Took the D5 off-roading this weekend, it was awesome !!! Cleared obstacles that our friend in a rubicon unlimited got hung up on, crossed a 3 foot deep river no problem, the traction control was amazing in the mud and we went places where lr3's and d2's got stuck.
On 20's, that'll be short lived.
And it'll still look like a mom car.
We knew the look was coming when we saw how the Range Rover's been changing, haven't we?
The new D5 looks nothing like the glory machines of the Camel Trophy. But that was a long time ago. It'll probably sell incredibly well. And it'll work well in snow, mud, and sand, where many SUVs fail their normally-mall-driving owners.
I like my LR4 better, but I can see this growing on me -- they just have to find better ways to give the thing some personality in the future. The wind tunnel has been vicious.
Despite how good it will be off-road, I wonder how consistently it will do so. Will it be able to do it day after day in mud/snow/sand and not break down all the time? It seems more of a yuppie targeted thing (only do hard stuff maybe once a year), and not something you could buy and spend the next 5 years working on a farm with... But I could be surprised...
The same thing was said about the Range Rover in 1970 and the Disco in 1989.
Disco 5 specs and options
Rear locker is an option,
2 speed t-case option lo and hi range
Tailgate goes away
Seats fold down flat 5 and 7 passenger
Air bag suspension option, or you can have Coilovers
Is 1000 lbs lighter than LR4
Diesel is an option looking like 28/30 MPG
29.5 approach
25.5 break over
28 depart angles
35.4" water fording depth
11.18" ground clearance
Wheels size starts at 20"
Larger fuel tank too! 28mpg X 22.5 gallons = 616 miles to tank