![]() For the first time, 21-inch wheels are fitted to the Discovery Sport as a $1300 option, while head-up display ($800), tyre pressure monitor ($540), and auto high beam headlights ($310) also remain optional. It’ll be easy to increase the purchase price of a Discovery Sport, as a number of features which are standard on competitors are cordoned off as options. A petrol P200 S is now the entry-level variant, starting at $60,500, with nine other variants on offer, including the $82,900 range-topping D250 HSE R-Dynamic. While it’s nice that a third row is now standard, which cuts a box from the options list, we stand by our advice that you should only offer a ride in the most aft seats to your least-liked mates. ![]() This means you can easily turn on or off things like air-con recirculation or windscreen demisters without intending to.Īdaptive cruise, high speed emergency braking, blind spot assist, the 5+2 seating configuration, and an ‘activity key’ are now standard across all variants, going some way in justifying the price increase of roughly $4000 across the range. While the interior changes improve the feel and quality of the cabin overall, the climate and terrain response controls are now fiddly to operate, with no haptic feedback through the Touch Pro system. The climate controls and terrain response system are also now controlled through a Touch Pro system, and the rotary gear selector has been replaced by a traditional shifter. There are new seats, along with a 12.0-inch TFT digital instrument cluster, and 10.0-inch infotainment touchscreen lifted from the Evoque. There are minor tweaks to the outside of the vehicle, most obvious being new LED lights front and rear and redesigned bumpers, while most of the design work has been put into the cabin. Each sends power to all four wheels via a ZF-supplied nine-speed automatic transmission. Other diesel units are the D180 (132kW/430Nm) and the D240 (177kW/500Nm), while petrol variants are powered by either P200 (147kW/320Nm) or P250 (184kW/365Nm) engines. Both petrol and diesel are 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo units, with only the 110kW/350Nm D150 diesel missing out on a mild-hybrid system. Three diesel powertrains and two petrol will be available, with the most powerful versions of each made available to Wheels in Spain. This chassis is 10 percent stiffer at its body-in-white stage than the previous model, and has revised front engine and transmission mounting strategy. To add this, the Discovery Sport has been moved to an updated platform, the same that underpins the all-new Evoque, released earlier in the year. The big news for the 2020 Discovery Sport is the addition of 48-volt mild-hybrid systems to all bar one powertrain, which the company claims improves fuel economy by 7 percent. Land Rover has essentially given the Discovery Sport a new platform, and heavily updated interior, four years after it was first released. This is much more than a regular mid-life facelift. ![]() Let’s see if there has been an improvement, shall we? A mild-hybrid 48-volt system is now fitted to all bar one engine, and Land Rover claims roughly 3500 of the 5000 parts that make up the Discovery Sport are new. Instead of treating the Discovery Sport’s mid-life update as a chance to refresh some plastics and then have an early lunch, Land Rover has gone to significant effort to improve the vehicle. The second, and smaller, member of the Discovery family, the Sport is a medium luxury SUV that claims to stand for versatility by having serious off-road chops. With 438,428 global sales since 2014, the Discovery Sport is the best-selling vehicle in Land Rover’s entire range in the last three years. By refining the formula, Land Rover has retained what made the Discovery Sport unique, while minimising its pitfalls. The Wheels Verdict: Land Rover has made significant strides in improving the interior quality of the Discovery Sport, as well as adding efficiency-boosting mild-hybrid systems across almost the entire range. Minus Slow-to-respond gearbox calibration no haptic response on touch pro screen extensive and expensive options remain ![]() Plus Composed on-road handling paired with class-leading off-roading ability improved cabin quality mild-hybrid improves efficiency and aids performance
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