shiny moose
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I have seen a black D3 with the 5lv8, doing brake test work, it wasn't the one above as it had no roll cage in. Silver TDV6 S with sat nav, PTI and Moosed up a bit
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simon
Joined: 11 Jan 2005
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Maybe they sorted the handling out now ?
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| Thu Sep 04 2008 7:58pm |
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RR38HANS
Joined: 22 Jul 2008
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You can actualy see the wheelarch extensions in the picture that crews control has posted, on the bottom right, which is discovery specific untill now.
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| Fri Sep 05 2008 1:00pm |
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ronp
Joined: 29 Nov 2006
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RR38HANS wrote:Pull-up The bumpercorners and make smaller headlights.
 good spot re the arches RR38, looks like it's for a heavily revised model or perhaps D4. slowly re-building my gallery after the wipe out !!!!
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| Fri Sep 05 2008 1:23pm |
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SN
Joined: 03 Jan 2006
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Headlamps are NOT smaller
Just to prove it, I coloured the indicator lens and you can see its the same D3 proportions
Snapped a bit more of the video...
Does look like the same grill as simon's shot of a black one Steve N | 2006 TDV6 S Auto in Buckingham Blue | Member of the top ten club | Am I online?
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| Fri Sep 05 2008 1:52pm |
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ronp
Joined: 29 Nov 2006
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Still look shorter to me!
But good work with the photo shop.
Can you home in on the bonnet lettering just to check whether it says LAND or RANGE.
Hard to differentiate, but the second bottom one looks as if it starts with an 'R' slowly re-building my gallery after the wipe out !!!!
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| Fri Sep 05 2008 2:08pm |
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SN
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Lettering definitely shows as 'L A N D' on this one
or may be it doesn't...  Steve N | 2006 TDV6 S Auto in Buckingham Blue | Member of the top ten club | Am I online?
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| Fri Sep 05 2008 3:27pm |
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NHR
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
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Looks closer to an "R" IMHO
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| Fri Sep 05 2008 3:39pm |
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RR38HANS
Joined: 22 Jul 2008
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I think that the headlights are the same hight but a little longer, also the curve at the bottom of the incorporated driving lights is different than on ours and makes the bottom edge longer. If you compare the joints between bumper-headlight-Wheelarches they have the same proportions as on current D3
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| Fri Sep 05 2008 3:40pm |
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jjvd21
Joined: 16 Jul 2007
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I think the headlamps look a bit shorter as well, or if they are the same size as the D3 then the inner high beam must be bigger (which eliminates the gray rectangle on the bottom of the D3 headlap). The add on D3 Body Kit has a larger bumper, maybe this revised version we're looking at also has a larger bumper as well resulting in the shorter headlamps. Also, the grill from the screen shot is squared, if you look at the 5.0 V8 test mule the grill tapers at an angle towards the bottom. Still very close regardless. As stated before, I think this is where the D3 is headed in terms of refinements. Good job on on the screen grabs! USA
2005 HSE
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| Fri Sep 05 2008 3:42pm |
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SN
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Nope - I'm sorry but those lamps are 'standard depth' IMHO but maybe not standard width and the main beam lamp is a bigger radius
But you're right about the bumper/grill interaction - look at the one below, you can see that the grill scoops into the bumper top a bit like the RRS
 
And it definitely is LAND and not RANGE
All this means that a pint pot won't sit easy on a D3 bumper though  Steve N | 2006 TDV6 S Auto in Buckingham Blue | Member of the top ten club | Am I online?
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| Fri Sep 05 2008 4:06pm |
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ronp
Joined: 29 Nov 2006
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Yep, I'm convinced ... def an updated D3.
It's the bottom corner of the Headlight unit versus the distance to Wheelarch that does it for me!
Will concede that if the headlight is broader, it makes it look shorter.
But all this is a waste of time if your beer won't sit on the bumper!!
LR what are you playing at!!!!
more spy shots of the D3 testing the 5Ltr V8
http://www.motorauthority.com/wp-content/p...&idi=1
note the bugeye front fogs.
edit: sorry just noticed RR38 posted this link earlier slowly re-building my gallery after the wipe out !!!!
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| Fri Sep 05 2008 4:47pm |
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simon
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Yep, the end of the wing (bottom of the "L") is where is shows to be identical to the D3.
Could be a revised front for MY10 as this is when the new swoopier interior debuts according to the paparazzi.
And the grill is the same as in the black 5LV8 spy shot.
Looks nice I think.
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| Fri Sep 05 2008 5:03pm |
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crews control
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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Definitely "L A N D" and exactly the same grill as the 5.0 v8 from simon.
(Sorry - late again - Why am I always the last to catch up with these posts?)
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D3 TDV6 HSE
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| Fri Sep 05 2008 6:00pm |
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ronp
Joined: 29 Nov 2006
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crews control wrote:... exactly the same grill as the 5.0 v8 from simon.
Hhmm, don't think so.
The vertical panels that the lights cut into are narrower on the silver model.
Also, it sweeps down below the headlamp bottom level.
Very similar though slowly re-building my gallery after the wipe out !!!!
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