I Don't Like The New Disco

"Denver Is Stuck In The 90s" (denver80222) 09/03/2014 at 16:54 • Filed to: None

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My Reasons:

Its unibody

Its too round

Its too low

It doesnt look like a proper Discovery

brjklein > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/03/2014 at 16:56

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Shut your whore mouth. I love it. 10/10 if could afford, would buy.

My citroen won't start > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/03/2014 at 16:57

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Have you seen the 3rd row seats?

I just posted a little rant about them.

Party-vi > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/03/2014 at 16:57

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I embiggened the photo so you could hates it s'more.

MonkeePuzzle > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/03/2014 at 17:00

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also,

Sir Halffast > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/03/2014 at 17:00

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5. It looks like a Ford Escape.

6. Ford Escapes are nice, but they're not Land Rovers.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/03/2014 at 17:01

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1. It's a crossover now. The Evoque showed they can still be good off road.

2. Debatable, but just LR/RRs new styling.

3. Air suspension bro, ever heard of it? Its probably in low aero setting in that picture.

4. Because it's a Discovery?

No Prius Needed > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/03/2014 at 17:03

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Cool Escape bro.

Textured Soy Protein > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/03/2014 at 17:04

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I'm perfectly OK with unibody SUVs. That's actually one of the reasons I like my WJ Grand Cherokee. Compared to other SUVs I looked at like the 4Runner, Pathfinder and Disco II—all body on frame—the Grand Cherokee is way more comfy inside, despite being smaller on the outside and much lighter weight than the others.

Then again, the Grand Cherokee has grown much larger and heavier since then.

carcrasher88 > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/03/2014 at 17:07

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1. So are the Jeep Cherokee (yes, including the XJ) and Grand Cherokee

2. So are the modern Cherokee and GC

3. That can probably be changed with the turn of a dial or press of a button

4. Neither do any other modern LRs that aren't Defenders.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Textured Soy Protein 09/03/2014 at 17:08

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I'm Ok with unibody Suvs too, I love the 2nd gen Honda CRV. But Thats not what a discovery should be, it goes against the very essence of the model

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 09/03/2014 at 17:09

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4. Just noticed that, I'm an idiot, gonna change it. I meant to type discovery

Textured Soy Protein > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/03/2014 at 17:10

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Having driven a Disco II which has a pathetically cramped interior (but plenty of headroom!) for the overall size of the vehicle, I'm ok with doing something to make more room inside.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > My citroen won't start 09/03/2014 at 17:12

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No, I havent. I'll check it out

Doug DeMuro > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/03/2014 at 17:26

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Isn't the Range Rover unibody?

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Doug DeMuro 09/03/2014 at 17:32

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Yes, But the last gen discovery wasnt

Doug DeMuro > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/03/2014 at 17:36

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Well I mean. We can't ONLY do things based on what last-gen cars did. Do you want to go back to hand crank starters? Folding windshields? Horse-drawn wagons? Sucking poison out of a snakebite? Leeches? Teddy Roosevelt? C'mon now.

Denver Is Stuck In The 90s > Doug DeMuro 09/03/2014 at 17:37

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#BDCOTD

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Denver Is Stuck In The 90s 09/03/2014 at 17:40

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Pretty sure this is actually the replacement to the old LR2/Freelander. This is the Discovery Sport , NOT the LR4/Disco.

The new LR4/Disco will probably be a bit less soccer-mom-ish than this, but I would expect just more of the same - unibody, electronic, and rounded/"civilized". Sadly I guess it's what sells.

GhostZ > Doug DeMuro 09/03/2014 at 17:40

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To be Mr. Pedantic, yeah, almost all cars are better as a unibody UNLESS you need the following:

1. Dirt cheap body panel replacement

2. High towing capability

3. Don't care about weight

Which is exactly what you need in an offroad car (or a cop car).

I would see this more as "the range rover isn't about driving offroad anymore."

mcseanerson > Doug DeMuro 09/03/2014 at 17:45

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I like Teddy....

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Doug DeMuro 09/03/2014 at 17:46

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Just don't take my clutch pedal away, you commie...

The Tunnel > Doug DeMuro 09/03/2014 at 17:48

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Cmon Demuro, dont be that guy. Do this to a Wrangler, and its success, will drop. Bad.
You can still fold the windshield you can still suck poison. The Wrangler is awesome, because they've kept it like this, and its why it is so Offroad capable. Tons of kits you can put and not cut the wheel wells.

Demuro you're just being like those guys that made the 2015 mustang not look like one anymore from the front.

Doug DeMuro > The Tunnel 09/03/2014 at 17:52

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Leaded gas? 13-inch wheels? Bias ply tires?

No, you make a good point. However I don't think that body on frame is necessarily a condition for off-roading. Remember the Cherokee and Grand Cherokee have ALWAYS been unibody and they're pretty damn capable.

The real key point here is that the car we're seeing isn't the Discovery — I suspect the Discovery Sport is the LR2 replacement, whereas the next Discovery (no "Sport") will replace the LR4.

The Tunnel > Doug DeMuro 09/03/2014 at 18:06

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Well thats true. The older cherokees could do pretty much anything a Stock Wrangler could. But the newest G Cherokee can't. the Aproach angles and all that equals disaster.

Axial > Sir Halffast 09/03/2014 at 18:47

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7. It won't be as reliable as a Ford Escape.

Blibbax > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 09/04/2014 at 09:46

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I'd be very surprised if this gets air suspension.