Undisguised versions of the upcoming Land Rover Discovery Sport have been spotted online – in miniature form.
The images of the new Land Rover, which is due to be officially revealed on 3 September, show what is reputed to be the finalised design.
It's clear that little has changed cosmetically from the prototypes that have been recently spotted undergoing trials, which took their design cues from the earlier Discovery Vision Concept.
Visible details include a panoramic sunroof, as seen in the previous interior shots, the green Land Rover badge and 'Land Rover Discovery' badging on the nose.
The orange and black colour scheme of one of the models, coincidentally, also echoes that of the Vision Concept shown at the Beijing motor show.
Land Rover's new seven-seat SUV is set to rival the likes of the Audi Q5, BMW X3 and Porsche Macan.
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I also doubt this will replace the Freelander. If you look at Land Rovers own plans as leaked by Autocar about a year ago then you will note there is meant to be a baby Freelander, a 5 seater, a seven seater and a replacement for the current Disco. Is there any evidence the Freelander goes out of production when this comes in? I think it may go when the Disco 5 seater appears! And that's probably closer than we realise.
Also if you think this model blurs the lines between the Range Rover and the current Land Rover models you will start to see that's deliberate. The new defender will be closer I think to the current Discovery in style so the Discovery range needed softening up.
Check out the leaked plans from about a teat ago and this makes lots of sense.
Not boxy, so not for me
A Dinky design!