Member Since: 14 Sep 2011
Location: Europe
Posts: 1130
My economy figures probably have something to do with the long empty motorways over here! Plus I'm a light-footed driver, seemingly, always have managed to get reasonable economy on all Discovery models I have owned....
For example, yesterday I had to drive from Dublin to Enniskillen and back, the readout is showing 7.0l/100km which is 40.3mpg, that's in the 2016 auto 5 seat, on a mixture of motorway and twisty A road equivalents, with one bad patch of slow traffic each way....
So if the Discovery 5 cannot match or better this, then what's the point??
Obviously we need some real world testing.....!!2016 Discovery 4 Commercial
2019 Discovery 5 HSE
15th Feb 2017 4:54 pm
Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
Posts: 10865
DG wrote:
I hope that a 2.0 petrol becomes an option ...diesel is the current antichrist in London ...£10.00 diesel charge coming later this year in addition to the £11.50 congestion charge
Not quite DG a Derv D5 D4 D3 is not the most polluting so will not get the full charge as usual its a total Fook up with whats going on
15th Feb 2017 5:02 pm
nigel207
Member Since: 26 Mar 2009
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 1359
APL wrote:
My economy figures probably have something to do with the long empty motorways over here! Plus I'm a light-footed driver, seemingly, always have managed to get reasonable economy on all Discovery models I have owned....
For example, yesterday I had to drive from Dublin to Enniskillen and back, the readout is showing 7.0l/100km which is 40.3mpg, that's in the 2016 auto 5 seat, on a mixture of motorway and twisty A road equivalents, with one bad patch of slow traffic each way....
So if the Discovery 5 cannot match or better this, then what's the point??
Obviously we need some real world testing.....!!
Sorry to rain on your parade, but if you're taking the figures from the OBC, I would take them with a sack full of salt. My OBC reads 14% optimistic!
15th Feb 2017 5:08 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23866
This is essential to package the seven full-sized seats which Land Rover says are crucial to the Discovery’s success – and which differentiates it from a Range Rover.
Is the centre second row seat really classed as "full size" ?
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From the outside, I really thought they’d screwed it up. And I do think Discovery 3 and 4 will become standout classics in future. But make no mistake: this is one of the world’s most capable cars.
Good conclusion, IMO. 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 (now semi-retired)
15th Feb 2017 5:31 pm
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50979
Ken wrote:
Fook up with whats going on
I just heard diesel didn't realise it was phased 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
15th Feb 2017 5:48 pm
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
Location: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Posts: 17932
APL wrote:
...the readout is showing 7.0l/100km which is 40.3mpg...
At that point you lost the crowd. In no way can the standard dash display be used as an indicator of true mpg.
Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
Member Since: 02 Oct 2015
Location: Tunbridge Wells
Posts: 398
The rear of the car in the Autocar report does look a bit better with the smaller US plate. Over here a short reg with the plate cut down to legal minimum might help to improve it's backside D4 GS 12MY
15th Feb 2017 6:33 pm
110CSW
Member Since: 19 Oct 2005
Location: Scotland
Posts: 796
Agree with the plate comment completely.2014MY Discovery
15th Feb 2017 6:44 pm
petersw
Member Since: 17 Nov 2012
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 1135
Re: 7 adults
"This might be a silly question, but is the new Discovery big inside?
It’s enormous inside. Land Rover makes a big play on designing its vehicles from the inside out. The Discovery is big on the road, five metres long, wide and tall, but also massive on the inside. Adults feel almost child-sized up front, have limo-like room in the middle row and can even sit comfortably in the third row. Someone on the engineering team is 6ft 4ins and is fine in the seven-seat Discovery, we were told. He was squashed and had his head shoved into the roof when they tested Q7 and XC90. See: that stepped roof IS still functional."
Well, LR seem to have wined & dined [& probably bribed] them, they seem to actually love it.
Can't really see any negatives from them - especially re the back row seats, tailgate and lack of split tailgate.
[apologies if this has already been posted]...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
< ‘tis but a mere scratch …….. it’ll polish out.
17th Feb 2017 11:27 am
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14487
How many tests were carried out with a typical load and passengers......D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
17th Feb 2017 11:40 am
petersw
Member Since: 17 Nov 2012
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 1135
I don't dare post the Daily Express review here.Peter
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