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APRIL 20 - 26 | 2018
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BUILT TOUGH: The new Land Rover Discovery might look softer but it’s as tough as ever.
New Landrover Discovery is the best yet
ALMOST 70 years ago the first ever Land Rover vehicle, the Series I, was launched at the 1948 Amsterdam Motor Show an event that the company will commemorate with what it has dubbed World Land Rover Day on the 30th of April. The original Land Rover was inspired by the iconic Willys Jeep that had proven itself during the Second World War and like it, was rugged and simple in both its appearance and performance. The first Land Rover Discovery was released in 1989 to occupy the very large gap in the range between the heavy duty Defender and the luxury Range Rover. Nearly three decade and four generations on, it has evolved into a more
By ALISTAIR KENNEDY refined vehicle, though it wasn’t until the introduction of the Discovery 3 in 2004 that it became a semi-luxury vehicle. The latest, fifth-generation, Discovery was unveiled at the 2014 New York Motor Show and launched here in mid-2017. The most noticeable change is a softer, more SUV-ish, body than ever before. This raised concerns from a number of our local Land Rover fans who were fearful that this reflected a decline in Disco’s traditional all-terrain abilities. We were able to assure them that this was not the case – see our drive impressions later in the review. Importantly for them, as well as for those
travelling in the rear seats, the traditional stepped roofline has been retained. Significantly for the dual benefits of fuel savings and reductions in CO2 emissions there has been a reduction of up to 480 kg in vehicle weight compared to the outgoing Discovery 4 principally through the use of aluminium in 85 percent of the body. DRIVETRAINS Three turbo-diesel engines are offered, two with four-cylinder Ingenium units, the other a V6. The entry-level Td4 has outputs of 132 kW and 430 Nm with fuel consumption listed at 6.3 litres per 100 kilomtres. The higher-tuned twin-turbo Sd4 steps up to 177 kW and 500 Nm and 6.5 L/100 km;
while the TdV6 reaches 190 kW, 600 Nm and 7.2 L/100km. CO2 emissions are 166, 177 and 189 grams per kilometre respectively. A six-cylinder V6 Si6 petrol engine is also produced but there are no plans for it to be imported. All three engines are available in each of four equipment levels; S, SE, HSE and HSE Luxury and with the choice of five or seven seats. Prices range from $66,450 for a Td4 S five-seater through to $120,200 for the seven-seat Td6 HSE. All engines are mated to an eight-speed ZF automatic transmission. Unlike many in its class there’s no two-wheel drive option.
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