the D4's' ( Pre punishing rfl rises ) may be the answer for you (and me) Robbie
Btw had a new RRS for a year and indeed a great vehicle, but in the end a little soulless, something akin to a trophy wife I feel Illegitimi Non Carborundum
26th Oct 2015 9:42 am
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