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The first all-new Land Rover since Ford bought LR in 2000?
BBC Breakfast this morning covered a little snippet about the new Freelander and billed it as the first all-new Land Rover in the past 6 years since Ford bought Land Rover. So do they think that D3 was a facelift of the old series 2 TD5????
25th Oct 2006 9:24 am
SN
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Allegedly the L319 project was a BMW one (the original one). L319 is the D3
I still think you're right thoughSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
25th Oct 2006 9:32 am
catweasel
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I geuss they also forgot the RRS
25th Oct 2006 10:43 am
Tim in Scotland
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RRS is a D3 in drag, it wasn't all new from the ground upNow a disillusioned new Land Rover buyer and have jumped ship to something less expensive and more reliable that hugs trees.... now driving a Mini Countryman PHEV as well as my trusty and brilliant 1996 Epsom Green Defender90 Tdi300
25th Oct 2006 10:52 am
catweasel
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if you look at it that way, some of the LR2 is reworked from the older one and where did that steering wheel come from, not exactly all new is it.
25th Oct 2006 11:33 am
Pelyma
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I thought the BMW disco was ditched - that's what it said in the magazine supplement that showed the progress of the design etc!DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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25th Oct 2006 11:43 am
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I thought like you Pelyma that the BMW version was scrapped as soon as Ford took over.1996 Discovery 1 300TDI ES Biarritz Blue, sold
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25th Oct 2006 12:02 pm
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I did not realise Ford were losing that much money
25th Oct 2006 12:16 pm
SN
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WOODY179 wrote:
I thought like you Pelyma that the BMW version was scrapped as soon as Ford took over.
That's what I understand - the L319 designation appears to have been carried over (since L322 is th FFRR)Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
25th Oct 2006 12:55 pm
awheel
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Just to clear this up Discovery is the first all new vehicle from Land Rover under Ford ownership.....the Discovery replacement project under BMW, code name L50, was ditched completely when Ford took over.
The L50 proposal was going to be positioned in the market to avoid competing with BMW products.
Project L319, which became Discovery 3, is very different...a true premium product in terms of its' integrity and capability and certainly not a 'poor relation' to ANY other vehicle in its' class.
The number of global awards that Discovery 3 has won backs this up.
25th Oct 2006 1:26 pm
Pelyma
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