According to Clinton Waldeck, product specialist sales and brand ambassador for Jaguar Land Rover Stellenbosch, the heavily-camouflaged Land Rover arrived from Jaguar Land Rover Global in the United Kingdom a few days ago for various terrain and mechanical testing.
Waldeck was reluctant to reveal the details of the testing that was done on the prototype Discovery 5. “It’s still very hush-hush. All I can say is that they’ve brought them into our workshop for various diagnostic tests. They test these cars like they do with any other new vehicles: How does it cope with our conditions or how does it perform on our gravel roads?”
Could Waldeck get a closer look at the interior at least? “As I mentioned, it’s very top secret. The staff here aren’t even allowed a sneak peek of the interior. Because it’s still very much concept-based, they cover everything up inside,” Waldeck says.
He believes that this prototype will still see many changes and modifications before the final draft is revealed. “It’s still very much in the testing phase to find out what tweaks and adjustments are yet to be made. I think we’ll see many more changes to the Disco 5 before the final model is launched.”
Clinton says that beneath the camouflage, the Discovery adopted a similar front-end to the new Discovery Sport, and is manufactured mostly out of aluminium. A\
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Martin said it looks smaller than the D3/4 but in this picture it looks comparable with the D4 in the bakground.
You can see a step in the roof as well.MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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21st Jan 2016 8:51 am
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Good to see they're testing the breakdown feature thoroughly
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21st Jan 2016 11:00 am
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Interesting to see how far those rear lamps wrap around the sides...appears they are halfway past the fuel door....16 D4 Landmark
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21st Jan 2016 1:19 pm
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Is it not somthing to do with Scandenavian markets or american markets where they need side repeater lamps.MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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21st Jan 2016 1:22 pm
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Still quite positive about these pictures coming out but the more I look at the back it looks way to close to the system in this clip with the "Activity Platform" and deployable "Event Platform" rather than split tailgate which is no good when you've got dogs chomping at the bit to get out
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21st Jan 2016 2:18 pm
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That is one ugly looking side profile. Why curve it?23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
21st Jan 2016 11:44 pm
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Agreed.... it looks horrid at the back end from the side!! - looks OK apart from that I suppose.... 2016MY Discovery HSE - Black
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That rear overhang is HUGE! given the obvious disparity between approach and departure angles you have to hope that's part of the mock-up/disguise.
22nd Jan 2016 1:39 am
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I'd put money on that been a false rear end.
22nd Jan 2016 9:01 am
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That's the opposite of what I said about my Mother in Law. Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
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Not much less overhang in the DV, which I've got a feeling is exactly what we'll get. Lot of the DV structure in that cammo'ed rear end. Hide you're top secret new car in plain sight.
Also makes for a good disguise for something else though. Make something look like the something people have seen and it distorts their perception. We can't help but look at that and see the DV. Might be a bluff or a double bluff, or not intended as a bluff at all. 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
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22nd Jan 2016 10:11 am
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Its a double double bluff!
The rear doors look huge to me which could be a bit of an issue in tight spaces, looks like the suicide door arrangements disappeared. It would be great if they pulled something else out the bag like sliding rear doors that would make it much more practical.MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
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