Soon to replace the LR2, the Land Rover Discovery Sport arrived today at the 2014 Paris Auto Show.
The new premium SUV offers 5+2 seating within its length of 180.7 inches, bringing it in line with the current Toyota RAV4.
Under the hood is a 2-liter turbo-four delivering 240 horsepower and 250 lb-ft of torque to all four corners via a standard nine-speed automatic.
Inside, the driver has access to both an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system and a 5-inch color display, with higher trim models offering space for an iPad and leather-wrapped interiors.
Should you want to paint it black, Land Rover offers the optional Black Pack package, which brings the absence of light to the grill, side mirrors, front fender vents, badges and either 19- or 20-inch wheels.
Finally, the price of admission starts at $38,920.
It’s called the Discovery Sport because it’s a new model, which is more on par with the Freelander/Evoque size things, than larger LR4 size things. This is not the replacement for the LR4.
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The packaging is clever. 7 seats in a car this small is impressive
Try sitting in it first. I suspect the “+2” means “children-sized” passengers.
Very cool. LR/RR is really innovating in the SUV realm. Looks great too.
Absolutely agreed–I’m continually astounded that GM can sell a single Tahoe when the cheaper, better, more usable LR4 exists. Anyone that’s ever used the fold-down seats in an LR3/4 would laugh at the way the Big 3 still do things.
Cheaper, better, and more usable only apply while it’s running properly. Tahoes run properly 90% of the time or more. Land Rovers run properly about 44% of the time, assuming it’s not damp out.
GM vehicles run like sh*% longer than most cars run.
That might have been true in the time before and during BMW’s ownership of Land Rover, but it doesn’t seem to be now. My LR3 hasn’t seen a dealer in 100k miles, but I know a lot of GMT-900/5.3 owners trying to get answers about the ridiculous oil consumption on the AFM trucks, which seems to encompass the vast majority of the Tahoes.
Anyway, it doesn’t much matter at my house because when I showed my wife how sloppy GM still is about the stowing of the seats in a ’15 SUV, she just laughed and said she’d keep driving the Rover. The LRs are pretty well-thought out vehicles, while the Tahoe continues to be a tarted-up, high margin pickup.
Is this on the same platform as the Evoque?
Looks nice. I’d take this over an Evoque any day.
I see Land Rover has decided rear windscreens are superfluous. I suppose it’ll have a full production suite in the dashboard instead.
Apologies for the delay, but the live photos for the Discovery Sport are now up!