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to8nbeyond

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Here's a detail I haven't seen mentioned since someone noticed it on the prototype. I've seen the gas filler door located on both
sides of 110 in some pictures but only on one side of the 90. Has anyone seen it as an option. Just a small detail I think would be a nice thing to
have most of the time I pull into a gas station.
 

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If it's on both sides, my guess is that's the PHEV version. One side is for gas, and the other side is for an electrical plugin.
 

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So I wonder what they mean by a 1" lift?

Are they actually talking about the fricken lift rods? Or are they talking about something more substantial?

For what it's worth, when Scott Brady looked at it and wrote the Expo article, he said 33" might be the upper end as more than that looked like it would have the tires rubbing on the back part of the front wheel wells.


For me this is one of the most important things. As much as we all love the LR4 the tire Diameter and difficulty in sizing up is a real disappointment.

The ability to go up to a 33 would be awesome! 35 lifted with a tougher less plastiky front clip and I’m sold!

Truth be told by looking at the wheel openings I think a 35 is optimistic, and agree with Scott Brady in that regard. Will be interesting to see how the coiled vehicles deal with this versus the air suspension versions...
And it makes me wish we had the option here in the states.. But hey let’s see it in person and what the aftermarket companies can offer. More reasons to wait a couple of years as different specs become available.

Anticipating a larger tire would definitely require the higher spec motor option though... will be fun seeing cool combinations of motor, lift, wheels and tires assembled.
 

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Anticipating a larger tire would definitely require the higher spec motor option though... will be fun seeing cool combinations of motor, lift, wheels and tires assembled.

I'd like to think that 300 hp and peak 300 ft/lb torque at 1,500 rpm would be plenty of power to run a larger tire. But I guess I'll let others be the guinea pigs on that one.
 

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I'd like to think that 300 hp and peak 300 ft/lb torque at 1,500 rpm would be plenty of power to run a larger tire. But I guess I'll let others be the guinea pigs on that one.

The 4.10 gears won't hurt either.
 

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I'd like to think that 300 hp and peak 300 ft/lb torque at 1,500 rpm would be plenty of power to run a larger tire. But I guess I'll let others be the guinea pigs on that one.

You have to wait. No way in hell would I be an early adopter for a clean sheet LR design.

Give it two model years at least to see what blows up on them before jumping aboard the ship.
 

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You have to wait. No way in hell would I be an early adopter for a clean sheet LR design.

Give it two model years at least to see what blows up on them before jumping aboard the ship.

I most definitely won't be a first adopter. Maybe in a year or so. The engines are already being used in other Land Rover/Jaguar vehicles, so it's more just waiting it out and seeing what the chassis does. I'd also like to not jump in until there's a decent aftermarket presence, if for no other reason than to know what factory options to spring for or what ones to not waste my money on.
 

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