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It does blend in really well.

Could have been salesman BS, but my local sales manager told me Land Rover built the D7u (L462 Discovery) chassis passenger compartment to survive being rolled over 3 times, or being dropped on its roof from I want to say 30 feet, but don't quote me on the height. The multiple rollover test was...

I know it's a thing, but there are tougher towing hills in Colorado - I-70 and Eisenhower Tunnel are just more accessible from Denver. Drive from Poncha Springs, CO over Monarch Crest on US 50. Higher average grade on US 50 (6.4% vs. 6% on I-70), longer, higher peak, and more elevation gain -...

I would say, ask Steve how many clicks he wanted to get for driving the Defender poorly. Clearly he set it for max wheelspin and loose diff locking behavior. The earlier "preview" video they posted was far more accurate in its performance, you know the one where the Gladiator with its lockers...

It's been said for 200+ pages now that the pure overland or offroad crowd is only a few hundred to a few thousand people in the US, and far smaller in other parts of the world. If they only targeted that crowd, Land Rover would be out of business. Because that's who bought the Old Defender...

Awesome idea! Thanks!

How is that telling? What does she do with her LR3? Does she intend to use the Volvo in the same way as the Defender was designed? If not, it's not telling for me at all. If all I wanted was a high-riding vehicle with lots of cargo capacity and superb luxury with the best seats in all of the...

The tree bar is a step, and on the D5 at least when the door is open there's a ton of room to get your whole foot on there. But they do get slippery when wet or muddy, so I could see some perforated diamond plate inserts to make them slip-proof, maybe made out of heavy duty ABS plastic to keep...

They were $1588 for the D5....

I for one am glad you can now get a Gondwana Stone with the white contrast roof. ....

Isn't that called a Discovery Sport? :p

Looks fantastic. If you get back up to Steamboat, take the drive up Rabbit Ears - all the way to the rocks. The D5 walked up the last pitch in low range with the diesel. Disappointing on the squeaks and rattles. Hoping these are early production run niggles that get worked out - good to hear...

Agree wholeheartedly with this. When I saw the first two in person (one silver FE like yours, one Gondwana Stone with a black roof) I was absolutely floored by how great they look in person. Smartphone photos that aren't corrected via Lightroom or similar distort the proportions - even the...

Some of it certainly for things like fault codes, serivce indicator resets, TPMS programming, and other what I would call "tier 1" service, but deep software access for things like EAS control, throttle mapping, shift mapping, etc, not now and maybe not ever. "Car Configuration File editing and...

Unlikely IMO based on vulnerabilities that can be exploited in electronic steering, throttle, brakes, and driver assistance systems which are or will soon be mandated by law. Add to that the desire for JLR to monetize vehicle data from owners - i.e., pay owners for telematics related to driving...

You can't fit 15" wheels with 37" tires on it and it doesn't have enough articulation.

Yes, but they may not provide all functionality for D5 and new Defender. GAP reverse engineers vehicle code so you can unlock service-advisor levels of control. But so far it appears the D5 and likely the Defender have encrypted their code. GAP says "Limited coverage for 2017 and up vehicles"...

Interestingly, nobody at Land Rover considered the need to trademark a shape until Gerry came along and the Chinese straight up stole the Evoque design. They won't make that mistake again. Jeep was lucky in the US in that they got a protectionist judge who was willing to retroactively apply a...

I think people can prefer what they prefer and that's great. But the march of technology is never-ceasing - metallurgy, engineering, production all benefit. There will come a day when we look at beam axle suspension the same way we look at leaf springs. Yes, I know that some people still swear...

Trophy trucks run SCORE in the Unlimited class with the production Raptor I think - the Raptor went into the Unlimited class because of forced-induction displacement that put them over the Mini class. But yes, Trophy trucks are effectively NASCAR on dirt - the only thing Trophy Trucks have in...