JSparky
New member
Took a spin in the new Disco today and thought I'd report back on how the driving experience relates to the 5th gen 4Runner.
Overall it's a stout rig, you can feel the weight of the underbody immediately. Took out the Diesel which had gobs of low-end torque. That said the truck did not feel planted to the road with too much body roll. This was a problem I had with the outgoing LR4 as well. The Range Rover Sport's, which as far as I know utilize the same basic suspension system, do not seem to have this issue. 4Runner Trail's with KDSS, Lexus GX460's with KDSS, and the 200 Series Land Cruisers all have less body roll than the Discovery. Different caliber's of vehicles I know, but important notes in my consideration.
Biggest thing I noted with the new Disco is the location of the door handle and center console materials. I'm not that big of a guy, about 5'11, and when assuming a comfortable (aka long-distance) driving position both my knee's contact metal surfaces. On the door my knee fits directly on top of the metal door latch, on the center console I hit a vertical piece of metal trim. I show my left knee in both a neutral position and squeezed inward so you cna see what my knee is resting on.
Here are some pics I snapped for anyone who's interested, compared to the 4Runner. The center console is a non-issue in the 4Runner cause I'd really have to stretch to get my knee to make contact, whereas in the Rover I was resting on it the whole time. I know the 200 Series Cruisers have a padded center console specifically for this so too.
Anyways, just thought I'd throw it up for anyone curious about the Rover's.
Overall it's a stout rig, you can feel the weight of the underbody immediately. Took out the Diesel which had gobs of low-end torque. That said the truck did not feel planted to the road with too much body roll. This was a problem I had with the outgoing LR4 as well. The Range Rover Sport's, which as far as I know utilize the same basic suspension system, do not seem to have this issue. 4Runner Trail's with KDSS, Lexus GX460's with KDSS, and the 200 Series Land Cruisers all have less body roll than the Discovery. Different caliber's of vehicles I know, but important notes in my consideration.
Biggest thing I noted with the new Disco is the location of the door handle and center console materials. I'm not that big of a guy, about 5'11, and when assuming a comfortable (aka long-distance) driving position both my knee's contact metal surfaces. On the door my knee fits directly on top of the metal door latch, on the center console I hit a vertical piece of metal trim. I show my left knee in both a neutral position and squeezed inward so you cna see what my knee is resting on.
Here are some pics I snapped for anyone who's interested, compared to the 4Runner. The center console is a non-issue in the 4Runner cause I'd really have to stretch to get my knee to make contact, whereas in the Rover I was resting on it the whole time. I know the 200 Series Cruisers have a padded center console specifically for this so too.
Anyways, just thought I'd throw it up for anyone curious about the Rover's.
