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| adara Member Since: 09 Dec 2008 Location: Eastern Europe Posts: 736   
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Thank you very much!
I don't think so, I looked at the upper end and it was just the connector we have now. When I'll have the car for a longer drive, I'll inspect that...
Yes, it is a great achievement in design and comfort, especially when compared to the competition, which often just adds more bling, or makes dubious decisions in the looks department...
It is improved, certainly. I'll have to take the new one to my usual commute, as there are some places where the L405 rattles...
Actually my impression was that they are harder (than mine), but they are very comfortable indeed!
I don't think it improves on the current one, but a longer listen is required. I have a song that I use for bass test (Nipsey Hussle - Blue Laces 2) because it has very low frequencies and those are reproduced better on my system... It's not really my cup of tea, but it has much lower sounds than anything I tried, including electronic music...
You still cannot make out the position without looking, but I guess it calms down the BMW users, who might think the rotary control is for the media! The irony is that many SUV manufacturers now use rotary shifters: Kia (Sorento, Sportage), Ford (Edge, Mach-E), Chrysler, etc. Here is an article from 2 months ago that praises the dial gear selector: "You push a button or dial a rotary for sport drive, eco drive and off road ability; why should your gear selector still be a relic from the 1970s?" "The elimination of the mechanical shifter means a lot of space has been freed. This results in more cup holders, a cubby under the center console, wireless charge pads, more USB and 12V ports, slide out drawers, etc." "Dial shifters add to the art of a car's interior." I love this one: "You don’t always know which gear you’re in by looking at the shifter. I always look for a light on the dashboard, too, to know which gear I’m in (because there’s nothing like plowing into your garage door when you think you’re in drive but you’re actually in reverse). The dial shifter solves that: Dial ‘R’ and you’re in reverse. Dial ‘D’ and you’re in drive. Dial ’S’ and you’re in sport. Simple, sublime and confident."
Camera views - cameras have the same resolution, I think.
I never had a problem operating the current ones, they are very intuitive and, most important, can be used without taking the eyes from the road.
And it works well!
True, but yet another storage space gone...
Actually, I didn't check that, I only used the rotary controls...
I actually gave up on camera selection controls, it takes so much time to acces them...
Yes, they actually even harder to use than the current ones, or am I already familiar with them?
That is true!
Agree.
I don't think anyone allows that...
Now, that would be a brilliant thing! 2019 Vogue P400e |
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4th May 2022 9:56am |
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| adara Member Since: 09 Dec 2008 Location: Eastern Europe Posts: 736
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I forgot about Alexa, but from what I read, it mostly does things related to multimedia, calendar and navigation (play roadtrip mix, what is my next appointment, take me to a restaurant, etc.)... Many of those can already be done with Siri (find destinations, open front gate, turn on home lights, etc.) or Google. Alexa also allows the use of voice with the LR Remote App through Skills (are the car doors locked, how much fuel do I have, etc.)... But the Alexa Skills already work in the current model with the LR Remote App. Alexa won't raise the interior temperature or lower the suspension, for instance. Also, from all the assistants I'm using, I think Alexa hates me the most. 2019 Vogue P400e |
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4th May 2022 10:18am |
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| Freddy Bear Member Since: 10 Jan 2019 Location: London Posts: 144 
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Thanks Adara.
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4th May 2022 10:53am |
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| Kot Member Since: 10 Mar 2021 Location: broadland Posts: 1089
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Good review Adara, I enjoyed that and everyone's comments.
