Bear Grylls has already smiled for his appearance, shaken hands, and put his arms around a few people. Clearly a far cooler ambassador than Daniel Craig ever was for his $2M appearance a few years ago.
The era of distinctive off road vehicles has come to an end. With this new Discovery 5, nothing in the line up going forward looks like a Land Rover, to me. Land Rover found their new niche market...the Louis Vuitton toting 50 thousandaire that will choose between this and a Lexus.
I will be on the look out for a LR4 in the future, and sadly, that might be the last newer Land Rover I purchase, unless Gerry Mcgovern gets his shit together with the Defender.
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I will be on the look out for a LR4 in the future, and sadly, this may be the last newer Land Rover I may purchase, unless Gerry Mcgovern gets his shit together with the Defender.
The classic lines of the Discovery are certainly dead with the Disco 5
A friend of mine participated in a Land Rover focus group. Under confi so couldn't say much. He said the Evoque was the crowd favorite.
Defender Feedback
"Smaller, relatively affordable, utilitarian, super sexy, fashion forward while being pretty literal in its nod to its heritage, especially in the hips. I hope they green light it."
The build your own feature on Land Rover USA site is active for the new Discovery.
I optioned out a Fuji white diesel Td6 five seater with the tow and off road packs (2 spd transfer case), full size spare and a few other options for $65,440 - about $12K cheaper than a comparable Range Rover Sport.
It really doesn't look that bad in the pictures I've been reviewing for the last few hours.
The build your own feature on Land Rover USA site is active for the new Discovery. I optioned out a Fuji white diesel Td6 five seater with the tow and off road packs (2 spd transfer case), full size spare and a few other options for $65,440 - about $12K cheaper than a comparable Range Rover Sport. It really doesn't look that bad in the pictures I've been reviewing for the last few hours.