Land Rover has unveiled a series of modifications to its venerable Land Rover Discovery model. Revisions to the seven-seat SUV include a subtly revised exterior look, a cleaner, more efficient diesel engine, and a range of new equipment.
Power for the 252bhp 3.0-litre SDV6 diesel engine remains unchanged, but the adoption of a stop-start system reduces CO2 emissions from 230g/km to 213g/km and improves economy from 32.1mpg to 35.3mpg.
The SDV6 is the sole engine choice in the UK, but in other global markets the old 5.0-litre V8 petrol engine is replaced by Jaguar Land Rover’s new 335bhp 3.0-litre supercharged V6 engine, increasing performance, improving economy and reducing CO2 emissions in the process.
The new look includes a new front grille, front bumper and front headlight design, along with a new LED daytime running light signature. New alloy wheels are also offered.
Another notable change is the adoption of Discovery badging on the bonnet in place of Land Rover, in the same style as the Range Rover models. This is the first step in Land Rover pushing the Discovery name into a brand in its own right, as with Range Rover. The replacement for the Freelander, due in 2014, is also set to join the Discovery family.
The revised Discovery will get its global debut at the Frankfurt motor show next week, with order books already open ahead of the first UK deliveries in November.
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Discovery
I have one of the first ones on order to replace my 58plate Range Rover. We were going to get the Sport but it has a tiny boot - no good for dogs. And a replacement for my Autobiography RR would be £106k which I can't come close to affording. These high prices must have pushed masses of others out of the market. £55k for the Disco is what most people want to pay. I agree about the lettering. I didn't even notice that when I ordered. A pity.
if there is a discovery that
if there is a discovery that looked good, it was the 2005 - 07 design, it was less bling, looked more slab faced like it meant business and unlike todays disco not so curvy either.
Discovery
I think they realise a full blooded RR is beyond the budget of most people nowadays, even those, like me who owned previous models, so they've made the Discovery more palatable as a downgrade. I've ordered one ,having never considered one in the past when Range Rovers were still £60k max.