New Discovery 5

[Chewey]

Having watched the Grylls sky diving trailer, it seems like they have done away with the three full rear seats. That's a major mistake by Land Rover, the full seats were always a big USP for the Disco.

Whole rear end seems narrower than the 4. Loading and rear visability look much worse.
Could we be heading for more style over substance?

And why or why do they use "Discovery" on the bonnet, it doesn't say X5 or Q7 or XC90 on the competition. It's a Land Rover - never mess with a brand.

[Tubes63]

LR has been heading for style over substance for a while, no?

[tomw2000]

I quite like it... :|

Edited to add: be interesting to see what engine options they offer.

Edited by tomw2000 on Friday 23 September 08:43

[David87]

Hopefully one without a diesel!

[Jurgen Schmidt]

Having googled some images of it, it's very different to the disco range, isn't it?

Looks rather like a large Disco Sport to me. Doesn't appeal to me at the current time.

It's easy to see how the disco evolved over time into the 4, but if I am looking at the right images of it, the 5 is a strange mutation, and looks more like a far eastern imitation 4x4

Seems to have lost some boot capacity too.

Are the designers also in charge of the new iPhone 7?

Will the doors really open like this, or was that just for display purposes?

[Quickmoose]

That's the concept, not production

[tomw2000]

If it goes to production with suicide doors, I'm oot

[camel_landy]

Jurgen Schmidt said:

Looks rather like a large Disco Sport to me.

There's probably a reason for that...

M

[oop north]

Only four days until we find out!

[bakerstreet]

tomw2000 said:

I quite like it... :|

Edited to add: be interesting to see what engine options they offer.

Edited by tomw2000 on Friday 23 September 08:43

Will launch with a twin turbo IL4 which has just been launched in the Range Rover Sport. 240bhp and will probably be much lighter than the outgoing D4, so expect performance to be adequate.

[oop north]

So if the 2.0 is a twin turbo at around 240bhp, does that mean the 3.0 will jump to 275/300?

[oop north]

All the details are out now - 2.0 twin turbo diesel, 3.0 turbo diesel and 3.0 petrol. The 3.0d isn't much more bhp than 2.0 which is a bit sad. Prices from 43k (cloth interior and no nav) to 68k (first edition)

[Sixpackpert]

Glad I got one of the last D4's to be honest. Will reserve judgement until I see it in the metal but the rear end is a mess IMHO.

RR or RRS next for me I think.

[robm3]

To name the new Freelander(3) a Discovery was a branding error, and then to make the new Discovery(5) look exactly the same shows little imagination.
Where has the innovative spirit of Land Rover gone?
Defender gone, yet to be replaced, all their SUVs look the same and why hasn't Land Rover got anything to compete with the growing Double Cab Pick Up market?
We've waited years for this.....at least it will help residuals of the D3 & D4

[tomw2000]

OMG. You're right. The rear half looks woeful

PS - it's available on the online config/build thingy on the Land Rover site now.

Edited by tomw2000 on Thursday 29th September 08:43

[dealmaker]

Whoever designed this car form the B pillar backwards should be strung up by their scrotum.......preferably from a thorny bush......

Abomination.

[Budflicker]

Thats a big disappointment.

[Freds]

Budflicker said:

Thats a big disappointment.

With an even bigger bottom.

[TFP]

Messing with the rear seat widths seems regressive. The previous 35/30/35 proportions made it one of few cars in this category that can properly work with 3 child seats across the row.

They seem to have changed it to a much narrower middle seat and a 60/40 split in terms of folding ability.

[cailean]

What a rear end....