To me the Discovery 5 takes its heritage from the Discovery Sport which evolved out of the Evoque. The Evoque was a fashion statement that pointed the way to where the windswept rovers are today.
Better than the LR4 in every way? Hardly. With 20/21" wheels targeting urban travel, lack of V8/power, loss of the lift/drop tailgate, requirement for JLR towing accessories and load of electronic toys the Discovery 5 re-positions the Discovery line even deeper into soccer mom territory.
Will be interesting to see how many are sold as coil only / defeatured models in the $50-60K range as many customers will forgo off-road capability for cost. The secondary market for transfer case, air suspension off road featurs may be challenging. Then again that is not the target market for the Discovery 5. Think more Evoque than LR4.
Better than the LR4 in every way? Hardly. With 20/21" wheels targeting urban travel, lack of V8/power, loss of the lift/drop tailgate, requirement for JLR towing accessories and load of electronic toys the Discovery 5 re-positions the Discovery line even deeper into soccer mom territory.
Will be interesting to see how many are sold as coil only / defeatured models in the $50-60K range as many customers will forgo off-road capability for cost. The secondary market for transfer case, air suspension off road featurs may be challenging. Then again that is not the target market for the Discovery 5. Think more Evoque than LR4.