2021 model year Discovery V Updates and "face lift"
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The changes to the exterior are very subtle in my opinion. In regards to the interior, I think the rotary twist dial shifter that goes up and down is much more luxurious and cool than on the new 2021 model. I also think the steering wheel in the current model is more luxurious than the upcoming 2021 model. I think the new steering wheel is perfect in the Defender--more rugged/utilitarian but not as luxurious in the Disco.
the big changes are obviously engine choices though... but I'm happy with the supercharged v6... I've had great luck with i6s from AMC in the past.
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Tucker Woods (11-12-2020)
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Things I like about the 2021 updates:
1. Matrix headlamps. (had these on a rental Mercedes in the UK and they were amazing for keeping full lighting range while not dazzling oncoming drivers).
2. The larger, more modern looking integration of the screen.
3. The new UI software which supposedly is faster (although my main complaint about the old one was the time it takes nav to boot) and has 360 deg and through the hood camera a la Defender. However bugs drive me nuts so I wouldn't want it yet.
4. I think the fender badges being body colored look classier.
Things I don't like about the 2010 updates:
1. I think the new (traditional) shifter is more convenient but less classy/modern looking. I don't care either way about it except the new matte center console with so few buttons looks cheap as *****...
2. I think the new touch looking buttons between the climate dials look less user firendly than the real buttons we had already.
3. I'd prefer they kept the simpler supercharged 6 than the new mild hybrid version.
4. The rear lower facia without the seperate fake exhaust section looks cheaper as it's plainer (even though I'm not a fan of fake exhausts).
Things I'm undecided on:
1. The rear lettering moved down to the trunk handle.
2. I don't know if the rear vents work better in the center console vs b-pillar or if it was just done to save money...
3. The photos of the steering wheel aren't great so I don't know if I prefer it or not to the glossy touch version on my 2019.
Overall I think the only thing I really like, and would drive me to hold on for a 2021 vs 2020 if I were in the market, is the new center screen and software.
The other improvements like matrix headlights I can live without (as the existing LED headlights are great) and the rest are negatives.
1. Matrix headlamps. (had these on a rental Mercedes in the UK and they were amazing for keeping full lighting range while not dazzling oncoming drivers).
2. The larger, more modern looking integration of the screen.
3. The new UI software which supposedly is faster (although my main complaint about the old one was the time it takes nav to boot) and has 360 deg and through the hood camera a la Defender. However bugs drive me nuts so I wouldn't want it yet.
4. I think the fender badges being body colored look classier.
Things I don't like about the 2010 updates:
1. I think the new (traditional) shifter is more convenient but less classy/modern looking. I don't care either way about it except the new matte center console with so few buttons looks cheap as *****...
2. I think the new touch looking buttons between the climate dials look less user firendly than the real buttons we had already.
3. I'd prefer they kept the simpler supercharged 6 than the new mild hybrid version.
4. The rear lower facia without the seperate fake exhaust section looks cheaper as it's plainer (even though I'm not a fan of fake exhausts).
Things I'm undecided on:
1. The rear lettering moved down to the trunk handle.
2. I don't know if the rear vents work better in the center console vs b-pillar or if it was just done to save money...
3. The photos of the steering wheel aren't great so I don't know if I prefer it or not to the glossy touch version on my 2019.
Overall I think the only thing I really like, and would drive me to hold on for a 2021 vs 2020 if I were in the market, is the new center screen and software.
The other improvements like matrix headlights I can live without (as the existing LED headlights are great) and the rest are negatives.
Last edited by LoneStarLR; 11-12-2020 at 01:28 PM.
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angelboing (11-12-2020)
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Won't be getting these in the US afaik.... amazing headlights that won't pass our US headlight rules because they haven't been updated since like 1968. Annoys me perpetually. The new sterring wheel works in the Def... i think it doesn't in the Disco. Oh well. It seems a lot of the outside updates were done on the 2020 Landmark I guess... and now being put across the lineup?
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AirRyan (11-12-2020)
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Still don't understand why the US website doesn't have the 2021 up yet.
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https://www.landroverusa.com/future-vehicles/index.html
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