Land Rover Discovery Sport 2017 Review | Driver's Seat
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- The Land Rover Discovery Sport succeeds the Freelander and Freelander II as the entry-level offering into the British off-roading stable.
It’s available with one diesel engine and one petrol engine. Both are 2.0-litre Ingenium motors and while the petrol is offered in just one output, Si4 240PS, there are three diesel offerings; eD4 (150PS), TD4 (180PS) and SD4 (240PS).
The petrol gets 4x4 and a nine-speed automatic as standard. The SD4 copies this, however, the TD4 gets a six-speed manual as standard and the automatic is a cost option. The entry-level eD4 is available with two-wheel and four-wheel drive but only with the manual gearbox.
There are seven trim levels to pick from Pure, SE, SE Tech, HSE, HSE Black, HSE Luxury and HSE Dynamic Luxury.
Aiding its off-roading prowess, the Discovery Sport has a 212mm obstacle clearance and a wading depth of 600mm.
Every model gets 18in alloy wheels, halogen headlights, autonomous emergency braking, partial leather seats, 60:40 second row seats with slide and recline, 8.0in touchscreen, 10 speakers sound system, lane departure warning, cruise control and rear parking sensors.
We’re testing the TD4 with an automatic gearbox in range-topping HSE Luxury Dynamic trim which costs £47,115.
See full spec on our website at www.drivers-seat.com or the review at goo.gl/6tdftx.
Really want one of these.
4 engines, 3 of which are petrol (reads out 3 diesel models) and the Si4 is a petrol.
How did this get past the editors?
Seats in my 2017 HSE are disappointing compared to my previous Freelander. Too firm in the base and uncomfortable on long trips. Otherwise I agree with your review.
Which seats do you have? I’m just looking at getting one but often struggle to find cars with comfy seats.
The seats in the discovery sport in this review are the windsor leather seats which are standard on the HSE Luxury and HSE Dynamic Lux (vehicle shown) and are softer leather. In the HSE and HSE Black have the normal leather seats and the SE, SE Tech and Pure/Pure edition have half leather half cloth.
That model as seen is, what, £57,000? Surely not?
I agree that a slightly lesser trim and fewer accessories make more sense, because if this cost £57k it competes with BMW X5 and Volvo XC90 in Inspiration trim complete with a good load of accessories.
It is possible to buy a perfectly respectable D Sport for about £45,000 though, which although still expensive is more reasonable. One has to wonder whether they can sustain their momentum as a company long term should interest rates rise and the fashion for very expensive fashion-accessory cars wane. They do not provide 'value for money' as such and hardly anyone actually needs their 4wd system for instance. How much of a market is there for cars that cost an average across the range of £55k plus?
Hi Huw. Yep the price as tested was £57,885 and there has been a slight price rise since. Jeepers.
There are several affinity discount schemes available for Discovery Sport, or available from web based operators of course, which knock at least 10% off the list price before OTR charges and tax. Some of these also may provide metallic paint free. These sweeten the price just a little bit, but goodness me their pricing is very ambitious to say the least.
I paid £5k less than that for a new Volvo XC90 Inscription, which is exceptionally well equipped as standard, but including the Winter Pack with head-up display plus the Xenium pack, which includes the opening pano roof. Quite frankly it is in a different league to a Disco Sport. The main thing the Volvo lacks it the available rear seat DVD equipment.
I've also price up a new Range Rover Velar to a similar spec to my Volvo and it came to over £75,000 . Jeepers indeed!
They seem to shift them though, so that must prove that they have got the pricing right for now.
Huw Williams FYI, we have a XC90 T8 review coming soon. Be interesting to see what you think.
Also have a V90 in Momentum, has loads of standard kit - very impressive spec.
I recently test drove a 2l 4 cylinder 150hp H.S.E Model, hopefully confirming order in new year (Engine model purely based on economy, due to commute) for £34k Retail, which can be talked down to around £31k, I can't think of anything I would rather have. Can understand how this may not be the top choice when you go into the 50k+ Range though.
Suggest you get a better camera or lens. Quality isnt the best.
Some time analyst just don’t get the idea of what the engineers has... so with the 3 seats row not enough room ... come on just imagine it’s not there and you give a rave review ;)
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In Canada we have only small engine with 180 hp To me dashboard it's boring Mazda 9 looks much better