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4th May 2022 2:52pm |
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| 5.0 Member Since: 25 Feb 2012 Location: Surrey Posts: 709
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Freddy, assuming you don’t need LWB for 7 seats I would have option 1. If they can’t supply me with a V8 I will switch to option 1 myself. |
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4th May 2022 6:11pm |
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| Eirik34 Member Since: 16 Dec 2014 Location: Norway Posts: 420  
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Freddy, I'm a bit biased since I'm going for option #1 myself... But if I were living in the UK, I would have gone for #3. |
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4th May 2022 7:01pm |
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| Phil. Member Since: 19 Apr 2010 Location: West Midlands Posts: 769
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Dynamic Response is a must for me. If it’s about company car tax then it’s option 1 otherwise, given you said you quite liked the D350, option 3 with a choice of LWB/SWB is the way to go. MY23 D350 HSE
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4th May 2022 7:24pm |
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| Autobiography Member Since: 10 May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 917
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Has anyone had it confirmed yet that Holding Pool orders are safe with the P530 engine? Or are they at risk too with the ‘suspension’? |
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4th May 2022 11:35pm |
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| aja500 Member Since: 15 Oct 2017 Location: South East Posts: 816 
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Hi Freddy, Like you my dilemma continues........ Most importantly for me, having reached the point where I'm sick of paying for cars out of my own pocket, which is a lot of money on a car like this after paying your 40% tax in order to take that money home, for me, it now has to be a PHEV - 100%, and my company can pick up the bill. Personally, I do prefer the look of the LWB PHEV, but with that, as you say, you can't get the Dynamic Response Pro. That said, someone I was recently talking to, pointed out that cars made without Dynamic Response Pro will still have some kind of anti roll system, and one which will be much improved over the L405. So, I think this idea that cars without DRP are going to be wallowing all over the road, simply isn't true - I still think they'll be OK. I guess if you're going to drive it really hard then it matters, but for me, I'm not convinced it's a real must. Personally, based on your list, I'd go for option 2, followed by option 1. I'm sure the new diesels will be good, but I guarantee you'll still be able to hear them on tickover, and when sat in traffic, with the real teller being when you turn the engine off - That's when you'll notice there's been a noise, if that makes sense. All that said, I'm in exactly the same place as you. I have your option 2 currently spec'd in Autobiography, but I'm now considering option 1 in SV form, simply because I like this SV colour, Varesine Blue. However, that will still feel like a compromise, as I can't spec 23' wheels and my preferred LWB is not available in the PHEV variant...... JLR aren't exactly making this easy!!! |
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5th May 2022 12:30am |
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| Dixy Member Since: 09 Apr 2009 Location: Somerset Posts: 1071 
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I spoke to my dealer yesterday, their demo 530 has chassis and engine number allocated and is imminent to them. He expects me to get mine July ish. letters not necessarily in the right order |
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5th May 2022 6:04am |
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| CS Member Since: 14 Apr 2015 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1341  
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aja500: If you can live with the noise levels of the 405 5.0SC you ought to be able to live with the 460 D350, especially if in AB spec with noise cancelling. Only Range Rovers since 1988 |
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5th May 2022 10:48am |
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| Bill Member Since: 18 Nov 2017 Location: Essex / Normandy Posts: 1165
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Adara, you must of been very wicked in a former life…. Many thanks for your review and everyone else’s comments. Far more informative than a visit to the smug sold out dealer! What surprises me most , is that JLR cannot troll this forum, if they did they would know how really important storage space is & as for the missing sunglass holder…. Low cost , keep the customer happy , items Bill Filters are in fact so good that in certain circumstances, when the ambient air is already polluted, a diesel car will tend to extract more particles from the air than it emits. Emissions Analytics worked with........etc etc He who dies with the most toys wins... |
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5th May 2022 12:24pm |
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| 5.0 Member Since: 25 Feb 2012 Location: Surrey Posts: 709
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No. Mine was holding pool and now suspended. I am wondering if I should wait or switch to a p510 which I don’t really want. Also, if I switch will that put me at the back of the queue? |
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5th May 2022 12:41pm |
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| Eirik34 Member Since: 16 Dec 2014 Location: Norway Posts: 420
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That's a very good point, aja500! In the description of Dynamic Reaponse Pro it says: "Integrated Chassis Control with Dynamic Response Pro provides supreme ride comfort using Electronic Air Suspension that primes the vehicle for corners using eHorizon data to read the road ahead and provide appropriate responses". Even if DRP is an active system, it doesn't seem to be similar to the Audi A8 Predictive Active suspension that uses a front-facing camera which scans the road ahead to pre-set the suspension for a smooth ride. I expect that when DRP uses navigation data to "read the road ahead", that will require that the built-in navigation system to be active in order for it to work. Navigation data will provide much less road condition data (lesser ability to do a predictive smoothening of the suspension) than a front facing camera. When navigation isn't active, I guess DRP only uses gyros to respond to turning forces and rolling in near real time. But of course, I'm also eager to get the DRP system, it will most likely be much better than the L405 anti roll system, and a gigantic improvement to our current boat-like L322 
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