iconoclast
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I just do not get this seething hatred for the D5.
I do not hate the D5 I am just not in love with it. That being said I can find many faults with the LR4. Mainly the tech in it is comparable to what you find in any other vehicle from 2006. The Sat/Rad antenna has the worst reception of any vehicle I have ever owned. The TMC portion of the navigation is slow, delayed and redirection is often convoluted and not very accurate. The navigation itself has some of the worst maps, details, and bizarre GUI I have ever seen. The lack of USB ports are just something they completely overlooked along with additional power sockets. There are USB ports that do not even offer power unless you select the iPod icon. The premium audio system is comparable to base audio systems in other vehicles. The surround view cameras are blurry, out of focus and the surround view layout is dizzying and confusing rather than informative. The cluster is about as basic as basic can be. The LCD/MFD is a waste of space since so much more data could be displayed there such as stand-alone guidance for the Navigation without have redundant directions on the nav itself. The seats could be ventilated, could have more positions for adjustment. The second row and or third row should have a vented moonroof not just a sheet of glass. The eco start/stop system is horrid, it is very trigger happy and premature. Shutting off completely when entering park is bizarre. The vision assist is rather slow to react and is not as adaptive as other systems. Conventional HID/Xenon are decent but not as effective as the LED headlights on my other vehicles. The lack of cup holders or storage in the second row is bizarre and putting them out of reach of children is even more bewildering. So if you think I am being biased and saying the LR3/LR4 has been GOD's gift to the automotive world then I am completely misunderstood and have not expressed myself well enough on here. What the LR3/LR4 (D3/D4) were and are is not what the Discovery (D5) was designed to be. I believe LR wanted something more current but not as utilitarian with more appeal to the broader market and the traditional mall crawl rather than what looks like a refrigerator on wheels that just so happens to be able to traverse the earth in any possible situation.
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