HappyNomad wrote:

What differences are there between a 14MY Lux and a 15MY Metropolis? Was it more of a badge change than any major add or mod?

These are the official Land Rover Press Releases:

Metropolis
HSE Luxury

There were a few bits and bobs left in the options bin that they threw on the Metropolis, but the main thing seems to be a drop in the RRP, so the Metropolis was cheaper to buy new.

Thanks... The description if the Metropolis describes my Lux to a tee.... The Lux blurb suggests an 'HSE Luxury' ingot style rear badge but never seen one (except on RR).

As you say, mainly the price.

It was badged as HSE Luxury everywhere else in the world except UK & Russia, and badged accordingly. Foraging near Gaydon....
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MY13 HSE Lux SD4, Baltic Blue - current, 30,000> miles without fault
MY12 HSE 2.2 SD4, Sumatra Black - gone after 10 months/43,000 fault-free miles

Mines badged HSE luxury

taztastic wrote:

Mines badged HSE luxury

But did it come out of the factory thus badged?

The lack of anything to visually distinguish the HSE Lux from the "bog standard" HSE was one of the reasons why I went for the Metro. Does that make me a badge snob?

Mine is unique, it came from the factory with Standard Piano black trim on the passenger side and optional dark chestnut on the drivers, maybe it needs a Mongrel badge

Nothing wrong with a little badge snobbery

Badger1970 wrote:

It was badged as HSE Luxury everywhere else in the world except UK & Russia, and badged accordingly.

Some info on the history of the metropolis name

http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic19393-15.html MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
MY15 Xenon Headlight Conversion

MY17 RRS SVR - Estoril Blue Cirrus/Ebony 🪣💺’s

Purplemadboy wrote:

Are the side steps not lower than the sill?

HappyNomad wrote:

Badger1970 wrote:

It was badged as HSE Luxury everywhere else in the world except UK & Russia, and badged accordingly.

Seems a strange decision by LR... Especially in the UK where we can be (are) a bit badge conscious.

Mine also has 'rear camera wash' a feature since adopted on the FFRR, tomorrow the roof rails go on
I also acquired a cheap set of genuine cross bars ... Complete with LR logo of course.

Just took delivery of mine last Thursday. Less than a year old with 8.8k on the clock. In Zanzibar I hasten to add, a colour that looks better in the flesh than ever it does in a Photo. So far I have the following issues:-
Lumbar adjustment inop,
Drivers seat creeps sometimes when you hit the stop button.
No upload option on the stereo??
Gearbox software has a glitch. At 30mph if you gradually feed in the power, you get the engine revving its bits off with no corresponding output from the gearbox...very strange.

Other than that, drives nice and goes better than the D3 it replaced.

That's a gorgeous colour

Lumbar adjustment - try it without sitting in the seat, mine seems vague a times but definitely works.

Go to my music and then stored CD's it will let you upload them from there.

When you hit stop the seat may drop if the easy entry/exit option is turned on, it should raise again when you get in.

Gearbox, odd, although mine seems to have a mind of its own at times, it has a neutral position when coasting and yours seems to be going into that mode?

Keep us informed how you get on

Paul

Thanks Taz, will have a go tonight and let you know.

If any mods are reading, no Zanzibar in the colour selection on sign up! Am I that rare??  Kevin,

110 TD5 expedition truck (lots of toys)
2014 Metropolis in Zanzibar Bronze

pikeykev wrote:

Lumbar adjustment in-op

pikeykev wrote:

No upload option on the stereo??