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  • 747_JK
    Member Since: 26 Jun 2018
    Location: England
    Posts: 428
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    Defender 130... first thoughts? I'm really not keen at all!

    Spotted the first pics I'd seen on social media at lunchtime... and I really don't like it! Surely this can't be the future for us 7-seat loving Discovery fans.

    I genuinely think it's really ugly in its stretched form, and really, REALLY, not for me.

    https://www.landrover.co.uk/vehicles/defender/index.html



    And the pricing! OMG! More than a Discovery for the equivalent model!

    No thank you!
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    1st Jun 2022 2:53 pm
  • Road Runner 2017
    Member Since: 14 Jan 2017
    Location: Scotland
    Posts: 2010
    Scotland 
    2018 Discovery Si6 HSE Lux Santorini Black


    Twins ??? Shocked Shocked Shocked
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    1st Jun 2022 10:39 pm
  • Popsdosh
    Member Since: 06 Nov 2021
    Location: Cambs
    Posts: 138
    United Kingdom 

    Those still running D4s wont have such an issue with the look. Also look at most top end US vehicles and their tastes. From rumours if you want 7 seats you may need to get over that. JLR are only going to be pushing high end vehicles in the near future with over inflated price tags and who can blame them they are not stupid and would like some of the premium you get selling a new delivered Defender at the moment. Personally I cant see why people are getting so carried away with them.
    2nd Jun 2022 6:10 am
  • eelpout
    Member Since: 01 Jun 2017
    Location: Don't call it "Cali"
    Posts: 304
    United States 

    it's huge.

    though I'm not sure its cargo capacity isn't that much bigger than the Disco for being OVER A FOOT longer.

    and the seats still don't go actually flat??



    3rd Jun 2022 7:05 pm
  • gavsta
    Member Since: 25 Jan 2022
    Location: Hertfordshire
    Posts: 147
     

    Aesthetically, the rear overhang is too long, which reminds me of the American school bus:


    6th Jun 2022 10:04 am
  • Wolfpack
    Member Since: 25 May 2019
    Location: Norfolk, UK
    Posts: 377
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Si6 HSE Corris Grey

    Not just aesthetically, a long overhang is undesirable for towing heavily loaded trailers.
    7th Jun 2022 8:30 am
  • Darras
    Member Since: 16 May 2020
    Location: Newcastle
    Posts: 784
    United Kingdom 

    Had a shot of a new 110 petrol the other day. Absolutely useless for carrying anything but 4 people with no luggage, but it went like Censored off a shovel. It would be fine for a couple. Whistle
    7th Jun 2022 12:21 pm
  • DieselRanger
    Member Since: 12 Oct 2017
    Location: God's Country, Colorado
    Posts: 772
    United States 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Silicon Silver

    The 110? Or the 90?

    Decent space in the rear of the 110 - but avoid the 3rd row option if you can. The Discovery's 3rd row is much better, and the 130's would be better still, if you need it.

    the 90 - yeah, a couple gym bags crammed behind the rear seats would be about all you could get.
    13th Jun 2022 10:45 pm
  • mack1979
    Member Since: 07 Aug 2017
    Location: Amersham
    Posts: 40
    United Kingdom 
    2020 Discovery SDV6 HSE Santorini Black

    The foot longer is all the ridiculous spare wheel sticking out the back for the faux-roaders. Makes it harder to park for Censored all benefit and have you have that daft heavy door you can't open anywhere, can't power open and the hatch is narrower.
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    3rd Aug 2022 8:38 pm
  • eelpout
    Member Since: 01 Jun 2017
    Location: Don't call it "Cali"
    Posts: 304
    United States 

    Quote:
    The foot longer is all the ridiculous spare wheel sticking out the back for the faux-roaders. Makes it harder to park for Censored all benefit and have you have that daft heavy door you can't open anywhere, can't power open and the hatch is narrower.

    My first SUV was a late 80's Nissan Pathfinder back in the day. It had this huge swing-mount spare tire carrier. Awful. Then I had a 1992(?) Isuzu Trooper with a rear tire on one of the two doors, it would always want to self-close with the weight of the tire, even on a slight angle. Laughing

    I think I've done my time with those things.
    4th Aug 2022 5:54 pm
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