RE: New Land Rover Discovery Sport images

[Walter Sobchak]

kinghottinger said:

Don't think so. It has a 4 seat option.

I could have sworn there was a 7 seat one when messing around on the configurator a while ago, maybe it was the Sport one then.

[Martin_M]

Looks a bit like the jeep grand cherokee.

[rogerhudson]

What a blob. Might as well get a BMW X6.

[Salgar]

http://www.carwow.co.uk/blog/2015-Land-Rover-Disco...

[-crookedtail-]

Salgar said:

http://www.carwow.co.uk/blog/2015-Land-Rover-Disco...

I quite like it, although its like a fat Evoque or a poor mans RR Sport. Think I preferred the boxy styling of the current gen.

I still like it

[hornetrider]

I think it looks awesome. Will it get a decent engine though, a four pot derv is a bit underwhelming.

[Shaw Tarse]

New engines are on the way.

[snubbers]

It looks like a reasonable evolution of the freelander, although I'm not a fan of the awkward looking rear quarter window, it was quite well hidden in the FL2, but this is a bit more rounded and out of place for my liking, and the rear lights are a bit ugly, but the rest of the car including interior looks good!

[rj1986]

The rear end looks like a grumpy robot.

I wonder if the 2 rear seats are deletable or can be taken out to make a bigger boot.

Price looks attractive - wonder how long/expensive the options list, and how much you really need off it.

[thespannerman]

Pics now available of it without the camo... Looks too much like an evoque for me! Best be available in manual though, I'm annoyed you can't get a disco in manual anymore!

[Beefmeister]

hornetrider said:

I think it looks awesome. Will it get a decent engine though, a four pot derv is a bit underwhelming.

What else do you expect it to have? Slip the 5.0 supercharged V8 in there? Be realistic, it's a family SUV workhorse, it'll have some 4-pot diesel engines and maybe a petrol one, but not in the UK.

[hornetrider]

Beefmeister said:

What else do you expect it to have? Slip the 5.0 supercharged V8 in there? Be realistic, it's a family SUV workhorse, it'll have some 4-pot diesel engines and maybe a petrol one, but not in the UK.

Well, having the moniker Sport I'd expect to see a wider engine range with more choice for buyers. Sub 200bhp and about 10s to 60 are a bit limp. Perhaps a 6 pot derv with 250+ bhp and maybe a similar petrol. The supercharged unit from the Rangie would be lovely and a good idea for a halo model.

[Beefmeister]

And also about as likely to happen as the Range Rover Vogue getting a 1.0 3cyl turbo engine.

It's all about range positioning. I'll be happy to be proven wrong, but this will never get anything other than 4cyl engines. Especially with the new range of JLR 'Ingenium' engines coming along which are all 4cyl at launch.

I believe the engine is scalable, so a 2.0 4, 2.5 5, 3.0 6 are all possible, but they won't go into this Disco Sport.

Would you be saying the same of the engines if it was named Freelander 3?

Edited by Beefmeister on Wednesday 3rd September 12:47

[hornetrider]

The Discovery has plenty of choice of engines so I'd expect similar in the Sport, that's all.

[Shaw Tarse]

hornetrider said:

The Discovery has plenty of choice of engines so I'd expect similar in the Sport, that's all.

I would like to see the supercharged engine avaliable
But as Beefmeister says, there will be versions of the same engine either in petrol or diesel

[Beefmeister]

hornetrider said:

The Discovery has plenty of choice of engines so I'd expect similar in the Sport, that's all.

I'm aware I'm coming across as a tt, sorry about that, but the Discovery is only available with the 3.0 SDV6 engine and has been for a while.

[HarryW]

Customer focus review from what car here

http://youtu.be/BFyejdjXAoU

Anyone on here?

[hornetrider]

Beefmeister said:

hornetrider said:

The Discovery has plenty of choice of engines so I'd expect similar in the Sport, that's all.

I'm aware I'm coming across as a tt, sorry about that, but the Discovery is only available with the 3.0 SDV6 engine and has been for a while.

I accept your humble apology

There's 2 x V8 Disco 4s listed on autotrader fyi. I'd also be happy to see the SDV6 in the Sport, as I alluded to above. There you go - choice. We got there in the end

[NomduJour]

Still an evolution of the transverse Evoque/Freelander 2 Ford/Volvo platform, so you won't see big engines in there.

[hornetrider]

The 2 litre Ecoboost in the Evoque with 237bhp and 250lb/ft gives much more sprightly performance at 7.1s to 60, so could quite easily be an option down the line I suppose. Shame it's a four pot mind, but at least it gives an option instead of a dullsville derv.