I was going to order Phoenix Orange

Only the £1700 price put me off 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

It's not the colour itself, it's the way it looks on the DS - particularly with the black roof. The DS seems very sensitive to colour, varying from OK-ish to downright ugly depending on colour!


OK, you can't see the whole thing, but that is truly awful!

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Ah, OK - it's at the LA motor show amongst all the DSs! It's not that different from the DS, though, and I suspect a DS in that colour with the black roof and wheels will look just as bad! Perhaps why the LR site doesn't actually seem to be offering it as an option for the DS in the builder.

There is an orange DS doing the rounds of the shows:
http://www.carscoops.com/2014/10/new-land-...-gets.html

Looks slightly better, perhaps, but not much. Combined with the black roof and wheels it makes the car look cheap, as well as giving it a huge a**e!

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I like the colour, not sure about the styling will need to see it in the flesh. The one thing that stands out are the lines on the side, they have kept the old air vent but now no other lines relate to the vent as the handles have gone. At least it looks odd from that angle.

The handles are missing as that is the concept car, not the Discovery Sport that you will see on the streets.
This is the Sport in Orange...

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The front half of that I like (apart from the black wheels), it's from the B pillars back that it starts to go wrong. The rising waistline gives the car a very heavy-looking rear end, and this is emphasised by the bright colour. This is then further emphasised by the black roof and the very odd effect of the orange C pillar. From the rear the overall effect is of obesity, like it needs to go on a diet. The grey/silver colours work better because they disguise that overweight rear end.

And like several others I really don't like the rear lights - much too unsubtle for my liking!

[quote="taztastic"]The handles are missing as that is the concept car, not the Discovery Sport that you will see on the streets.

I do like it when I get things wrong!

There was a White one with black pack at the preview event, which didn't look brilliant to be honest. I've struggled with colour choice originally I was going Loire Blue then Scotia Grey then back to Loire then Phoenix Orange came along now its Firenze Red.


Just my opinion, but I think a slight step in the roofline and a more squared of rear would've looked better. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

I quite like this colour

Must be an overseas market car as it has the 17" wheels.

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j77 wrote:

I was going to order Phoenix Orange

Only the £1700 price put me off

Personally I like the Phoenix Orange coachwork! It reminds me of autobiography days when Land Rover dealers actually gave you hardback copies of the Range Rover special paint schemes that were available! I will upload it on the forum under a new thread.

Don’t forget LR have done many vibrant orange shades over the years…..

Early D2 Kinversand, G4 Tangiers Orange, RRS Vesuvius Orange which was the Stormer concept and launch colour of 500 Supercharged First Edition Sports and of course Tambora Flame on the FL2.

They’re has been many other oranges but I will leave that for other anorak members  MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
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Madagascar Orange 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

Looks stunning on the L405! Yet to see one in the flesh  MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
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I wonder if the stick-on door protectors will be offered, and if so how they will look. Those doors look a bit vulnerable! Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
300TDi Disco (bought new - terrible car) sent back after 18 months
Freelander 1 Estate - leased, given back at end of lease
200TDi Disco (bought from a mate with 100,000 on the clock) - Gone
Disco 2 TD5 - sold and exported to France
FR2 TD4 GS - Gone
FR2 SD4 HSE - Now changed for a DS
New model ex-demo Evoque S 180 in white
Unable to order a new DS, so gave up. Now have a Volvo S90 Recharge.