ONELIFE #33 – English

When it was launched in 1989, the Land Rover
Discovery was aptly named. By combining Land
Rover class-leading off-road capability with
a greater focus on design, a vehicle was born
with the versatility to create a whole new market
for Land Rover products. And the success story
continues – but the All-New Discovery is not
merely the fifth generation of the vehicle, it is
the leader of a new Discovery family of vehicles.
As such, it can be seen as a new beginning.
“There is a premium execution to the new
Discovery,” says Land Rover Chief Design
Officer Gerry McGovern. This focus on precision
and ever greater refinement coupled with
proven capability in all conditions points to the
future of Discovery.
DISCOVERY 4
Unveiled in 2009, the fourth
generation Discovery delivered
600nm of torque from its
256PS 3.0-litre V6 turbodiesel
engine, the highest performance
of any V6 diesel engine in the
world at the time, yet with
improved economy and CO 2
emissions. In design terms,
however, the real changes were
yet to come…
ALL-NEW DISCOVERY
Featuring the riveted and bonded
aluminium monocoque structure
found on the latest Range Rover
and Range Rover Sport, the fifth
generation of Discovery is lighter,
sleeker and more dynamic than its
predecessors, with enhanced
versatility, which has always been a
defining feature of the Discovery.
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