reads90 Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 mmmmm Not alot i can say really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 mmmmmNot alot i can say really Jeeez. Like a Chaved up Skoda, ........but without the style Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02GF74 Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 supeerb!! pity it is more than I am willing to spend whilst you may laugh and deride, reliability and build quality will put Land Rover products at twice the price to shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 probably quite good offroad cos they've taken the obligatory caravan off the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niall_CSK Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Remember the Matra / Simca Rancho, apparently this designer did Oh look they have Captain Scarlet driving it as well, no wonder it just "flys over ravines" What a lot of drivel PR people speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 See how there's no pictures of it doing anything but drive over very flat rocks... very much like driving on a road I'd imagine... 02 - I think you'd reliably look like a right numpty driving one good point but LOOK at it (or look a tit) you're not gonna be going to any play days in it are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Are those 18" BFG AT's mmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MogLite Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 mmmmmNot alot i can say really I see Aus has some internet access then and you've got lots of time on your hands now !! I hate Volvos with a passion, hence I can't like that particular car, and all the tat on the roof is nonsense. But I do like the Audi Allroad, Subaru Forrester style of estate car. I don't need a full on 4x4 as a daily driver, but I prefer 4x4 for handling and balance when given a choice, the extra traction/ground clearance is handy too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02GF74 Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 02 - I think you'd reliably look like a right numpty driving one good point but LOOK at it (or look a tit) you're not gonna be going to any play days in it are you? maybe so, but how does it differ from this or this: just more shiny and plasticy that is all. I agree, as for taking if off road, how many new Rangies on mk 4 discoveries do you see? most of those are parked on the hard shoulder wait for the AA man or in Tesco car park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 02 - Err, it differs in that you WOULD take the Disco to a play day! It's done the Camel Trophy after all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divster Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Supplied with a hi-lift!!! I'd pay money to see the vehicle actually jacked up on one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Subaru Forrester An especially nice vehicle and with the same engine as the Impreza the possiblities are endless B) Difference between the Volvo and the Disco? One will probably go off road and has been used off road, the Disco has the ability with actual things that are useful off road instead of a roof rack to allow you to put every really heavy item in the car on the roof... Mm, sensible. Still, Volvo have hit a mark for all those that dream of leaving the kids and escaping whilst doing the Tesco's shop and I'm sure they'll sell loads and that, after all, is the object of the excercise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MogLite Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Oy 02 - thats my car (well it was) parked outside my house !! Seems like it was recently sold by the camel-trophy-vehicles place in excess of £20,000 !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02GF74 Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Oy 02 - thats my car (well it was) parked outside my house !!Seems like it was recently sold by the camel-trophy-vehicles place in excess of £20,000 !! Ha ha I thought that would wake you up!! That is what came up when searching for camel trophy discovery. anyway I still like it (the volvo that is so there ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 (edited) Horrible plastic tat! I bet it would cost an arm and both legs to replace a damaged bumper. Spots nice and high so a low branch can snap them off easily. I bet they ain't cheap either. The jerry can being the highest point isn't too clever either - roll the motor and blow yourself up or burn to death. These designers should talk to people that actually drive off road. Les. Edited November 16, 2005 by Les Henson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 I hate to say it but apart from the soiled-nappy colour scheme I sort of like it I must admit though, I couldn't immediately spot the jacking point either.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 I dont like it much either (cause its not a Landy) but it would have been better for scouting out greenlanes than our V50 company car! when we had the PT Crusier, you would have been surprised where String took that!! (just ask Tonk!!) Still having said that Stringy doesnt drive it in pipe and slippers! comes as a bit of a shock to chavs at traffic lights!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 I bet it would cost an arm and both legs to replace a damaged bumper. Bit like a Freelander, Discovery Series 2 or Discovery 3 then? Vaguely sensible bumpers ended with the Discovery Tdi, everything since then (apart from Defenders of course) have been plastic one-piece things, the Discovery Tdi one was at least mostly made out of metal and if you trashed anything it was usually only the end caps which weren't too expensive. Both bumpers on my D2 are one piece plastic affairs and it's not very long since I saw one that had been removed by a single ditch crossing (not mine thankfully!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbocharger Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Car body on a 4x4 chassis - it won't fall over on a 45° lean then. There's a lot to be said for crossover vehicles. Why do we need a 4ft tall body on our offroaders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 TC - Car body on car chassis with ever-so-slighty raised suspension and fake plastic "protection" bits... Agree though you don't need a big body on a 4x4, witness the Mog/Corolla from ladoga: On Mog portals and 44's ideal for sainsburys I reckon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPR Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 The XC70 AT (All Terrain) is based on the XC70 crossover wagon and features an impressive 408 horsepower and 398 lb-ft. of torque from its Garret-turbocharged version of the 2.5L five-cylinder found in the V70R. It gets the XC90 V8’s six-speed automatic and the company’s Haldex all-wheel-drive system. The XC70 AT also features a fully independent air suspension developed by ipd that offers four inches of adjustability that can raise the concept a full eight inches higher than a stock XC70. The suspension also features front and rear anti-sway bars to keep the vehicle under control in the corners. Other add-ons include a generator, high-lift jack, spare jerry can and tire and remote exterior battery connection terminals. The engine sounds pretty good to me and for what it is, it's a great soft roader/lifestyle vehicle. I would put it in the same category as the Freelander and of the two, I would rather have the XC70, although the winch is OTT on a Volvo wagon. I can't say much good about the color. Certainly for the US market where snow is an issue, the clearance provided by suspension set-up is pretty good. It's not a rock crawler or a true offroader, but for a softroader better than average. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ101 Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Sorry guys (&gals) with O2 on this one,, would love to take one to 7S this weekend,,,, With the V70R engine in it,, will eats your scobby & co for breakfast, and spit it out the exhaust and with the same running gear as the XC90, makes the discocovery, , look as thought its running series set up from the 60's And besides they may even put a landrover badge on the grill,, all owned by Ford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 I think it looks the ducks nuts, & for 98% of what I would be likely to do with it would be fine, ( for the other 2% I'd have a Landie of course ), & 98% of those that saw it wouldn't give a toss that it couldn't do the other 2%. Yep. I'd have one in the garage tomorrow if I could afford it, & I reckon her indoors would love to do the school run in it & park it in the Pak & Save ( our version of Tescos) carpark. Cheers, Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainspotter Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 supeerb!! pity it is more than I am willing to spend whilst you may laugh and deride, reliability and build quality will put Land Rover products at twice the price to shame. A perfect and very valid point. The majority of Land Rovers never go off road so Volvo don't have to worry too much against challenging LR on that score. They are targeting those that think they would like to go off road. And unfortunately there are a lot lot more of those types than there are of us. Their build quality and reliabilty is far superior to Land Rover. It's no good making excuses or saying " I can go off road further than you can". Until Land Rover make a vehicle that is free from niggling faults etc. and is ultra reliable and very low cost to own then they will always be at the bottom of these reliabilty surveys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen Posted November 17, 2005 Share Posted November 17, 2005 Built as a pure concept vehicle, there are no plans currently to produce the XC70 AT So they're not building it anyway? That explains the 400BHP, building a production off-road car with that would be interestin', well, unless you're Porsche (and yes, I've seen a Cayenne off road at Woodlands before, most interesting ). (oh, and Tim, although they don't build a 400bhp standard Scoob (yet) , 400BHP is quite normal for the Scooby engines these days, especially the 2.5 we'll be getting soon B) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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