After three months behind the wheel, StvCr shares his final thoughts on the Land Rover Discovery
I’m still getting used to our D300 Discovery’s poke. It’s a natural-born cruiser, with soft suspension and not much noise, so there are times when you forget that, if pressed, it will eat a column of dawdling cars on the Fosse Way for breakfast before setting back into its usual calm gait. Given the fuel consumption, which usually shows 40mpg on a trip, this is a surprising asset.
The situation was further complicated when the current Disco 5 appeared in 2017, because its styling didn’t go down especially well with Discovery stalwarts . And then came the 2020 debut of the new Defender, which offered similar powertrains and prices, plus a gigantic halo.Disco sales struggled for a year or two with the arrival of a modernised mid-life model.
Thus our Disco 5 is a D300 R-Dynamic HSE, which makes it telling. They know what matters – where the value is and what to leave out. Thus our Disco 5 is a D300 R-Dynamic HSE, which makes it a fast and powerful, road-oriented seven-seater on the plush side of par – but with a relatively modest suite of options that enhance its off-road capability and make it a great tow car. That’s the recipe for most people’s ideal Disco.
Tie-down turnbuckles are where you need them. The third-row seats don’t seriously impede carrying space and spring from the floor at the touch of a button.
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