2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport REVIEW SD4 SE Auto: Adventure Comes Standard
The skinny: Stepping in for the blocky Freelander, Land Rover’s Discovery Sport is plusher, softer inside, and with more technology inside and underneath.
But none of that softness shows shows off the beaten path, where the Discovery Sport is able to put almost every other medium SUV to shame.
Vehicle Style: Medium SUV
Price: $59,000 (plus on-roads)
Engine/trans: 140kW/420Nm 2.2 litre turbo-diesel | 9 spd auto
Fuel Economy claimed: 6.1 l/100km | tested: 8.3 l/100km
OVERVIEW
‘It’s a Land Rover, Jim - but not as we know it’
If the new Discovery Sport was uncovered light years from earth, that’s how the conversation would start. That bold DISCOVERY script across the bonnet might make you think you’re looking at Land Rover’s big off-road hauler, but in fact you are not.
Instead the ‘Sport’ suffix denotes this as a new chapter for the legendary British 4x4 brand. Replacing the Freelander, it comes with a suite of family-friendly features but loses none of the capability to tackle a dirty weekend away.
The Discovery Sport range opens with the SE, moving up to the luxurious HSE, and finishing with the full-cream HSE Luxury. Far from being spartan though, the SE comes generously kitted and is the vehicle we put to the test.