Mav71 wrote:

I saw both the new Jaguar XE and the new Disco Sport with no black and white vinyl and it does look very good!

New Discovery Sport doesn't look like offroader. Solid/body is like in any of Asian/Japan SUVs.
Worse approach, departure&breakover angles.
I am worried about ground clearance and suspension travel. Not looks good.

It looks like family car, body looks like lifted estate/wagon car.
The only and the last thing to save off-road capatibilities would be pneumatic suspension (liftable) but I don't belive.
I guess Land Rover will go at most into magneride which is adaptive but couldn't increase the clearance.

Why to choose a new Land Rover if it will have similar offroad capatibilites like any other SUV?
There are many SUVs like this. Volvo XC60 has better interior quality, Toyota RAV4 is very comfortable nad cheap, BMW or Subaru has excellent onroad handling. Etc, etc....

Im my opinion Evoque also hasn't real off-road capatibilities but it looks very cool, the new class has been created and there are no too many real competitiors so far. What unique we will get in Discovery Sport? 7 seats are not a deal for me. I am not married, I don't consider, and Freelander has very good dimensions for me, only 4 meters and 50 centimeters of length.

I am replacing my 2011 Freelander next year, I am very happy with Freelander 2 and very dissapointed with rumours about it successor. I am not sure if I will choose Land Rover brand again. I am going to follow the sales or price drops for the last production year of current Freelander...

LR NUT wrote:

RobGColl wrote:

Sure I can't change your mind!!

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Brilliant job on the photoshop Rob think you've nearly got everything off my dynamic!

Thanks, it had to be done!, It looks like the previous generation Audi A3 sports back on steroids to me!!  MY11 Freelander 2 TD4 S, Santorini Black, Almond Cloth, Full MY 2013 facelift, Factory Privacy Glass, Clear View Pack, Folding Mirrors, Rear Parking Sensors, LR 19" DogLeg Alloys, and lots of other stuff!

Any chance, Rob, of applying your skills to create a 5 door version of the DC100 concept? Seems like that's what several of us really want and we will have to skip Discovery Sport

LR NUT wrote:

Mav71 wrote:

LR NUT wrote:

How much higher Badger? Any pics to show as a comparison with LRs released picture ....makes you think why would LR release a picture of it sitting lower down unless that is an actual sport variant like the FL1 which sat 30mm lower

I think it is the way the angle of this picture, but it does show the car pretty much how the production car will look.

I saw both the new Jaguar XE and the new Disco Sport with no black and white vinyl and it does look very good!

The Jaguar XE does look very nice I have to say I can see it being a good seller for JLR You didn't manage to take a pic of the Disco sport on the sly Mav did you

Badger1970 wrote:

Mav71 wrote:

I saw both the new Jaguar XE and the new Disco Sport with no black and white vinyl and it does look very good!

Mav, re: the XE, was it the black VK14 with the oversize wheels, split front bumper and full of dents? It's usually parked opposite the Fire Station. I guess it's heading for the crash compound in the not too distant....

pporocki wrote:

New Discovery Sport doesn't look like offroader. Solid/body is like in any of Asian/Japan SUVs.
Worse approach, departure&breakover angles.
I am worried about ground clearance and suspension travel. Not looks good.

It looks like family car, body looks like lifted estate/wagon car.
The only and the last thing to save off-road capatibilities would be pneumatic suspension (liftable) but I don't belive.
I guess Land Rover will go at most into magneride which is adaptive but couldn't increase the clearance.

Why to choose a new Land Rover if it will have similar offroad capatibilites like any other SUV?
There are many SUVs like this. Volvo XC60 has better interior quality, Toyota RAV4 is very comfortable nad cheap, BMW or Subaru has excellent onroad handling. Etc, etc....

Im my opinion Evoque also hasn't real off-road capatibilities but it looks very cool, the new class has been created and there are no too many real competitiors so far. What unique we will get in Discovery Sport? 7 seats are not a deal for me. I am not married, I don't consider, and Freelander has very good dimensions for me, only 4 meters and 50 centimeters of length.

I am replacing my 2011 Freelander next year, I am very happy with Freelander 2 and very dissapointed with rumours about it successor. I am not sure if I will choose Land Rover brand again. I am going to follow the sales or price drops for the last production year of current Freelander...

Are they 20" wheels with tiny strips of rubber around them?

RobGColl wrote:

Sure I can't change your mind!!

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What's that weird black bulge on the roof At the front of the roof rails Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

Some sort of Deflector

Just popped over to add what I know.

Will be larger than the Fl2
5+2 seating an option from launch
offroad abilities on a par with the Fl2 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

DennisV wrote:

Any chance, Rob, of applying your skills to create a 5 door version of the DC100 concept? Seems like that's what several of us really want and we will have to skip Discovery Sport

I'm now tempted to grab an 'end of line' FL2 when the Disco Sports starts rolling out, hoping to get a decent discount to shift stock... does that sound likely?

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I'm sat in my dealers and they have a higher Spec Metropolis at £36k or a low spec HSE for £38k, why would someone want to pay more for a lower spec, unless they don't like LR choice to run out end of line cars with special edition names

I think once they have DS on the forecourt they want to shift FL2 and deals will be there to snap up Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

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Not very likely , we bought ours last week , car was at the start of production so we had time to add a few extras . Most of the cars so we where told are sold . I don't see that there will be a compound full of cars , again as far as I can make out this is the last production run.

Global reveal 3rd September. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

Are the majority of LR’s now not built to order apart from the dealer showroom stock cars

When will production of the Freelander actually end…. i.e when is the latest that you can order a new car. I am waiting for December to book my full day at my Land Rover Experience Centre. I just hope they will still have FL’2 available. I'm guessing that they have both manuals and auto... MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
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