Next Generation Land Rover Discovery Snapped
- by Abhijeet Rathore
- Aug 17, 2016
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The all-new SUV will employ a bonded and riveted aluminium monocoque chassis as opposed to the current vehicle's ladder frame
Land Rover Discovery 4’s successor, the Discovery, has been spied in its production guise around the manufacturer’s headquarters in Gaydon, England. The car was first showcased at the 2014 New York Motor Show as the Discovery Vision Concept. And, going by the spy shots, the production version shares a close resemblance to it.
Aesthetically, the all-new Discovery shares resemblance to the Discovery Sport, which is currently available in India and competes with the likes of the Mercedes-Benz GLE and the BMW X5. However, the next-gen Discovery will sit above the Sport and will be substantially better in terms of interior space, features, and off-road performance. Moreover, the new Discovery will carry forward some of the design elements from the current Discovery (4). As the company official puts it, the new SUV will carry forward the stepped roof to support the “stadium seating” position and the visible side pillar from the current Discovery.
The company also promises that the interiors will be on a whole new level in terms of technology both on the infotainment front as well as the off-roading aids front. The all-new Discovery is expected to use laser-based terrain monitoring system, which will give it an extra edge over its competitors.
Speaking of the power source, there’s no doubt that Land Rover would want the latest set of motors for the new Discovery. To be precise, it could get the newly developed 2.0-litre inline four diesel Ingenium motor. However, since the Discovery uses a V6 diesel currently, it could retain it too (in a slightly updated avatar) at the initial stage of the launch, along with the Ingenium option. Furthermore, Land Rover could introduce a new V6 Ingenium at a later stage after the launch.
The 2017 Discovery will also be underpinned by an all new platform derived from the Range Rover Sport. Which means that it will directly benefit from the low weight aluminium composite monocoque chassis of the latter, making the Discovery faster, lighter and more efficient. The vehicle will ditch the heavy ladder frame chassis of the current car. This might come as a disappointment for the Land Rover purists, but the company promises that the new car won’t be short of any off-road capabilities of the current car.
As far as Indian launch is concerned, the car will only be launched here after its global launch.