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Pretty sure it will go the centre plate route next time (and look like a D Sport rear end) but its a shame because with different rear lights and a bit of thought it could remain, like the D1/2/3/4, unique and even get a split tailgate...
23rd Nov 2017 12:00 pm
Gazellio
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OK last drawing and I think we are getting somewhere, split tailgate is back!
23rd Nov 2017 12:20 pm
Gazellio
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BOOM:
23rd Nov 2017 12:25 pm
Disco_Mikey
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Well that's just it the proportions ARE the D5 its a sketch taken/traced from an actual photograph so they could do something similar with thin side mounted lights and split tailgate.
23rd Nov 2017 12:44 pm
Bello35
Member Since: 14 Mar 2017
Location: Bretagne.
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Last drawing is cool.
Yep, the vertical rear lights cluster definately balance the fat/high back. The twin exhausts on the right counter balance also the left offset plate...and of course, the beloved split tail gate is back!
Well done.
23rd Nov 2017 12:53 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
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Interesting sketches and some of them are a big improvement.
The problem is that to create a useful lower tailgate with a remotely low loading height, the back of the car needs to be much flater, or there is no straight edge to form a hinge (not unless you make a very thick rear lower door and then mount it impractically high).
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you could make part of the bumper move with the lower tailgate section ?
would that reduce thickness or height issue of the tailgate bit ?
23rd Nov 2017 1:27 pm
Gazellio
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To be honest the redesign even if a single tailgate would be an improvement and at least "Look Right" but I am sure the LR engineers could make a workable split tailgate if they tried hard enough.
23rd Nov 2017 1:44 pm
Red Merle
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Hardware17 wrote:
you could make part of the bumper move with the lower tailgate section ?
would that reduce thickness or height issue of the tailgate bit ?
Yes, that would help. Probably complex to do though...2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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