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This is the history of the<br />
Land Rover Discovery<br />
The Discovery has been a core part<br />
of Land Rover’s line-up for decades.<br />
Incorporating premium touches and a<br />
comfortable interior while retaining the<br />
off-road prowess expected from a Land<br />
Rover model, it’s little wonder why it has<br />
proved so popular over the years.<br />
The most recent Discovery model represents the greatest<br />
evolution of the nameplate yet, but to see how it got<br />
there it’s worth looking at how things have changed over<br />
time. Let’s take a look at the history of the Land Rover<br />
Discovery.<br />
1989: The Discovery arrives<br />
The late ‘80s proved to be a time when SUVs started<br />
gaining in popularity. Though Land Rover already had<br />
some offerings in this segment with both the Defender and<br />
Range Rover, the firm didn’t have an option between them.<br />
To address this, Land Rover introduced the Discovery.<br />
First revealed at the 1989 Paris Motor Show, the Discovery<br />
initially arrived as a three-door model but was quickly<br />
offered with a five-door option too. It was facelifted in<br />
1994 while at the same time a stripped-back Commercial<br />
version was launched.<br />
1998: The three-door version gets<br />
dropped<br />
Though the Discovery had been on sale for close to a<br />
decade, the second-generation arrived looking more like<br />
a mid-life refresh. However, with a comprehensively new<br />
chassis and a five-door-only layout, it represented quite<br />
the change from the earlier version.<br />
This new model had a greater focus on practicality, which<br />
was why the interior was made more spacious than<br />
before. Again, Land Rover introduced a facelifted version<br />
later on in 2002.
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