This is one of the moments we've been waiting for. The first review on the all-new 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport is in. Coming from none other than our friends at Autocar, we're interested to see what the result is.
We all know that U.K. publications tend to be pro-British anything, even if it's rubbish.
After giving it a good read, expectedly, the boys and girls from the U.K. find it quite pleasant to drive and even seem to overlook the rather basic interior. Aside from saying that the interior is definitively Land Rover rather than Range Rover, it notes that it's "nicely appointed rather than outright plush."
No kidding.
One interesting observation about the all-new Discovery Sport is that it's claimed to have better steering over the Evoque. Autocar says that it has new "alertness and sensitivity," and that sounds good to us as electric steering systems can be quite "dead."
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...Two things strike you immediately when you slide behind the wheel of the Discovery Sport. One is that there are no reminders of the Freelander; the other is that without aping anything they’ve done already, the design team have made this an obvious Land Rover. Not a Range Rover, a Land Rover...
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Should I buy one?
Makes sense to us. The Disco Sport’s fine combination of beauty, versatility and good driving characteristics looks like bringing a new sophistication to this class, and its polished interior, new infotainment system and impressive off-road ability create a pleasing all-round package.
With the old SD4 engine, the launch versions aren’t absolutely top-drawer for low-speed engine refinement and they don’t quite reach BMW X3 standards of low fuel consumption and CO2 output, so business buyers might be well advised to wait...
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