That is a very good point and the one thing Porsche have had over LR is steady ownership!!
Freelander - always marketed at niche market! Compare Past discovery literature to Freelander! Any family shots in Freelander literature ????? No!
I hope LR has developed a long term strategy, which won't be apparent to us atm but will unfold over the coming years!
Fingers crossed!

Well it is certainly true that it is all about worldwide sales nowadays. I was researching a BMW Z4 recently and found out that the reason you can get £8,500 off list price in the UK without even asking is because Chinese buyers don't want Roadsters because the air quality / pollution in China is so bad and that open top cars in China are too vulnerable to crime ! With no Freelander 3 on the horizon, I really do hope that the Defender will continue in the future but I realise that the fact that it has many enthusiasts in the UK is irrelevant and unless it can appeal to emerging economy drivers it will never happen ! FL2 HSE Auto Galway Green
Evoque SD4 Auto Blue.
FL1 HSE TD4 Manual Black - Gone.
RR Classic V8 EFI - Gone

Pedro wrote:

I really do not understand why LR have 'thrown out the baby with the bathwater' and done away with the Freelander !

I'm sure I read that there is a slightly bigger / longer evoke type car on the way which would sit between the DS and Ewok.... I may have imagined it but if not surly thats closer to the FL2 spec ?

T Terran



'The' Car For The Modern Day UK Roads ( ie all the pot holes )

'A Freelander that leaks oil is just marking its territory' - Wise words

Now a member of the FL2 'Silly Bill' Club

Whilst I appreciate the need for all significant car manufacturers to look for global market share, it still strikes me as very odd to build cars in the UK and yet appear to largely abandon a large part of the home market (Freelander2 & Defender).

Perhaps they are preparing for life after the threatened EU referendum in 2017, when continuing to be based in the UK might seem rather pointless!? Let's hope not!  Life is not a dress rehearsal!

The Discovery brand name has always been synonymous with the family markets a market which now sits In the Freelanders (outgoing) size so it makes sense to Market this as "Discovery" as the D4 market is shrinking, not where Family/volume sales will be!
Remember, the Freelander was released in 2006 primary answering the market in the USA demands. Times/market has changed.
I doubt any model between Evoke and DS especially until DS establish's itself!
My guess would be smaller models available and possibly one with the Freelander badge but not in the short term!
Again, have a look at some other marques and this will give you a clue.
If LR are to be a singular nameplate then they must expand their model lineup into all segments of the market as BMW, Mercedes have done but have had a 10 year head start!
Jaguar is also going down this path with their model offer!
Exciting times! MY15
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
Surround Camera System
InControl Apps soon to be replaced with CarPlay (WIP)
Meridian Premium Surround Sound
Digital Audio Broadcast
Timed Climate
Cruise ECO Data
Follow Me Home Reverse
Extra Features Menu
Picture In Motion
4x4i screen (WIP)
Digital Broadcast TV
Meridian Rear Media with WIFI
Factory Powered Tailgate
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
Reverse Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
Electrochromatic Wing Mirrors (WIP)

Looks like LR pulled the wool over everyone's eyes http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/land-rover/di...el-engines Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

I don't think anyone was expecting a price drop! MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
MY15 Xenon Headlight Conversion

MY17 RRS SVR - Estoril Blue Cirrus/Ebony 🪣💺’s

Price reduction with new ingenium engine been mooted for many months.

The money saved will go towards the price of AdBlue

Looks like the only 5 seater will be the E-capability 150 TD4, and it comes with a blue badge to show just how Eco it is
All this hype for 57mpg, my old engine can hit 51mpg.

Not sure why an HSE customer can't get a 5 seater. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

I thought the new engine wasn't coming out until next year, now it's September. Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

I picked this up of LR newsroom firth thing after a hint on Disc SPort forum that there would be a release today:
http://newsroom.jaguarlandrover.com/en-in/...rt_270415/

Nothing about prices or the Black edition but it does say a Petrol engine is also available, just not whether it is the Ingenium one. Gone... 2013 XS TD4 Manual Firenze Red
Gone... 2008 (09MY) XS Td4 Manual Stornaway Grey
Prior... 2003 G4 Discovery 2, 1998 Disco 1 and 1997 Disco 1 Company car before that
Also gone in Nov'13, after 7.5 yrs, to new owners with time for more TLC - 1980 Series III 88
Current 2015 Discovery Sport HSE 2.0

Nice! Quicker than expected.

Although, think I'd be a bit peeved if I'd bought one already and they announce this so soon after it's been launched. FL2 2011 SD4 XS in Galway Green

'Discovery Sport is also available with a four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine'

It says nothing new, so in other words it is the 2.0L 177 kW Ford Ecoboost. Very nice engine.

Had the car loaded up with 600 kg today with driver. 100 kg over spec but I was careful driving the car avoiding Sydney's potholes. The engine barely noticed the extra weight & drove nicely. Very impressive.

The only improvement would be a 2.3L 231 kW Ford Ecoboost. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

Saw a Disco sporty today - very nice looking car. Will probably head into a dealers this week for a closer look

Will wait until the surround camera package becomes available before ordering...that might come with the new engine?

The website configurator now has been updated (it wasn't this morning) the new engines so we can play tunes with specs and prices
http://www.landrover.co.uk/shopping-tools/build-your-own.html Gone... 2013 XS TD4 Manual Firenze Red
Gone... 2008 (09MY) XS Td4 Manual Stornaway Grey
Prior... 2003 G4 Discovery 2, 1998 Disco 1 and 1997 Disco 1 Company car before that
Also gone in Nov'13, after 7.5 yrs, to new owners with time for more TLC - 1980 Series III 88
Current 2015 Discovery Sport HSE 2.0