2015 the new discovery

[jwest]

... will be the Discovery Sport compact SUV (replacement for the LR2), to be launched in 2015, I assume as a MY2016 model?

Hopefully considering the above and press release, it seems to me we have not yet seen any images of what would replace the LR4.

 

[umbertob]

Motor Trend's take:

http://blogs.motortrend.com/1404_next_gen_land_rover_discovery_just_the_beginning.html

 

[manoftaste]

Hopefully considering the above and press release, it seems to me we have not yet seen any images of what would replace the LR4.

And thats a sigh of relief.

Looking at the videos (exterior design in particular), the front looks promising and it does have a solid feel, but they have gone too far, toward a conventional design IMHO as far as the side profile is concerned. The tapered/crushed roof line kills the iconic LR4 truck feel and it just looks like a cross over now.

The rear is just like a refined version of bmv x5, nothing unique. They have to retain that diagonal/split glass line on the rear window like LR4 otherwise it loses its iconic, recognizable design. The new Range Rover just looks like any other crossover from the rear, as a matter of fact, it looks damn ugly.

Creating timeless or long lasting designs is not an easy task to do. It takes more than just a futuristic vision, and more than just some young designers let lose. There is a reason why the pre-LR3 disco still looks beautiful when seen on the road, not to just LR enthusiasts, but to non-members as well. There is some thing about it, its the character, and that wasn't achieved with razor sharp creases and aggressive lines, rather by designing an overall silhouette, which was the result of "form follows function". LR3 was an excellent example of a near-perfect evolution of Disco II, minimalist and product design. And this unique and the driving force or school of thought called "form follows function" has lost the war, IMHO, to the soccer mom dollars. The result is front of our eyes in the form of a design which would look like anything else on the road if the LR badges were taken off. Can the same be said for LR3/4?

 

[jwest]

.... this unique and the driving force or school of thought called "form follows function" has lost the war, IMHO, to the soccer mom dollars.

Yup. I'll keep my 04 FOREVER

Whatever new model comes next will need to have at LEAST as much utility as the lr3/4 simply in terms of dimensional scale and shape to keep my business.

 

[namenda]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGRAmYhiAQY

 

[Finlayforprez]

Yup. I'll keep my 04 FOREVER

Whatever new model comes next will need to have at LEAST as much utility as the lr3/4 simply in terms of dimensional scale and shape to keep my business.

Same here. I will likely (and hopefully) keep my 2013 LR4 long term. It will be a year old on June 1st and I just hit 6,100 miles. I don't put a lot of miles on in a year, so my 4 year warranty will be up way before 50,000 miles. With that said, I am likely going to pull the trigger on a LR extended warranty - I got some prices from the finance manager at my LR dealership.

 

[chinochulo]

I will probably get flamed, but those girls are usually more homely than I see alongside a debut/concept car.


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[jptruck]

That thing looks very small. Honestly, that looks more like an overgrown Freelander than an LR4. Hopefully, they have something a bit more bulky coming out. I can't imagine all that plastic is going to do well rock crawling.

 

[SFLR4]

“This design direction does take Discovery closer to Range Rover,” says McGovern, “but when you see the more rugged Defender the strategy will become clear.” And, he teases, the first of the Defenders is not too far away. For Land Rover enthusiasts who’ve long wanted a 21st-century version of one of the world’s most iconic off-roaders, that’s great news.

Read more: http://blogs.motortrend.com/1404_next_gen_land_rover_discovery_just_the_beginning.html#ixzz2z9fpsjMR

Motor Trend's take:

http://blogs.motortrend.com/1404_next_gen_land_rover_discovery_just_the_beginning.html

 

[eye.surgeon]

LR is completing the transition which began several years ago of moving the LR4/Discovery away from their off-road model and more towards being the 7 seater Range Rover. The as-yet unreleased Defender models will fill the uncompromised off-road niche. No doubt the design language of the Defender will be very different, more square, and more like traditional LRs. So those bothered by the new discovery changes, there is still a spot for you in the LR lineup, but it will be the Defender not Discovery. The new Discovery will be perfectly capable off-road, but like the new Range Rover will be too expensive, too delicate and have too street-biased tires and wheels to make it practical.

The one thing I am surprised that LR has not been discussing is the weight loss. This was the core of their marketing with the new Range Rover but I have yet to hear a peep about it in all the promotional materials released on the Defender.