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- eelpout
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DieselRanger wrote:
SD6 is being replaced with the MHEV inline-6.
Unfortunately we here in the US and A will not be seeing any diesels going forward....
Beyond annoying. This country is silly when it comes to consumer diesel.
(to be fair, apparently Canada isn't getting the MHEV diesels either)
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- DieselRanger
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- chaos_theory
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- Equilibrium
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- chaos_theory
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- discus
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Looks like adaptive dynamics and the surround cameras are standard, and the low range gearbox is optional. Seems like the standard spec is being more road biased, and you need to spec options to get the off-road capability.
I'm seeing well over £70K on the configurator for an R-Dynamic HSE with a towbar, off road pack, and a couple of extras like roof bars, activity key, and privacy glass. That's a lot, at least £10K more than where I would want my Discovery to be... Think I'll be sticking with what I've got for a while
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- Whippetman
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Me too
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- BigCol66
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- Equilibrium
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- eelpout
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- Windy Miller
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Newbie here, just placed an order for a D300 R-Dynamic (details in the orders section of this forum). Things that swayed me over a Q7 or XC90:
- New engines with MHEV tech, decent power, good MPG, low emissions, lower NOx, and hopefully no oil dilation or crank issues!
- Great VFM on cost v standard kit v competition. Pan roof, surround camera, adaptive cruise, blind spot, cooled seats, bigger wheels etc
- Wireless CarPlay
- The tech/luxury
All in all I think this is a really decent refresh/facelift, eradicating the ageing/broken bits of the Disco.
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- Equilibrium
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- Windy Miller
- Member Since: 08 Dec 2020
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This afternoon my dealer emailed me a video of him walking around their very first MY21 Disco 5 demonstrator, fresh off the trailer,
He made me the video to give game a flavour of what to expect when my order arrives in March/April.
Out of respect to him, and also because the video contains personal information about me, I won't post the video itself, but I've taken some screenshots from key areas and posted them below for everybody to see as I'm sure you'll find them interesting.
Bear in mind it was fresh off the transporter so covered in the protective wrapping on the pillars, and still jacked up, and not got centre caps in etc.
Their car is a D250 SE R-Dynamic, so it's only sat on 21's and doesn't have Matrix headlights, therefore different to the HSE D300 I've ordered, but it's a good indicator of what's to come, such as the positioning of the front indicators which was a surprise!
I can't say I'm a fan of the steering wheel, it has polished spokes!
But the big thing he firmly says in the video is the how quiet the new engine is. His words "it is noticeably VERY quieter compared to the outgoing V6, the difference is striking!"
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- BigCol66
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- Windy Miller
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BigCol66 wrote:
Thanks for sharing the pictures. I know what you mean about the steering wheel those metal bits will be very cold to touch in winter especially if you haven't specced a heated steering wheel.
What colour is that by the way?
Horrible isn't it. I'm not impressed at all, I'm going to explore the possibility of having the polished bits on mine wrapped matt/satin. I've specced the heated steering wheel, so I'm not too worried about the cold of the metal, but the appearance is a big turn off
He said it's Hakuba Silver.
2021 D300 R-Dynamic HSE - Carpathian Grey.
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