Land Rover Discovery

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Land Rover Discovery is a series of mid-size luxury SUVs, produced under the Land Rover marque, from the British manufacturer Land Rover (becoming Jaguar Land Rover in 2013). There have been five generations of the vehicle, the first of which was introduced in 1989, the second called the Series II update in 1998, the third generation, titled Discovery 3, launched in 2004 and was marketed in North America and The Middle East as the Land Rover LR3. The fourth in 2009 was the Discovery 4—Land Rover LR4 for North American and Middle Eastern markets. The fifth generation Discovery was introduced in 2017, and omits the numeric suffix of the previous two versions.


The Discovery Series I was introduced into the United Kingdom in October 1989. The company code-named the vehicle "Project Jay". The new model was strongly based on the more upmarket Range Rover, using largely the same chassis, 4WD system and suspension, and a derivative body structure – especially the four-door was very similar to the more expensive Range Rover. However, with smaller engines available, and lower pricing, the new Discovery aimed at a larger market segment, intended to counter the Japanese competition at the time. This was the only Discovery generation with a four-cylinder petrol engine.


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The Discovery was initially only available as a three-door version; the five-door body style became available in 1990. Both were fitted with five seats, with the option to have two jump seats fitted in the boot. Land Rover employed an external consultancy, Conran Design Group, to design the interior. They were instructed to ignore current car interior design and position the vehicle as a 'lifestyle accessory'. Their interior incorporated a number of original features, although some ideas shown on the original interior mock-ups (constructed inside a Range Rover bodyshell at Conran's workshops) were left on the shelf, such as a custom sunglasses holder built into the centre of the steering wheel. The design was unveiled to critical acclaim, and won a British Design Award in 1989.


The original transmission was a dual-ratio five-speed manual with drive via a transfer case with a lockable centre differential.

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