THE BEST DISCO IN AND OUT OF TOWN!
ThERE’s nothing more satisfying than a filthy 4X4. Proper muck and dirt is the true badge of honour that proves an off-road vehicle has been put through its paces.
so after taking Land Rover’s new Discovery sport for my own extensive test drive — on-and offroad in spain — nothing gave me greater pleasure than seeing it caked in mud and dust.
The flexible new seven-seater Discovery sport is the smaller sibling to the larger Land Rover Discovery. The first generation baby Disco sport was launched in september 2014 and replaced the long-running Freelander.
Now after five years, the new Discovery sport has had a significant update gaining frugal new hybrid-electric engines, a revamped interior offering more space, internet access, and improved safety features.
Priced from £31,575 to £49,675, launch models are available in standard Discovery sport trim plus s, sE and hsE, with an RDynamic option.
An even more fuel-efficient 3cylinder electric plug in hybrid or PhEV is to follow next year.
On the road, the new car has plenty of oomph and good handling. The petrol 240hp 2-litre hits 60mph in 7.2seconds with a top speed of 137 mph, and is particularly quiet and comfortable for cruising. And if you’re fording streams, it has a wading depth of almost 2ft (600mm).
Across some tough terrain i had fun climbing steep tracks and making precarious descents, and crawling over a narrow bridge made of tree trunks. Built to be tough at halewood, Merseyside, the new Disco sport shares its flexible chassis with the Range Rover Evoque and is central to Land Rover’s plans to ‘electrify’ its range. its 48-volt mild hybrid ‘electrified’ engines will help reduce emissions and fuel consumption.