I recently went to the local launch of the Discovery 5 and thought that it looked great but was a bit underwhelmed by the interior, so only stayed ten minutes or so and discounted it as a replacement when I'm ready to change.

The fact is though that, such is life, our circumstances are in the process of changing and we have just acquired a second dog and I may need to take a second look at which car we get next. We like to holiday in the UK with our dog and up until now (substantially because of the dogs kit) our car is absolutely rammed packed right up to the roof line when when go away to the point where on the occasion where we invite swmbo father, we have to have our son bring him to us in his car.

So my question to anybody who might have took a measuring tape with them is Which one has the most interior space the full fat or the new Disco. Or am I just looking at a roof box, which I'm really not keen on. Any advice is appreciated.

Load space on the FFRR is 909 Litres
Load space on Disco 5 is 1137 Litres

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Bloody hell! Well done Jayboy. That's a fair bit more space. Might have to look at the HSE Lux or the First Edition model and see if it suits. I did have a Disco 4 and thought it was great so it's food for thought. Thank you

I would always expect a Disco to be more practical than a Rangie....

Go look at one first. A nice car but far removed from what we know as a Discovery. Especially check out the back end. No split tailgate, silly shelf thing which if you sit on it will enable you to clean the bumper with the back of your trouser legs. Then see how close your napper comes to those super pointed tailgate corners. If you're over about 5 foot 10 you will need a tin hat to prevent a nasty injury.

Then check out the second row seats. Not elevated like a Disco and no legroom either. OK, I'm on the fat side but the interior space in FFRR is vastly superior. I easily get my 3 Border Collies in the Rangie and while the new Disco has a large boot it is at the expense of space in the car. It's more like a RRS with a bigger boot.

Oh, and you'll love the price

Well I didn't want one anyway !!!

I looked at, and sat in, a D5 last week. I thought it looked good, neater than the D4 but at the expense of its van-like practicality. The roof at the back is a lot lower. At 6'3" I thought the top of the windscreen unattractively low compared to the RR and the corners of the upper tailgate did look ominous. On the plus side the towing tech seems amazing and the 2l version is apparently great off road due to its light weight and the 'off road launch control' or whatever it is called. It was not available to drive, but I was told that the 3.0V6 felt much like the RR with that engine (mzplg's description of RRS with a bigger boot is right). The relationship between the D4 and D5 is probably similar to that between 322 and 405.

I had vaguely considered a D5, as I am not sure about the luxury/practicality balance of the 405, but sitting in a 405 immediately after sitting in the D5 clarified things for me - I could live with a D5, but the RR is a much nicer place to be. Only Range Rovers since 1988

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It does look low, I like sitting high in the L322 with a command of the road. Not sure of something the height of an x5. Not seen it in the flesh though I am yet to be convinced. 2005 L322 Vogue Gold gone
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I've seen it in the metal and the exterior is very impressive but I too like a tall vehicle. I can forgo an extra mile an hour around a tight bend for comfort and a commanding driving position. I'd like to see one up against a ffrr because the one in the showroom was away from everything else and I presume was set to access mode. The thing that put me off it was the interior didn't compare with what I've already got but you can see LR's point because if they made it look as nice inside who'd pay another 20k for a full fat.