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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Doctor Gollum on 10 September 2019, 01:51:31
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A rebodied Ford Edge? :-\
It would seem that the 2.0t petrol engine/drivetrain is pure Ford...
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A rebodied Ford Edge? :-\
It would seem that the 2.0t petrol engine/drivetrain is pure Ford...
Eh, all current JLR 4 pots are Ingenium engines, the Ford unit got booted some years ago (3-4 or so)
Gearbox is a 9 speed auto (not Ford) or manual (again not Ford).
The D8 platform (E-Pace, Disco Sport and Evoque) has a distant connection to a Ford chassis but, its been massively changed and improved (started about 10 years ago and is now unrecognisable as).
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A friend has recently bought a new Disco Sport and it's a very nice! :y
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A friend has recently bought a new Disco Sport and it's a very nice! :y
They are pretty good for money, mid cycle refresh due soon so deal to be had.
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Reason for asking was that someone on YT has just bought one for his Mrs and was reviewing it, and specifically pointed out all the Ford bits as a reason to buy it as it meant that parts would be cheaply and widely available...
I didn't catch the age of it, but whilst it looked new, it could have been an early one :-\
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I recall being shown the prototype disco sport when I started at Jaguar Landrover, something about the rear suspension set up was " revolutionary" according to the engineers as it had no strut towers impeding the cabin, doubt it's a carry over due to this
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The only revolutionary aspect is that they bothered to put the struts within the wheel well dimensions rather than in the boot ;D
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I recall being shown the prototype disco sport when I started at Jaguar Landrover, something about the rear suspension set up was " revolutionary" according to the engineers as it had no strut towers impeding the cabin, doubt it's a carry over due to this
Many other changes to, the Ford Platform has a number of design issues around the front end related to the power train fixings, improved on D8 and all but eliminated on the new Evoque.
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The only revolutionary aspect is that they bothered to put the struts within the wheel well dimensions rather than in the boot ;D
Which means geo changes and differing arms (cast in this case), not easy to do :y
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Fair dos :y
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Reason for asking was that someone on YT has just bought one for his Mrs and was reviewing it, and specifically pointed out all the Ford bits as a reason to buy it as it meant that parts would be cheaply and widely available...
I didn't catch the age of it, but whilst it looked new, it could have been an early one :-\
Is that the Car Wizard channel? I find him quite entertaining.
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That's the one :y