Land Rover Discovery Sport manual
96 replies
EmilysDad replied on 20/01/2020 13:06
Posted on 20/01/2020 12:02 by rutlandwarriorI will give you that one and that's the only plus side for an auto, ease of driving but you need a manual for having fun.
Navigateur replied on 20/01/2020 13:10
Posted on 20/01/2020 13:10
All this about number of gear changes. To strive for low emissions, gear boxes now-a-days have oh so many gears (eight for forward in my Land Rover) that it would become time consuming to change as much as needed. When there was four, the changes were half as frequent.
I was offered a drive in both models at the Discovery Sport launch but before that happened I had discounted buying one when I found the second row seats could not be folded down flat. So just ate the dealer's fancy sandwiches and stuck with a real Discovery.
JVB66 replied on 20/01/2020 13:43
Posted on 20/01/2020 12:02 by rutlandwarriorI will give you that one and that's the only plus side for an auto, ease of driving but you need a manual for having fun.
Rufs replied on 20/01/2020 14:21
Posted on 20/01/2020 13:43 by JVB66I am sure that our Sportage diesel auto would be just as much fun for any boy racers it is just as fast and if used in manual mode will outstrip them if wanted at traffic light grandpr
i
Posted on 20/01/2020 14:21
I have the 2013 Sorento auto, it has been in eco mode since the day i bought it and i only ever use drive and reverse for moving around, never used kick down, i seem to recall sales guy showing me how to use it in manual , but never felt the need, used to be a LR user but would not go back.
1 person likes this
JVB66 replied on 20/01/2020 14:53
Hakinbush replied on 20/01/2020 15:29
Posted on 20/01/2020 15:29
I used to tow with a 'SType' 2.7 twin turbo diesel auto, one of the last ones built, 2008, and to say auto's aint fun, well stick that thing in sports mode and floor it, twice the motorway speed limit soon flashed by, bit light on the bum for towing so swopped it reluctantly for a Freelander 2 with the XF 2.2 diesel engine in it, auto of coarse like others wouldn't have anything else,my second Landrover and love it to bits I put the back seats down and chuck the awning two folding E bykes gas Barbie and a small mut and his bed, and I think the disco sport was the model that followed the Freelander, great tug..
Vulcan replied on 20/01/2020 16:18
Posted on 20/01/2020 14:21 by RufsI have the 2013 Sorento auto, it has been in eco mode since the day i bought it and i only ever use drive and reverse for moving around, never used kick down, i seem to recall sales guy showing me how to use it in manual , but never felt the need, used to be a LR user but would not go back.
derekcyril replied on 20/01/2020 16:34
Posted on 19/01/2020 22:29 by VulcanYou certainly can change modes whilst on the move however you do not have to shift into sport mode, just use the paddles. Have driven auto's for some years now and have very rarely found the need to change down manually when descending hill, modern brakes are very efficient.
PS, have you thought of reading the manual.
Steering wheel paddle shifts: Allow manual gear selection while the selector is in either the D or S positions. Lightly pull the left-side paddle shift for down-shifts. Lightly pull the right-side paddle shift for up-shifts.
NOTES
The paddle shifts can be configured to be active in both D and S, or active in S only. Use the Vehicle settings instrument panel menu. See INSTRUMENT PANEL MENU.
JVB66 replied on 20/01/2020 16:41
Posted on 20/01/2020 16:34 by derekcyrilThats a lot easier than changing gear, not
Boff replied on 20/01/2020 16:41
Posted on 20/01/2020 08:44 by cyberyachtPerhaps the ashtrays were full.
biggsy
Caravanner from Wiltshire