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Location: Fife
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It looks a lot tidier than the Disco Sport interior and IMO looks pretty good. Nothing to put me off so far.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
27th May 2016 2:10 pm
euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
I still love my Discovery,and don't think I'd be in the market for the new one (even if I could afford to change at the moment,which I can't) ...but there are a few things that the Golf gets right that makes me appreciate that there are quite a few elements of my car where the game has "moved on"
The infotainment system in the Golf has motion sensors,so all the controls appear as your hand approaches the touchscreen,and disappear when you're finished...very simple, hugely effective,and keeps the screen clear of unwanted clutter when it's not required.
Then the keyless entry..the lightest touch of the door handle is all that's needed to lock/unlock the car... It almost feels like a fingerprint system it's so good,and makes the D4 feel a bit "clunky"
Land Rover (like every manufacturer) dismantles rival cars to study their technology and systems....I will forgive them a lot,if they get the functionality right
Still love the interior of my Discovery,and don't like that as much,even if it is just a snapshot..."Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
27th May 2016 2:29 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73078
When we were at Gaydon for the site's Design Peeps visit there indeed was a Golf being delivered to get stripped down.
27th May 2016 2:32 pm
Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
My BIL used to work for Daewoo. They used to hire cars, take them apart and put them back together - until the hire car companies why they had cars for 3 months and they did no mileage DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
yet the Achilles feet of the LR4 was its interior that was oh-so-early 2000s
Err...What? Is this really a problem at all, let alone a weak point?
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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
27th May 2016 2:37 pm
euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
When we went round Gaydon,they were taking apart an X3 and one of the big Mercedes saloons,but it was a bit sparse....the manager said that they were clearing space as they were about to do something they'd never done before.....getting in 4 cars from the same Group,that shared the same floorpan,and dismantling them all at the same time.....namely a Skoda,a Porsche,a VW and a SEAT....
You can guarantee that JLR will have dissected offerings from all its major rivals,and I'm sure the new car will be excellent.....whether it satisfies the expectations of previous Discovery owners or not,we will have to wait and see..."Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
27th May 2016 2:45 pm
BBB
Member Since: 01 Apr 2015
Location: Chester
Posts: 269
Madrilleno wrote:
BIG RED BUTTON - need it
What is it??...ejector seat??? definitely need itThere is no I in team, but there are five in Individual Brilliance
Disco gone, emigrated to a VW Amarok
27th May 2016 3:19 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6270
I would be happy if it didn't creak or rattle.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
27th May 2016 3:30 pm
crews control
Member Since: 18 Mar 2007
Location: Dorset
Posts: 5011
I hope that's a base model because there doesn't seem much to play with there!
27th May 2016 5:18 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6270
Everything will be done through the Incontrol Touch system. It was like that on the DS, pretty annoying pressing 3 menus to do the function of one button.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
27th May 2016 5:27 pm
Fitzy73
Member Since: 09 Feb 2014
Location: Truro
Posts: 2407
With an interior like that, perhaps the new one will be cheaper!
As has been said, it is very Golf like. My wife has one of those and whilst the fit and finish is good and there are no rattles (even though it's a convertible), when you look closely the plastics are hard and very cheap looking, it is also a miserable place to be unless the roof is down.Andy
27th May 2016 5:58 pm
RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13541
The Terrain Response only has four settings just like Evoque and DS/FL2. It's either a borrowed centre console or a different model altogether. RRS2 and FFRR have 5/6 Terrain Response settings and it's unlikely that D5 will be less capable.Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
27th May 2016 7:01 pm
RDR
Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 2260
crews control wrote:
I hope that's a base model because there doesn't seem much to play with there!
I was thinking that it could be earlier.
That could be the GS with the equivalent of that small basic screen it came with? The HSE might come with a large touch screen like TESLA to replace the climate controls. This could then offer some of the higher tech features and relate more to the vision concept.
I hope I'm right but have a nasty felling ... MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
MY12 HSE - Gone
MY16 HSE Luxury - Sold
MY20 D5 HSE - Sold
Current RR L460 PHEV
27th May 2016 7:20 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6270
RRSTDV8 wrote:
The Terrain Response only has four settings just like Evoque and DS/FL2. It's either a borrowed centre console or a different model altogether. RRS2 and FFRR have 5/6 Terrain Response settings and it's unlikely that D5 will be less capable.
I would take a stab in the dark that that one is a 2.0 diesel with single speed transfer box, which would delete the rock crawl mode perhaps and without adaptive dynamics.
Or it could just be preproduction switch gear23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
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