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1967jester
Member Since: 05 May 2010
Location: Usually in the North East though I have been known to travel
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euangibson wrote:".......introduces a modern and distinctive look to the model range with striking finishes. A grey Graphite finish to the fender vents and grille, which also sports a gloss black and lighter grey frame, blend with existing grey highlights appointed to the door handles and the Discovery badging to the bonnet and tailgate. Exclusive to the Graphite is the 19-inch 7-split spoke alloy wheel in a high gloss dark grey as standard. The customer can choose between a spectrum of nine body colours and three interior colourways.
“The appeal of the Land Rover Discovery has just got even greater. We have launched two new special editions – the Landmark and Graphite, which offer the customer greater on-road presence and enhanced comfort to complement the Discovery’s existing versatility and capability attributes.”
Finbar McFall, Jaguar Land Rover Product Marketing Director. "
Let's see if we can help normal people make sense of Marketing-Speak...using plain English....
"Colourways"....he means colours....
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Fenders".....nope,I'm European I don't know what those are
"The customer can choose between a spectrum of body colours".....the customer can choose from a range of colours....you can't choose between a spectrum......
"Highlights appointed to the door handles"..... My wife doesn't get highlights "appointed" to her hair,I'm not sure why a door handle should be any different ....
Anyway,he still has the best name I've seen for a while,Marketing degree or not.....Finbar McFall...brilliant
At least he didn't call the bonnet the "hood" 
Must be an guitar Euan, and an acoustic at that, no mention of fitted amp etc Paul.
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 23rd Oct 2015 9:20 am |
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j_d_rudd
Member Since: 03 May 2015
Location: Ruffec
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Doh! I've just posted about the Graphite and Landmark elsewhere.
What they don't say in the article is that these limited editions will be the only Discos available.
On the French configurator the S, SE, HSE & HSE Lux have all now disappeared.
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| 26th Oct 2015 6:19 pm |
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galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
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was in the dealers last week and asked about these...he was surprised I knew and asked where I got the info....apparently he only found out Friday mourning and has been advised not to discuss with customers at present....he also mentioned he cant get anymore SE and the replacement will be 6k dearer...
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| 26th Oct 2015 6:27 pm |
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Ecosse
Member Since: 07 Jan 2005
Location: Grampian, Scotland
Posts: 889
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Kilovolt wrote:
A stealer I know (who sold me my current one) told me Monday he has more than 25 cash deposits securing D5 production slots. He reckons that's the first 6 months of his allocation used up 
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Which dealer was that? - I asked my local dealer if they would take a reservation and the reply was "as far as we are aware the official release is going to be 2017 for the Discovery 5... ... there is no word on an order call for the 2017 model at this time"!!!
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| 29th Oct 2015 10:24 am |
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A1GSS
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
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Well, I'm off on Friday to take a nose at these. Might get my wallet out
Anyways - has anyone bought one and wants to comment in a positive sort of critical way, on the spec, either model? What is missing? They're trying quite hard to shift them so I'm thinking there's some major disappointment buried in there somewhere...! ____
Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey
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| 19th Apr 2016 9:26 pm |
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peteyd
Member Since: 08 Mar 2016
Location: South Bucks
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Not aware of either spec being a major disappointment, but then it depends on what you are expecting.
A few things spring to mind:
- colour range is limited, especially on the Landmark
- Graphite can't have memory seats
- Graphite was showing heated steering wheel and remote park heating as options but these are now not showing, but my dealer says they may reappear
- there is no rear climate available on either model, even as an option
- both cars have the black pack (or version thereof) so if you like a shiny chromey car, not ideal
- the Graphite is like the old SE Tech but with a few extras
- the Landmark is like the old HSE but with a few extras
- with both models being fairly high spec, they are expensive
For me, the Landmark didn't offer nearly enough above the Graphite to warrant the big price difference, but the one thing I'll miss is the memory seats.
I'll be interested if you do spot something disappointing in the spec. The dealers I spoke to before buying didn't seem to be struggling to sell them at all.
Cheers
PD MY16 D4 Graphite in Loire Blue
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| 19th Apr 2016 9:55 pm |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
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Lots of omissions on the options list, including locking rear diff.
If you want fake wood trim, you now need to spend another £465 on a half timbered steering wheel.
Good grief! I've just been on to the configurator and there are very few factory options showing on the Landmark now. Most of them seem to have been removed 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
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| 19th Apr 2016 10:00 pm |
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peteyd
Member Since: 08 Mar 2016
Location: South Bucks
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Graphite has Active Locking Rear Differential as an option. It isn't manual though.
Doesn't seem to be an option for the Landmark.
PD MY16 D4 Graphite in Loire Blue
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| 19th Apr 2016 10:05 pm |
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J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
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The end is nigh. 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
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| 19th Apr 2016 11:35 pm |
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1967jester
Member Since: 05 May 2010
Location: Usually in the North East though I have been known to travel
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E-Diff specced on SWMBO's Graphite, lack of memory seat option was annoying, can't see why it's not a choice. Paul.
06 Java Black HSE - gone
12 Baltic Blue HSE - gone
15 Fuji HSE Lux
Club Biscuits, mmmm nice!
Traxide/Luna hybrid & Yellow top
Some Prospeed bits
+ some other stuff
Club N.E.R.D.s.
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| 19th Apr 2016 11:40 pm |
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Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
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I don't think they were on previous models either unless you had an HSE or better. I haven't missed anything, Graphite is like a MY 12 XS plus, certainly more than I used to have  Joined the BMWX5 45e group
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| 20th Apr 2016 5:26 am |
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A1GSS
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
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Thanks that's all very useful ____
Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey
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| 20th Apr 2016 7:02 am |
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peteyd
Member Since: 08 Mar 2016
Location: South Bucks
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The factory options are definitely starting to thin out as production nears its end. If you want a car with specific options, I wouldn't hang around.
If price is more important, dealers have cars that they have bought in advance and it is these that are most heavily discounted, but you lose out on choosing your favourite factory options. The ones available when I was looking all had sunroofs, were grey or black, electric seats, heated steering wheel and privacy glass. I didn't want a sunroof but did want a tow bar, extended roof bars and Loire Blue, so it was a factory order for me.
You probably already know that the D4 misses out on a load of modern features such as powered boot opening, automatic emergency breaking, decent sat nav, rear seat adjustment, lane departure warning etc. The Graphite and Landmark are no different in these areas. Some see these as missing features, others as fewer things to go wrong 
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| 20th Apr 2016 7:52 am |
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Dave T
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Location: Glasgow
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If you think this sat nav is bad, go and try a 2012 Joined the BMWX5 45e group
1994 Defender 90
2015 RRS Corris Grey/Black roof
2016 D4 Graphite Santorini Black
2012 D4 XS Orkney Grey
2005 D3 S Maya Gold
Convoy for Heroes 2011
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| 20th Apr 2016 8:10 am |
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peteyd
Member Since: 08 Mar 2016
Location: South Bucks
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You're one up on me there, I have sat in a Discovery for a total of about 20 minutes in my entire life, and most of that was on the two test drives I did.
PD MY16 D4 Graphite in Loire Blue
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| 20th Apr 2016 8:29 am |
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