Assuming this is related to the pleasures and pitfalls of the new Discovery, Range Rover/Sport etc. and thier off-road ability compared with a Series, 90/110, RRC or old Disco there are pros and cons on both sides.
What the new Disco doesn't yet have are eyes coupled to that massive electronic brain. When it does: when it can assess gradients and side-slopes, measure the depth of water or ruts, determine the viscosity of mud or the co-efficient of friction on wet grass, set the appropriate speed for the terrain and get on the cb to it's mate (the one with the winch) when it's calculations go awry, leaving you just to do the steering then all the fun (and skill) will have been taken away.
Having said that. Some time ago I went on one of these LR 4x4 Experience jobbies courtesy of the local dealer where I drove a new Disco. The Disco is a mighty impressive tool but I did nothing there that I could not do in my 86 RRC (with the possibility of some of the side slopes).
Far too many concerns about repair bills and what happens when things go wrong, reliabilty issues with electronics and water etc. I have yet to see one on the local P&P site.
Human brains experience the pleasure of doing things successfully, the frustration when things go titsuppards and have the capacity to can learn from thier mistakes. They know the limits of thier skill, (or nerve), the limits of the vehicle - boundaries which many like to push.
They can think laterally, often illogically when the need arises - no fuzzy logic will ever replace that - and thrive on the adrenaline all the above supplies.
Having said that - if I could afford one ...
