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The LR logic of the off-set numberplate
All the Discovery models had off-setumber plates and the stepped roof line. I think this is continued to separate the Disco models from the RangeRover cars.
12th Apr 2017 10:44 am
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...except the discovery sport?
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12th Apr 2017 11:09 am
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^^^^^ Or Freelander 3.
12th Apr 2017 11:28 am
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To defend my theory all true discos had hi and low range. Freelander s a Freelander, not a Disco.
12th Apr 2017 10:59 pm
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This Disco Sport may be a good car in its own right, but it's no Freelander 3! The cars may share the same platform, but the design intent is completely different.
The OP may have a point about the offset plate though; with it now being merely cosmetic (and requiring no complex and expensive engineering to fit) and with the Disco Sport and new Disco otherwise being so similar to look at, I can see a version of the offset plate making it onto the DS at the next facelift.
13th Apr 2017 3:38 am
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I assume it's like the funny shape rear glass on the d3/4, a styling nod to discoverys past.2008 TDV8 Sport HSE
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13th Apr 2017 6:32 am
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To be fair, on the 3/4, it not only creates a much stronger visual link with Discoveries past but, in addition, it remains highly credible by serving at least two very practical purposes too
13th Apr 2017 6:51 am
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Dunno, there was me thinking LR had employed the designer that was responsible for Alphas offset front number plate.
Simply, it just looks odd, but it's not a game changer. You drive the car from the inside, so you don't see it unless your that vain that you sit and look at it in your driveway or when you park up at the supermarket, so why worry.
13th Apr 2017 7:15 am
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'so you don't see it unless your that vain that you sit and look at it in your driveway or when you park up at the supermarket, so why worry'
So nobody on here does that, ever
(but I also remember the D3 being described as a Transit Van when it first came out - I saw my first D5 up close and personal this week - looked fine to me - rear plate looked OK to me)
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13th Apr 2017 7:19 am
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Who buys a car they can't bear to look at ?
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13th Apr 2017 7:27 am
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Guilty! I bought a hideous new Citroen C5 once
I bought it on the strengths of its brilliant predecessor, the XM, which they'd just stopped making at the time I won't be making that mistake again!
13th Apr 2017 7:36 am
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crews control wrote:
Who buys a car they can't bear to look at ?
(apart from Fiat Multipla owners)
If a car did everything you wanted it to do but was ugly, would you go and buy something prettier but that didn't do what you wanted it to do?
Looks are secondary, at best. You don't look at it when driving and who cares what other people think?Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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13th Apr 2017 8:34 am
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Exactly, I have bought a D5 as it is more suited to my needs than a RRS2 after owning 2 RRS1's previously.
I am not oversold on the rear, but I am getting used to it. It certainly did not put me off buying one.
13th Apr 2017 8:41 am
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The offset numberplate on disco 1 and 2 was because of the spare wheel.
probably it is just a cosmetic remaining on the 3, 4 and 5.
13th Apr 2017 9:17 am
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It did also allow for the diagonal split in the rear tailgate, which gave us the split depth lower door and the extra deep window on the opposite side.
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