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M44K TS Member Since: 09 Feb 2010 Location: North East U.K. Posts: 1325 |
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7th Jan 2012 3:06pm |
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CSK Member Since: 15 Oct 2010 Location: St Tropez Posts: 750 |
That looks hideous! |
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7th Jan 2012 3:12pm |
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bozmandb9 Member Since: 06 Dec 2010 Location: Wallingford, Oxfordshire Posts: 1020 |
I think they're way way off. My inside source says it'll look broadly similar to the L322, and the spy shots seem to show a very similar profile. I don't believe the roofline or interior space will change for a start! Range Rover-less at the moment - Pining! |
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8th Jan 2012 10:15am |
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M44K TS Member Since: 09 Feb 2010 Location: North East U.K. Posts: 1325 |
They'd be stupid to make it radically different, they've progressed so subtlety over the years, one of the spy shots had a side view and the front bumper corner made it look like an Audi A6 all road but other shots ive seen look more like the L322. I guess it's the camouflage doing its job well. Let's hope it isn't like their renderings. 2006 Mercedes CLS
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8th Jan 2012 11:37am |
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alanm_3 Member Since: 19 Feb 2011 Location: my House, unless I’m not at home, in which case I’m somewhere else. Posts: 6730 |
Hopefully they'll employ the same design philosophy as Porsche do with the 911, evolution, not revolution! Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
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8th Jan 2012 11:50am |
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fisha Member Since: 25 Sep 2009 Location: Scotland Posts: 1371 |
I think it's going to be quite l322 like but sported up with aggressive lights and grill, and the wider arches ... But itll still very much be a rangie. V8 or else ... |
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8th Jan 2012 1:38pm |
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0cj0 Member Since: 14 Apr 2011 Location: York Posts: 61 |
I've been told by a guy in the know that if you think big Evoque your not far off, that would tally with the Top Gear pictures ... |
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8th Jan 2012 2:01pm |
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Philip Member Since: 05 Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 2567 |
Unfortunately it's increasingly clear that LR don't care for their traditional markets.
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8th Jan 2012 2:30pm |
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Nick Ground Member Since: 27 Dec 2011 Location: Dorset Posts: 584 |
You cannot blame LR for designing for the maximum sales and profit. No business can afford not to. They have the same problem with the RR as with the Defender and Porsche with 911, Aston etc. What I hope is that they do not lose the 'stately', sophisticated and imposing feel. I will be disappointed if there is too much of the Evoque influence as it really is much of a fashion statement and I think it may date quite quickly.
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8th Jan 2012 3:23pm |
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Java Jungle Member Since: 22 Mar 2010 Location: Monte-Carlo Posts: 420 |
Doesn't Land Rover want to make a bigger Evoque? That's what I read somewhere. So what's the point of making the L322 look like the Evoque?
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8th Jan 2012 4:23pm |
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Paul J. Member Since: 13 Jan 2009 Location: Leafy Cheshire Posts: 279 |
I like it
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8th Jan 2012 6:27pm |
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Philip Member Since: 05 Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 2567 |
I agree, but that doesn't mean you have to alienate your long-standing customers. Image is also more easily lost than gained - Range Rover didn't become a name strong enough to split off into a separate brand by flogging tinsel-bedecked flash to the reality TV crowd. P.S. Some interesting stuff in your signature. |
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8th Jan 2012 7:10pm |
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Nick Ground Member Since: 27 Dec 2011 Location: Dorset Posts: 584 |
Agreed. However, LR made the mistake of leaving the Defender to appeal to their long standing customers and the sales have gradually dropped away leaving them with an almighty job to do.
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8th Jan 2012 10:04pm |
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Philip Member Since: 05 Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 2567 |
Certainly difficult, but I'm not holding my breath. The 2010 RR facelift and the Discovery 4 were awful, both spoiling what were really excellent designs. Maybe there should be a non-footballer option pack, with a plain, non-sparkly grille, vents, wheels and so on - they could call it County or something (without the door stripes, obviously). |
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8th Jan 2012 10:39pm |
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