Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
Car Wow Review
A more positive review and highlights some gadgets etc I did not know about.
SWMBO and I now considering one as an every day car as they get to one year old...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..
28th Jan 2018 11:07 am
Robert SausageTrousers
Member Since: 09 Aug 2015
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 467
Must admit, it's starting to grow on me!
28th Jan 2018 12:13 pm
peteyd
Member Since: 08 Mar 2016
Location: South Bucks
Posts: 551
With a tidy up of the back end, sorting of the middle seats, new 3.0 engine and a price reduction, I could see this as a replacement for my MY16 D4 in about 5 years.
It is slowly growing on me, it is more of a nearly car for me now rather than the initial allergic reaction.MY16 D4 Graphite in Loire Blue
28th Jan 2018 12:19 pm
SHARKYSHARKS
Member Since: 20 Dec 2008
Location: Saddleworth Oldham
Posts: 1954
Only had mine a day and it’s a great car to drive and all the new toys just gets a permagrin MY18 D5 HSE LUX😎
MY12 Freelander SD4 HSE
44 Tonne 12 Litre 6x2 Scania T cab (Current)
Freelander 1 (Wrote off 😫)
Ex D1
Ex D2 GS
Ex V8 D2 GS
Ex D3 S
Ex D4 GS
Club skip ya lockers !!!
Club BAS remote heater !!
Club Duratrac
Club Phillips DRL
Club Prospeed Rack Mk 1
Club Prospeed Rack Mk 2
Club Sankey
Club RLD spare wheel protector
28th Jan 2018 12:23 pm
professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
450kgs lighterD3 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..
28th Jan 2018 12:32 pm
DigitalJunior
Member Since: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 4401
One of the best reviews I've seen articulately explaining the functions/pro's/cons's etc and enjoyable to watch. But the ugly boot still needs a redesign asap to complete the package.
28th Jan 2018 12:47 pm
fat bloke
Member Since: 07 Aug 2006
Location: OXFORD
Posts: 1258
Must admit it's not growing on me yet
28th Jan 2018 2:11 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6771
It’s a rather good review and he explains, I think, the car very well. That it takes 17 s for entertainment to boot is horrifying...
28th Jan 2018 2:37 pm
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50979
It is essentially an atom chipped pc with 4gb ram firing up ...that was an older 2017 model he was testing and it has been improved with some updates since then tbh ...even though not sure how 17 seconds is 'horrifying'
28th Jan 2018 2:59 pm
peteyd
Member Since: 08 Mar 2016
Location: South Bucks
Posts: 551
Is it the entertainment system that takes 17 seconds, or the whole centre console display? Can you access satnav, and more importantly the reversing camera, before the 17 seconds is up? If you have to wait 17 seconds before reversing out of a parking space, that would be very annoying, if not actually horrifying.MY16 D4 Graphite in Loire Blue
28th Jan 2018 3:04 pm
jimbg
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 478
It is an old review ( 22nd March 2017 ) and is of one of the early press cars.
The infotainment system has been updated a couple of times and is faster now. However on the odd occasion it is still slower than it should be. Another update is due any day.
I am fairly sure the reversing camera is available immediately, certainly has not caused me a problem.
28th Jan 2018 3:18 pm
peteyd
Member Since: 08 Mar 2016
Location: South Bucks
Posts: 551
cheers - MY16 D4 Graphite in Loire Blue
28th Jan 2018 3:19 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6771
jimbg wrote:
It is an old review ( 22nd March 2017 ) and is of one of the early press cars.
The infotainment system has been updated a couple of times and is faster now. However on the odd occasion it is still slower than it should be. Another update is due any day.
I am fairly sure the reversing camera is available immediately, certainly has not caused me a problem.
Ok - I really got the impression from the review that nothing worked (it certainly seemed so) until 17 s had gone by. The updates - one would assume they’ve been software related? Atoms, in my professional opinion, are mostly underpowered CPUs. They’re used in networking devices as well and there was a big recall on them due to a clock signal related hardware bug. The CPU would stop working after being in continuous operation for 18 months. They’re certainly low-powered but that is it.
28th Jan 2018 3:29 pm
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50979
It's an Intel® Quad Core 1.9 GHz Atom.... no RSE you have a 60gb SSD with RSE a 160gb SSD... the screen , in my limited experience, is smooth .....you can swipe the map or pinch and zoom and its as slick as an ipad\tablet.
28th Jan 2018 3:47 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6771
I tried looking for an open source products and licensing conformity in JLR vehicles but didn’t find one. Mercedes Benz used to have a ~150 page booklet with what OSS products each of their vehicles contained but they seem to have moved it behind a VIN check.. it was pretty much Linux underneath and then things like OpenSSL, curl, etc. on top.
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