Is The New Land Rover Discovery ACTUALLY BETTER Than A $5000 14-Year-Old LR3??

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[garyblatt]

Awesome work Tommy! Great comparison for the two trucks and most of all, I feel confident that you are the new replacement for Clarkson's wonderful snark in car reviews. So does this mean that Nathan is the new "Captain Slow" but without all the hair?

[paulog]

The “useless cubby” on the LR3 is actually a cup holder. Just push it, and will pop out. My LR3, also have the fridge under the armrest, the screen on the center, a flat back seat floor and the rear seats air conditioner with the head vents and vents for the third row. Also in the LR3 you can configure the remote control to lower the air suspension in one button, so loading cargo is easy. As you imagine, the back of two back seat is black on mine. Old LR3s are much tougher than the new ones. His only problem is the weakness of the suspension of the air bags. For me the LR4 is the last truly Land Rover Discovery. Actually for me, nowadays Land Rover is producing only one model, just in different sizes. Old model all day long.

[tritchie]

To me the old one looks more offroad worthy.

[abymathew]

WE WISH THERE WAS AN OFF-ROAD TEST AS WELL...

[marcnobel]

When you see them side by side it`s quite shocking what happened to the Discovery. The older looks way better than the new one, which now looks similar to a lot of other SUVs.

[thomascannone]

The LR3 is exactly what a Land Rover should look like. It seems, to me at least, that Land Rover gave in to the masses to build car-like vehicles. This LR3 is a prime example of what Land Rover is and once was.

[abymathew]

LR Discovery 4 is my all-time favorite Land Rover Ever...

[tommygearhart]

I own both these SUVs. I drive the LR3 and my wife has the Disco 5. Love them both. The tech in the new car is great and the old car even at 14 years old, is confidence inspiring to drive.

[MrLeonardodv]

old one is more beautiful, has it`s own style and looks so cool. Latest models look like a sh....t not like off-road car but chinese SUV

[majorcalvary]

I still like the boxy look of the older LR.

[Trikytee]

I agree the new discovery is too curvy...I love the shape and design of the lr3 it truly is a classic...

[NileshR]

My family had the '06 LR3 HSE on a lease, then we leased the '08 LR3 HSE & ended up buying it out that LR3. We've had it since 2008 & it now has over 110k miles

[andrewward]

The lr3 and 4 look like a Land Rover all the new rovers look the same and they blend in with all the other cars on the road today no style

[Build]

Look Tommy, I just bought a 2020 Discovery and didn’t think I would like it as much as I do. I absolutely love this car and the ZF 8 speed is the best in the business. This thing even warns you of red light cameras. Fun fact, it tows 8200 lbs. Out of all the cars I’ve owned this car has the best headlights of the all and it even has REAR FOG LAMPs for safety. I have always talked down about this brand but this Discovery feels very upscale and tight.

[evilz]

Land Rover needs to remember their roots. Modern day disco is catered too much to the suburban mom. That’s what the Range Rover is for. Even the new defender looks castrated.

[mikeb]

I've had a Disco 5. 3.0 SDV6 HSE spec. It's not like riding in a previous discovery. The driving position is shit. It feels like a regular car that grew out of proportion. The interior is basically a cut and paste from the range rover it doesnt have that distinct feel to it. Even uses the same steering wheel. Cant fault the ride and comfort but aesthetically... and the driving position it just didnt do it for me.

When the lease was up I refused to have another. So I bought a facelifted "LR4" or discovery 4. And I'm much happier with that in every conceivable way. And the rear load space I dont care what they say is much better on the disco 4 than the disco 5. I'm sorry to say that the disco 5 really isnt an improvement over its predecessor. Having had both, this is my personal feelings.

[OffMyCloud]

I've had my Disco 3 / LR3 for 10 years. It's a 2005 one, with nearly 140000 miles on the clock. I wouldn't swap it for the Disco 5, mainly because I just do not like the newer vehicle's design. No doubt the 5 is very cable, but probably no more so than the 3. Much, I think, depends on what you want from your 4x4. If you're after a 4x4 that you can show off in town with on the way to get the weekly shopping, then the 5 might be the ticket, but when I bought my Disco 3, it was all about packing in the family (all 6 of us), and the dog, as well lots and lots of camping gear, and heading off somewhere. It needed to be rugged inside as well as out, because it didn't take long to get covered in mud. Easy wipe down was a must. Trips out in the 3 when my children were young, really were a voyage of discovery. Yes, I've spent thousands in those last 10 years keeping the car going, but a lot of things can be fixed at home without the need of a specialist. I bet the same cannot be said for the 5. I'll be sticking with my Disco 3, either until the end of its days, or the end of mine. And before too long, I'll be taking the grandchildren on camping trips in it, off looking for new adventures, as the cycle begins again.

[Ipadsss]

The back of the new discovery makes me physically sick.

[johanhghsrensen]

I have had my Disco3 HSE for 11 years now and it has done 320.000 km. Bought it second hand with 60k km on the clock. I have all the extras and I have done all repairs by myself in the driveway - it has only been touched by me! I love it - it no spacecraft, but it is such a nice car to drive with the air suspension. It takes a good amount of taking care, but if you can work it yourself you will be a very happy driver. It has my best recommendations - and I really have a hard time seeing myself in the much smaller new version - I need some space :-)

[Moparornocar]

I hope you guys always have a Rover in the fleet, pretty much the only channel that shows these are not nearly as crap as everyone likes to think they are. Thanks for showing one of my favorite brands some love