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Darbs wrote:
I can absolutely 100% guarantee that it is NOT a split tailgate.
It's a single piece unit with an (optional?) slide out platform.
Not sure that your explanation at the bottom of the last page equates to 100% certainty.
......although I can't be 100% sure.... An ex-Disco3 / FFRR owner ......
..... now on the JLR electric highway.
18th Aug 2016 8:54 pm
Darbs
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Agreed, I have been 100% wrong before, and I guess it could be possible that LR are going to huge lengths to disguise a split tailgate.
Seeing the recent photos from the streets of Leamington it's not going to be long until a photo captures a test D5 at close enough range to confirm one way or the other.
Very, very close to where I live I saw Discovery Sport camouflage test cars regularly for months before the launch, the same with Evoque convertibles, if A D5 turns up I will do my best to put the split tailgate question to bed!
The fact that the camouflage vinyl is continuous from the bottom of the tailgate up to the lower edge of the rear screen does give a very clear indication of what the layout is. No test vehicle is going to have its boot sealed shut.2012 - 8 Speed D4 HSE in Indus Silver with surround cameras, adaptive headlamps, privacy glass, rear entertainment, 20" alloys.
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The fact that the camouflage vinyl is continuous from the bottom of the tailgate up to the lower edge of the rear screen does give a very clear indication of what the layout is. No test vehicle is going to have its boot sealed shut.
Why not? I'm sure they could manage to test the tailgate elsewhere. Could easily be fitted with a different tailgate anyway and/or there could be the option of fixed or split.
Just because LR revealed the Epoke, a new vehicle, in such a way, I don't think that we can assume the D5 would be the same. I don't think it likely that they'll release what could so far be considered the most mundane vehicle yet (relatively speaking with the progression in mind) in such an underwhelming way. There's no way of knowing, but it seems more likely that LR have kept a surprise or two for the unveiling, and not just fancy gadgets.
If we only think something, we cannot know whether it is because it's accurate or just what LR want us to think, so it's certainty (i.e. based on a physical impossibility or necessity) or nothing. Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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19th Aug 2016 9:44 am
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The only surprise will be the high price.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
19th Aug 2016 11:42 am
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Sounds like one of those unexpected expectations. Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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19th Aug 2016 3:06 pm
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Maybe there's no tailgate and boot at all. Perhaps the high price some believe the D5 will cost is actually because it comes with a van included for all your luggage, stuff for the tip, etc. With no boot you'd get more legroom. Probably.
19th Aug 2016 3:43 pm
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It would be nice if they offered options of basic split or full tailgate with automated activity platform.MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
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19th Aug 2016 4:54 pm
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Is it me (probably) or does the activity platform (I'm sorry but what a stupid name) seem a bit dangerous if its moving out and you have a small child who is just about the same height as the platform?
Doubt it'd go very fast, but great if it could be fired out at tailgaters! Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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19th Aug 2016 6:11 pm
J77
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DSL wrote:
J77 wrote:
The only surprise will be the low price.
Sorted out the type for you.
If it's low, I'll show my a se in Marks & Spencer's window. 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
19th Aug 2016 6:54 pm
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I think you're safe there!! Though JLR could pitch the price low just for that event. C'mon JLR, you know you need to.
19th Aug 2016 6:57 pm
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The Metropolitan Police Service have published new guidelines for film companies who want to film out of moving vehicles. It’s something I’ve done quite often over the years, and the main reason Top Gear and other similar programs still use Disco’s.
mps wrote:
The use of standard vehicles where filming is done through an open window and all the equipment is kept within the confines of the vehicle is not a major issue. It is important that the operator and their camera are secure in the vehicle. However filming from a moving vehicle when the operator is doing so through a raised tailgate or boot lid (e.g. an Volvo or Audi estate) would not be endorsed by us as a safe method of filming on the highway unless the vehicle is approved by manufacturer as having no loss of body strength when driven with tailgates/doors open. We have yet to find a manufacturer who would provide this endorsement for standard hatchback/estate cars as they tend to have no chassis but rely on a monocoque style body shell, which relies on the doors all being shut etc.
However some large 4 x 4 vehicles such as the Range Rover and Discovery etc. where there is a split tailgate and the upper glass portion can be locked up in a raised position and the lower portion closed shut, results in no loss of strength to the vehicle in the event of a collision (endorsed by Range Rover) and are therefore an acceptable solution.
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