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Title: Is the current Disco Sport family...
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 10 September 2019, 01:51:31
A rebodied Ford Edge? :-\

It would seem that the 2.0t petrol engine/drivetrain is pure Ford...
Title: Re: Is the current Disco Sport family...
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 10 September 2019, 07:43:07
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).
Title: Re: Is the current Disco Sport family...
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 10 September 2019, 09:25:49
A friend has recently bought a new Disco Sport and it's a very nice!  :y
Title: Re: Is the current Disco Sport family...
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 10 September 2019, 11:08:33
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.
Title: Re: Is the current Disco Sport family...
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 10 September 2019, 12:15:49
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 :-\
Title: Re: Is the current Disco Sport family...
Post by: omegod on 10 September 2019, 14:14:00
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
Title: Re: Is the current Disco Sport family...
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 10 September 2019, 15:06:40
The only revolutionary aspect is that they bothered to put the struts within the wheel well dimensions rather than in the boot ;D
Title: Re: Is the current Disco Sport family...
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 10 September 2019, 15:58:36
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.
Title: Re: Is the current Disco Sport family...
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 10 September 2019, 15:59:09
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
Title: Re: Is the current Disco Sport family...
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 10 September 2019, 17:03:06
Fair dos :y
Title: Re: Is the current Disco Sport family...
Post by: Viral_Jim on 10 September 2019, 18:26:20
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.
Title: Re: Is the current Disco Sport family...
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 10 September 2019, 18:59:37
That's the one :y