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Expedition D5 - Discovery SVX
18th Oct 2016 6:00 pm
Snowman
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At the risk of facing the Roth of the detractors , I like that a lot .
Good job I will not be able to afford one for 10 years.Andy.
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18th Oct 2016 6:16 pm
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18th Oct 2016 6:28 pm
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It does look goodDiscovery 3 se gone
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18th Oct 2016 6:36 pm
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This sort of stuff is a lot of fun, but it would be great if a section could be introduced to keep all of the made up PhotoShop stuff together and well apart from genuine news and product announcements 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
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18th Oct 2016 7:09 pm
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Laughable that it has an RAI ...as it's not capable of having one 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
18th Oct 2016 7:10 pm
Deanos_Beano
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From the Ford stable thst one definitely I bet its killing them not to call it an Explorer
18th Oct 2016 7:40 pm
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Well at least it will save me some money
18th Oct 2016 7:44 pm
Gazellio
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Red Merle wrote:
This sort of stuff is a lot of fun, but it would be great if a section could be introduced to keep all of the made up PhotoShop stuff together and well apart from genuine news and product announcements
LAND Rover is developing a more off-road-focused version of its just-revealed Discovery.
Expected to pick up the SVX badge, it will be created by the Special Vehicle Operations that also creates the go-fast SVR models for Land Rover and sister company Jaguar.
But rather than going faster, the Discovery SVX – based on the fifth-generation Discovery that boasts the most curvaceous design yet for the seven-seat SUV – will be primed to tackle more challenging terrain and remote locations.
Key to the changes will be smaller wheels and tyres. Speaking at the release of the new Discovery, chief engineer Alex Heslop told 4X4 Australia that the new car was being developed with 18-inch wheels; smaller than the wheels for mainstream Discoverys, which range from 19- to 22-inch.
“Clearly something we want to do is get smaller wheels underneath it,” said Heslop, who all but confirmed a Discovery SVX was in the wings by saying “watch this space”.
Heslop said the 18-inch wheels shod in all-terrain rubber would require a smaller brake package, something made possible with the arrival of the four-cylinder diesel engine (marketed as Ingenium), which combined with an aluminium intensive body has seen weight drop by up to 480kg.
For that reason, the Discovery SVX is likely to be powered by a four-cylinder; either the already announced 2.0-litre turbo-diesel or the identically sized turbocharged petrol model arriving in JLR models from 2017. It’s the diesel that is the most likely option.
Australia is one of the key markets for the Discovery SVX (the Middle East and South Africa have also helped sign off the business case), which is expected to compete with top-end Toyota Prados and Ford Everests, each of which has accomplished credentials in the Australian outback.
However, one area the Land Rover can’t compete with the Prado is with the fuel tank. With the spare wheel underslung it means a larger tank is problematic, leaving that solution to the aftermarket (expect some to offer brackets that relocate the tyre to the tail, allowing for a larger tank).
The Discovery is available with an 89-litre tank when fitted with the supercharged V6 engine that won’t be offered in Australia (the new Discovery is diesel only for Australia). That’s well up on the 77-litre tank fitted to the four-cylinder diesel models (the smaller tank allows for batteries for a future Discovery hybrid).
If Land Rover fitted that larger tank it would increase range from about 1230km (assuming the claimed average 6.0L/100km fuel use) to about 1430km. Assuming that fuel use will be unachievable – our guess is fuel use would be closer to 8.0 or 9.0L/100km – it would still allow more than 1000km from a tank, which is more than any Discovery to date.
Other tweaks possible for the SVX include a snorkel and roof basket. The Discovery SVX would also be a logical place to showcase the latest in autonomous off-road tech, something Heslop says will continue to roll out in future generations.
“With each model year we put a little bit more semi-autonomous [tech]… and we’re going to just take a little bit more control into the car and away from the driver. At the moment it’s very much about enabling a novice to do stuff that they couldn’t possibly imagine previously.”
He highlighted the All-Terrain Coach function, an integrated program designed to educate drivers how to get out of difficult situations.
SVO chief John Edwards previously told 4X4 Australia the company was looking at two options for its more off-road focused models. “We sometimes take inspiration from Camel Trophy and think about really hardcore expedition vehicles,” said Edwards earlier this year. However, he also hinted that SVO could blend performance with off-road capability.
“There’s another way of executing it which is to think about the kind of rally raid, if you like, where speed is more important. We’re exploring both of those dimensions.”
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18th Oct 2016 10:21 pm
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Looks like it is wearing DuraTracs!!.
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18th Oct 2016 10:32 pm
Red Merle
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Gazellio @ Prestige Cars wrote:
But the photo is still an image of a standard Disco 5 with a roof rack, a RAI, a winch, wheels and wheel arch extensions added via PhotoShop. While the image may give useful publicity to 4x4 Australia, it's just misinformation to filter our for anyone trying to find out what's really happening.2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
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19th Oct 2016 8:04 am
Gazellio
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So Land Rovers Chief Engineer is lying or had been mis- quoted?
Quote:
Chief engineer Alex Heslop told 4X4 Australia that the new car was being developed with 18-inch wheels; smaller than the wheels for mainstream Discoverys, which range from 19- to 22-inch.
“Clearly something we want to do is get smaller wheels underneath it,” said Heslop, who all but confirmed a Discovery SVX was in the wings by saying “watch this space”.
Heslop said the 18-inch wheels shod in all-terrain rubber would require a smaller brake package, something made possible with the arrival of the four-cylinder diesel engine (marketed as Ingenium), which combined with an aluminium intensive body has seen weight drop by up to 480kg.
PS: All new designs/models start as computer generated images until they are actually built. Nothing new there. We have been looking at standard D5 computer images for months before launch.
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