Landrover needs to go to hell. I drove in a Discovery once and it was an alarmingly top heavy piece of **** that felt unstable and downright dangerous to drive in. Can you believe that there are actually fans of these vehicles? They call the Discovery “Disco”….what a bunch of dumb asses.

I guess price was never a concern anyway.

Well i have a 06 RR Supercharged and it has been a fine ride since i bought. only problem so far was in the air suspension sensor (fixed for free in the dealer)…

madcapp, you think thats bad go sit in a freelander, there is more plastic in it then all of the u.s. cars combined. ground clearance is next to nothing, it rattles, the brakes feel like you should jut put your foot out the door and it has no power whatsoever.
very disapointing that an exterra is way better for less.

2012 lol and to think i was anxious and excited when i heard about 2007 models back in 02 — wow does time fly

I keep forgetting Range Rover is still around.

Land Rover, sorry.

Love the RR and have had them for the past 10 yrs… and “madcapp” just don’t take turns at 80 mph..

i was in a discovery V-8, and my 8 valve 89′ jetta could cream it from a dead start in third.

What are you trying to say pherarey? thats as dumb as me say well i can run faster then it in the first 20 ft..

Well, The new LR2 has recieved some very good reviews (considering it replaced the Freelander) so I’d wouldn’t write off Land Rover yet.
Taking that much weight off the Range Rover could only be good for everything. The only negative impact may be price, as working with aluminium costs more, but it will probably be worth it

It all sounds interesting but in a few years I have little doubt we’ll be hearing about higher end SUVs and cars being made out of the newest generation of Carbon fiber. The National Research Laboratories have been working on new formulations and manufacturing processes to bring the cost of Carbon Fiber, structural Carbon Fiber, down to about $4.00/lb as opposed to the current $15.00/lb. Consider when the Ferrari F40 was built (single best Ferrari ever made. period), that Carbon Fiber costs were about $40.00/lb

There are some early reports that it is not quite as strong as current forms of Carbon Fiber but is still more than capable of the job. But I would not put off greater use of lighter metal like Aluminum. Especially in vehicles needing the shock absorbing properties of metal over many fiberous composites.

i undersrtand the freelander was just an entry level rr just to be fair, i always liked the larger models though, all anybody needs to do is go offroading in one to understand.

i give one thumb up to the LR2 but LR is very unreliable.

2012??? Come at me again in 2011 about the new rover. *yawn*

cool should make them even nicer than they already are

Madcap you must not have a very good sense of what you are driving in. The Disco actually has a very low center of gravity. Almost all of the body panels are made of auminium and the frame is thick gauge fully boxed steel. Heavy stuff low and high stuff light equals high roll center and low center of gravity.

A disco drives much better then a 7 foot tall SUV with solid axles should.

dont worry about madcapp british_rover he’s a racist POS who deserved to die in 9/11 but will soon get bombed

this may put the RR supercharged ahead of the current excalade
current escalade is larger but lighter and has about the same power. Escalade is faster, handles better, more room, slightly better feul economy all for about 67k vs the 91k RR supercharged…alot of that is the name but i would still take the current escalade but maybe with hte lighter aluminum frame the RR will take over in the speed and handleing segment making it hte better car

The escalade is still a blinged up tahoe sorry no comparison.

About damn time if you ask me.

Wow. I didnt know LRs and RRs were performance cars until the Supercharged models came out. What do you guys expect? They’re made for off-roading, they can literally drive around the entire world. The supercharged RRs are not the fastest SUVs but they aint no slouch either and are leaps and bounds nicer inside than any other offering from the other manufacturers. There is no comparison in luxury and ride from the Escalade and RR s/c. I’ve been in and driven both and the only thing the Escalade has is more power and speed.

the escalade has nothing on this RR since it is nothing but a more expensive Tahoe this is true off road luxury

the escalade and tahoe will start tommorrow morning i doubt those rovers will

HAHAH! Take away Deantj’s naughty wittle words and he throws a tantrum. Hmph! HAHAHAHA!

Wayward”boi”??? – Anyway, maybe you have it backwards… Maybe the Tahoe is a lesser expensive Escalade??

Land Rover enjoys a legacy that is well above their current standards. They get some of the WORST mileage and quality issues are rampant. They are great looking vehicles, but they are not worth the sticker. They have bigger problems to design out of their vehciles when an Escalade weighs the same as an LR3. Check it out on Edmunds.

Anything that will lighten up these beasts is a smart decision.

The Tahoe was here first the Escalade was a rushed response to the Lincoln Navigator

and an Escalade does’nt go off road RR’s are serious off- road vehicles try one (size be damned). I doubt if the people driving these things really care about milage if that was the case then why spend 90K on a truck?

Interesting how the profanities survived the thread!

This experiment proves that the threads are moderated by someone who casually and sporadically reads them as opposed to an algorhythm that looks for buzzwords.
Oh well, Piablo you’re still a moron of epic proportions, no changing that!!!!

HOw’s your mom by the way? Has her sphincter recovered yet?