[Fogarty]

Needs a helping hand from big brother...

 

[Junior]

A video like this maybe isn't the best marketing for the Discovery Sport. I wasn't expecting the Disco Sport to be on the same level as the Defender, but seeing in this video that it is not nearly as capable doesn't make me think any better of the Disco Sport.

I think that Land Rover focused on on-the-road performance instead of off-road performance since that is what customers want.

I guess its not so much that I'm surprised by the Disco Sport being stuck here, I'm just surprised that we are being shown it in a press video.

 

[LRD]

Being a vehicle targeted at families i think when it comes to going off road and on different terrain that it does a good enough job.

 

[Fogarty]

Video's gone, I wonder if they got in trouble? No but realistically it proved itself plenty capable the rest of the video. In truth an evoque would of gotten stuck just the same. Neither is offered with the plethora of off road goodies that the big Disco or Ranger are offered with.

Realistically a small percentage of LR owners ever exploit even a modicum of their available capability...

 

[LRD]

Likely that was the case, no other good reason for it be taken down.

I think an Evoque would do worse, I don't recall it's ground clearance being just as good or any better.

For most drivers it should be capable enough from how I see it, shouldn't be too many complaints their.

 

[Jack]

i don't care how it does here

the big city and suburbs is where my disco will remain.

 

[LRD]

i don't care how it does here

the big city and suburbs is where my disco will remain.

as goes for most future owners.

 

[Junior]

That's the case with most CUVs now though. people want them to off-road capable even though they will never take the off-road. I think that people see a video like this one and they wonder if the vehicle will get stuck in the snow when they are in the city. Basically at the minimum people want a car that isn't going to get them stuck somewhere.

 

[LRD]

yeah only that with vehicles like this there's a level of expectation that come with vehicles like this.
basically it needs to be at least some what off-road worthy.

 

[Junior]

I think that because these vehicles are said to be off-road worthy yet people rarely use them off road, there is a skepticism as to how capable they really are, unlike the Wrangler for example, which everyone assumes to be actually a great off-road vehicle.