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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018   
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Land Rover is planning an off-road-focused variant of the upcoming Discovery, a new report finds.
The model is tentatively called Discovery SVX, and it's being designed by Jaguar - Land Rover's Special Vehicles Operations. Building on the standard Discovery (pictured), the SVX model will be capable of going far off the beaten path thanks to a few additional inches of ground clearance, specific bumpers on both ends that will increase the approach and departure angles, as well add-ons such as a winch, skid plates, and a roof rack. Technical specifications aren't available yet, and they will likely vary from market to market. Land Rover expects the Discovery SVX will be popular in markets such as the United States, the Middle East, and Australia. The new Land Rover Discovery will most likely be presented to the public in September at the Paris Auto Show, and it will replace the LR4 when it goes on sale a few months later as a 2018 model. We'll hear more about the rumored SVX-badged variant in the French capital this fall, and British magazine Autocar speculates it will make its official debut in the the fall of 2018 at the very earliest. Read more: http://www.leftlanenews.com/next-land-rove...z44NIrfVDM |
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30th Mar 2016 8:57am |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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They wouldn't be the first company to do that, Jeep's Trail Rated springs to mind.
the luddite in me says that all Land Rovers should be off road focused, but that's not the way the market wants them to be is it. |
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30th Mar 2016 1:01pm |
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| Petronius4 Member Since: 07 Oct 2015 Location: Somerset Posts: 94 
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I saw it (in disguised wrap) when I was riding the Grossglockner Pass last year on my Harley. Even then it looked very much like a slightly taller RRS. I'm not sure if I like the design family LR have created tbh - I quite liked the distinctive difference between the older models - Defender, Freelander, Disco, RRS, FFRR. I think there is a danger they'll end up all looking the same - bit like Fords or Citroens etc.
But then again I'm approaching my twilight years so I'm probably no longer LR's target audience - and if I remember correctly I hated the current Disco shape when it came out but quite like it now  , my fav was always the Disco 2 (pre that awful headlight upgrade).
Anyway I now have the car I always wanted but could never quite bring myself to buy when I was younger so age definitely has benefits!  -------------------------------
👲🏻 1986 ex-Military 90 NAD 2.5 Soft Top. Sold 🇬🇧 2015 Defender 90 - Ripon Landrover Heritage 006 |
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30th Mar 2016 1:15pm |
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