Land Rover Discovery 4 road test
A new 3.0-litre V6 turbodiesel, borrowed from Jaguar and retuned by Land Rover to suit their particular needs has transformed the Discovery from merely brilliant to quite possibly the best, most rounded SUV money can buy. While the 187bhp, 324lb ft 2.7 TDV6 model continues as a sole entry-level model, the new 3.0 TDV6 is available in all three trim levels and is the engine of choice now. It only comes with a six-speed automatic gearbox, where the 2.7 has the option of six-speed manual or auto ’boxes, and the new engine’s prodigious 242bhp and whopping 442lb ft of shove make it swift and assured when overtaking. Nought to 60mph comes up in 9.0 seconds flat, compared to 11.7 seconds for the 2.7-litre model, though both share the same limited 112mph top speed. At every increment, the 3.0 TDV6 offer purposeful shove, yet it is also easily capable of the delicacy needed for some off-road manoeuvres. It’s also more than up to towing heavy trailers.
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The Discovery 4 has upped the game in a number of ways from its predecessor. Where the Disco 3 was good on the road, the Discovery 4 is now a very serious threat to executive saloons and estates, as well as every other large and luxurious SUV, and that includes its stable mates from Range Rover. Revised air suspension helps the Land Rover cover every type of ground in supreme comfort and with superb control in corners. It may not have the last ounce of cornering ability offered by a BMW X5, but the Discovery recompenses with far better refinement and long distance comfort. Off-road, the BMW can forget it as the Discovery is simply unbeatable, even on terrain where you think a car should never venture. An addition to the Discovery’s clever Terrain Response system, which tailors the car’s four-wheel drive and ride height to suit any given situation, is a soft sand mode that allows the car to pull away without bogging down. Away from the mud and back in town, the Disco is big but easy to slot through traffic thanks to its square-rigged styling making it simple to judge where the car’s extremities lie.
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