A test model of the new Land Rover Discovery has been seen close to Jaguar Land Rover's headquarters at Gaydon, UK specifically in the town of Leamington Spa, per Practical Motoring. Recently, pictures of Rover Discovery have been circulating around the net spotting the cars at the Green Hell racetrack, at a service station, and at a residential street, but the particular picture taken recently gives car enthusiasts a better look of the car's features and appearance because of its light camouflage.
The orange test car's pictures also showcased its rear end displaying its offset plate number and per UK automotive publication, it revealed that it is run by a 2.0-litre diesel engine.
The SUV will come with a new unibody platform, the Premium Lightweight Architecture, and will undeniably make it much lighter and will dispose ample amount of weight. The platform used is also sported by the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport and Discovery will come around at a kerb weight of 2662kg. With this, it will significantly perform much better on acceleration and produce more speed.
Its exterior will also be considerably increased bringing more space for the interior of the car and the cabin will provide seat space for a total of six persons. The 2017 Discovery Sport will produce two engine options with a nine- speed automatic transmission. The 3.0-liter V-6 engine can sport 335 hp and 339 lb-ft of torque while the 2.0 liter l-4 engine can sport 240 hp and 250lb-ft of torque.
Design director of Land Rover Gerry McGovern said in an interview that Rover has not 'reached its ceiling in terms of price.'
"As we make the Discovery and Discovery Sport more premium, it becomes incumbent on us to make Range Rover even more luxurious, and that is what we are focused on," he further added.
McGovern stated that people who like a craggy appearance could be perfect for the 2017 Rover Discovery. "I think it potentially might take some Discovery die-hards to say, "I like the ruggedness of that. It's not designed. It's not styled.' I think maybe the next Defender might appeal to those types of people," he said.
