New Discovery

jellybeard999 · 1 Oct 2016 at 15:30

Uther said:
Who thinks up these colours? I don't care what anyone says, that's brown. People buy brown cars?

Seems to be the "in" colour at the moment :confused:

Someone at work got a Jazz a couple of years ago, and they were even available in multiple shades of brown!

From a quick google, I think they were probably the following, with exciting names such as "Golden Brown Metallic", "Ionised Bronze Metallic" and "Beige Metallic" :eek:

George Hincapie · 1 Oct 2016 at 17:55

The back of that looks disgusting. What a hideous design. The Discovery 4 looks lovely - WTF have they done to it?

Akagi · 1 Oct 2016 at 17:57

Who's daft idea was it to put the numberplate in an offset position like that? It totally ruins what could otherwise have been quite a decent looking rear end! :confused:

George Hincapie said:
Discovery 4 looks lovely

Steady now.

The 4 does look better than this though IMO.

George Hincapie · 1 Oct 2016 at 17:58

There's nothing decent looking about that rear end - Jesus! Get yourself to Specsavers

Akagi · 1 Oct 2016 at 18:00

George Hincapie said:
There's nothing decent looking about that rear end - Jesus! Get yourself to Specsavers

What has the lord's prescription got to do with anything?

Uther said:
Who thinks up these colours? I don't care what anyone says, that's brown. People buy brown cars?

I quite like the metallic brown to be honest. Think the brown metallic Mini colour is nice too...

George Hincapie · 1 Oct 2016 at 18:00

Acme said:
Who's daft idea was it to put the numberplate in an offset position like that? It totally ruins what could otherwise have been quite a decent looking rear end!

Steady now.

The 4 does look better than this though IMO.

You take my point though right? There's a rugged utilitarian look about the Discovery 4. The 5 seems to have taken on the current JLR 'house style' with a Kardashian arse

Akagi · 1 Oct 2016 at 18:19

A rushed/poor edit to show what I mean.

No..?

George Hincapie said:
You take my point though right? There's a rugged utilitarian look about the Discovery 4. The 5 seems to have taken on the current JLR 'house style' with a Kardashian arse

Yeah I agree.

jellybeard999 · 1 Oct 2016 at 18:22

Is there a reason it's offset? Does this model get a spare wheel on the rear?

Akagi · 1 Oct 2016 at 18:23

There's no room for one anyway unless its a pram wheel. It would either cover the numberplate or the tail light.

TheVoice · 1 Oct 2016 at 18:30

Acme said:
Who's daft idea was it to put the numberplate in an offset position like that? It totally ruins what could otherwise have been quite a decent looking rear end!

Probably just a carry-over from the previous models.

Uther · 1 Oct 2016 at 19:04

Acme said:
I quite like the metallic brown to be honest. Think the brown metallic Mini colour is nice too...

Ban

SDK^ · 1 Oct 2016 at 19:11

George Hincapie said:
The back of that looks disgusting. What a hideous design. The Discovery 4 looks lovely - WTF have they done to it?

Acme said:
Who's daft idea was it to put the numberplate in an offset position like that? .

It's Discovery DNA

Akagi · 1 Oct 2016 at 19:24

But they have half arsed it!

You could actually buy kits to mount spare wheels on the back in that space, and fit an endurance fuel tank where the wheel sits natively, but the new design, while it incorporates the 'DNA', serves no such purpose.

Its one step away from not bothering at all, and it would have looked better if they hadn't!

Sagalout · 1 Oct 2016 at 19:42

Housey said:
I took one of the brand new Range Rovers out for a test drive a few weeks back. It had everything on it options wise, I think the sticker prices was an astonishing 130K or similar but the toys and interior were epic, a real thing of beauty.....but what an awful thing to drive and why people would have one of these over something saloon like when they never go near rough stuff or need the ground clearance is beyond me. Not for me I guess, just thought good god no, have it back.

Was that the full fat Range Rover? If so I kind of agree. They drive beautifully if you want to cruise around, but don't like being pushed. That's why I sold mine after a couple of months and bought the Sport. The new one really is a much better drive, with great handling and next to no body roll (not just the SVR, but the normal one too)

George Hincapie · 1 Oct 2016 at 21:17

Acme said:
A rushed/poor edit to show what I mean.

No..?

Yeah I agree.

Symmetry wins - good work. Looks miles better.

George Hincapie · 1 Oct 2016 at 21:28

SDK^ said:
It's Discovery DNA

I was talking more about the roofline and general rear design than the plate position, but you're right of course.

mikeh501 · 2 Oct 2016 at 18:18

had the dealer ringing me a few weeks ago wanting to know if i was interested in doing a swop. Got the D4 currently. great vehicle. Will have to have a look.

Apparently its even bigger than the current D4!

Jonnycoupe · 3 Oct 2016 at 00:43

mikeh501 said:
had the dealer ringing me a few weeks ago wanting to know if i was interested in doing a swop. Got the D4 currently. great vehicle. Will have to have a look.

Apparently its even bigger than the current D4!

It's lower and much better aero but it is 140 mm longer.

timmeh · 3 Oct 2016 at 03:34

Looks like a posh Ford Explorer from a few years ago