Land Rover Discovery Sport announced, due 2015

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Land Rover has announced the first member of the new Discovery family (in the same way the Range Rover has its own family) – the Land Rover Discovery Sport.

For an idea of how it could shape up, look no further than the Discovery Vision concept (pictured) that’s just been unveiled at the ongoing NY show.

“I am proud to confirm the nameplate that will make Discovery a family of vehicles for the first time. It will be called Discovery Sport and will go on sale in 2015,” said design director and chief creative officer Gerry McGovern. He added that it “will be the most versatile and capable SUV in its segment.”

The new Discovery family is set to replace not only the current Discovery, but the Freelander as well. The Discovery Vision concept packs some interesting features, including Range Rover family-inspired styling, a deployable rear sill step, suicide doors and a touch-screen infotainment system.

Of course, there’s the Transparent Bonnet – front grille-mounted cameras record and feed images of the terrain beneath the car to a head-up display, allowing the driver to ‘see’ the ground under the bonnet as well as the angle and position of the front wheels.

Lasers also feature in the headlamps and projection of visible markings, symbols and imagery on to ground surfaces to aid driving through tight spaces and uneven terrain. They can even measure the depth of a body of water before the car wades through it.

Finally, there’s Remote Control Drive, which allows you to control the car at very slow speeds while outside the car – useful when you need to do external spotting during extreme off-roading. Of course, it remains to be seen how much of this tech will actually make it to the production Discovery Sport – fingers crossed, then!

Land Rover Discovery Vision concept at the 2014 NYIAS


Land Rover Discovery Sport (Freelander successor) spied testing

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Jonathan James Tan

While most dream of the future, Jonathan Tan dreams of the past, although he's never been there. Fantasises much too often about cruising down Treacher Road (Jalan Sultan Ismail) in a Triumph Stag that actually works, and hopes this stint here will snap him back to present reality.

 

Comments

  • Semi-Value (Member) on Apr 17, 2014 at 1:47 pm

    land rover fortuner.

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  • Nice car! But too bad, the price for a Land Rover in Malaysia is still sky-high…

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  • seancorr on Apr 17, 2014 at 2:10 pm

    Bet that new ‘Freelander’ will go up in price too

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  • Eh, off topic, you guys heard about the DS5 crash and an estima in penang? some kinda husband vs wife battle lol

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  • Denaihati on Apr 17, 2014 at 5:07 pm

    awesome and very exclusive SUV.
    maybe not favored by hard-core off-road enthusiasts, too must assistant might not give big challenge.
    worried for that suicide doors…heee.

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  • Baja Lapis Seng on Apr 17, 2014 at 11:01 pm

    Delicious suicide door

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