I have my doubts about the new LR Discovery. First off, the rear ground clearance seems lower. Also, FORD has a tendancy to make good cars into bad cars. I think they are stressing "marketability" which means less offroad, more onroad. Take a look at Volvo. Its a crying shame what they did to them. Excellent cars down the pooper. have you seen recent reliability reports on Volvo's? Enough to make you cry. But I have strayed (very) far from the original topic. My mistake.
By the way: the V8 on the LR is a killer regarding gas consumption. I forsee these things fading away with gas prices being what they are.