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Nikki
 


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Thoughts on the D5

Getting my 2015 D4 serviced, the dealer generously loaned me a brand new HSE D5. My impressions continue below:-
Getting seated in the comfortable leather seat, the steering wheel seemed too skinny cf the D4. Started up OK and moved up. Surprise, the fuel saving stop/start had me fooled. Gentle pressure on the throttle allows the car to remain stationary, more and the engine stops. anyhow off the brake and onto the throttle, and the restart is instant. The cruise controls have moved to the right on the steering wheel and are mixed with the lane-change controls and the adaptive cruise, somewhat fiddly and too close together. Following vehicles on approach set off little indicator lights in the nice large rearview mirrors. The rotary gear selector seems too forward to reach easily. EPB now is totally automatic. The indoor handles have a strange capturing handle to hook your finger into. There is no longer a shelf over the glove-box. Seated, the forward and rear view is good, and of course the rearview camera, with ridiculously high resolution. The 6 turbo diesel seems smooth enough, and yet strangely thirsty (hence the stop start stuff I guess). There is an add-blue port under the bonnet. The info screen is fussy and not always intuitive. Deleting other phones was tricky, as was finding contacts.Bluetooth connection was lost with the Ac on max.
Now moving to the middle row. These seats are definitely too low in the rake, with no upper thigh support. The third row I didn't try, but they have nice electric controls.
The real deal-breaker for me is the one-price tailgate, especially those dangerous sharp lower corners. Coming from the offset spit tailgate of the D4, with it's multifunctional ability, the loss of all this in the D5 is significant. To me this is major design flaw and the devaluation to D5s MK1 will be expensive for LR to rectify in any update. What a blunder!
  
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Nikki
 


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I suspect the next Defender will be a stripped out D4, that will bring a lot of fans back to LR. They have all the presses, tooling, production line etc, and it must be soon. The LR selection has been in my view "feminised" and they have realised this.
  
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DG
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D4 line has already gone ...Defender will be based on nothing we've seen before Thumbs Up
  
Post #187130423rd Oct 2017 6:51 am
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Nikki
 


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…then the D4 will become a classic….
  
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Gazellio
 


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Brand new car awaiting collection at Lookers check out the plate...





  
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icestationzebra
 


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BU was the old Oldham registration. Other than this it means nothing to me-Vienna.
  
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Gazellio
 


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It's been put on all wonky not acceptable on a new car let alone a D5...
  
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Grianaig
 


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How can you tell what's wonky on a D5 rear end? Whistle
 2014 MY Discovery XS Indus Silver. Sadly gone. Second last LR of forty eight years continuous ownership.  
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Nikki
 


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for a start, not parallel to the waistline...
  
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Gazellio
 


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A mess full stop.
  
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Biffysun
 


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^^ Sloppy preparation! Rolling Eyes
  
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Nikki wrote:
…then the D4 will become a classic….


Which former LR vehicle is not a classic?
 D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven

Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name.. 
 
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Grianaig
 


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Nikki wrote:
for a start, not parallel to the waistline...


My remark was ironical.
 2014 MY Discovery XS Indus Silver. Sadly gone. Second last LR of forty eight years continuous ownership.  
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LT
 


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professorpool wrote:
Nikki wrote:
…then the D4 will become a classic….


Which former LR vehicle is not a classic?


Freelander?
 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography 
 
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professorpool
 


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Already a classic:

* It has a club (two actually)
* People like the Dunsfold Collection have several
* Organisations like LRO give them respect and coverage
* They have reached the age where it is mostly enthusiasts that buy them

In addition:

* They are entry level of a few hundred pounds thus providing a perfect entry level for LR ownership
* FL2 is widely regarded as the most reliable LR ever produced and more than capable off road
* they make great green laners as they are narrow and cheap so you don't mind scraping and bashing them
 D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven

Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name.. 
 
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