Renny wrote:

Given the mess that's now happening with the Discovery Sport, I'd buy a Discovery 4 and then wait a few years until they sort out the teething problems. In fact, that's what we've just done; cancelled our order for a Sport and bought an ex-demo Discovery 4.

A very sound move on so many levels!

DG wrote:

Sales Jan to end Sept 2015 ...DS is holding its own


Freelander....................3,254
Defender....................17,130
Discovery...................37,164
Discovery Sport..........42,913
Range Rover...............43,659
Range Rover Sport......64,933
Range Rover Evoque...80,214

I wonder how 3,254 Freelanders were sold in 2015 when, in the UK at least, all new Freelander's had to be pre-registered by November 2014.

It's interesting to see that, comparing LR's with LR's and RR's with RR's, the more impractical and heavily stylised the product is, the better it sells. I like to think of the D3/4 as the true modern descendent of the Defender, but there would appear to be a very strong business case to sever that link and build something that will appeal much more strongly to the Hair & Beauty Technician market; if LR can get it right again, then BMW and Audi need to be very concerned

PS: If the DS "is holding its own", why is it outsold nearly 2:1 by its, conceptually and mechanically very close, Evoque idiot cousin?

Red Merle wrote:

I see.

Though it's probably not a fair comparison, as all the UK Evoques were pre registered in the previous year and were sold as delivery mileage cars and therefore, excluded from the list.

Not sure I understand what you mean ...are you saying all Evoques were second hand when sold ?