2017 Land Rover Discovery First Edition Review | New Family SUV Blends Off-Road Capability With Modern Luxury
Dare to be different. Everyone is unique. These are life’s clichés that did not stack up with the designers of the 2017 Land Rover Discovery 5 First Edition.
The previous quartet of Discovery generations were unashamedly boxy to the great benefit of cabin packaging, however this new fifth-generation model trades its distinctive apartment-block styling for a more rounded, generic large SUV shape.
Land Rover admits the Discovery 5 is destined to broaden its appeal compared with older models, while becoming more premium than ever. Yet in other ways it remains true to its roots, promising stronger off-road capability and still-significant practicality.
The challenge ahead of this new model, then, really seems to be in balancing all the latest trends with a swag of established traditions.
Vehicle Style: Large SUV
Price: $131,871 (plus on-road costs)
Engine/trans: 190kW/600Nm 3.0 turbo-diesel V6 | eight-speed automatic
Fuel Economy Claimed: 7.2 L/100km | Tested: 9.6 L/100km
OVERVIEW
The limited-run First Edition costs $14,400 more than the regular-run Discovery 5 HSE Luxury with the equivalent seven seats and a 3.0-litre turbo-diesel V6 engine. However, it also packs in $23,605 worth of equipment optional on that model grade.
That includes orange, black or silver paint ($4060 – all HSE Luxury option pricing in brackets), 21-inch alloy wheels ($2395), Terrain Response 2 off-road software ($2060), reverse-auto-park assistance ($2050), electrically adjustable middle ($1940) and rear ($630) seats, heated and ventilated middle seats ($1540), privacy glass ($870) and blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert ($500).