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Land Rover Discovery Sport

The Land Rover Discovery Sport (internal code L550) is a compact luxury crossover SUV produced by British automotive company Jaguar Land Rover since 2014. Sold under their Land Rover marque, it has been their best-selling model since 2017. Introduced in late 2014, it replaces the Freelander in a revised Land Rover range of vehicles, with Discovery joining Range Rover as a sub-brand. Contrary to its predecessor, the slightly larger car is also available in a seven seat layout. The pre-facelift Discovery Sport is based on the JLR D8/LR-MS platform, customised for off-road applications, and is powered by a range of four cylinder petrol and diesel engines. It is the first Discovery built with a unibody structure. Land Rover described the facelifted Discovery Sport as being based on the JLR PTA platform, a rebrand of the D8. It is also used by the Jaguar E-Pace and L551 version of Range Rover Evoque.

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Predecessor: Land Rover Freelander

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Overview

The Discovery Sport marked the third generation of compact SUV produced by Land Rover and replaced the Freelander. Although the Freelander model range had been a successful way to enable Land Rover to move into the medium SUV market, the company felt that the Freelander brand was tainted with memories of unreliability, and that the Discovery brand was more prestigious. The future design direction of the Discovery sub-brand was initially previewed in the form of the Land Rover Discovery Vision concept, shown at the 2014 New York International Auto Show, and it was during the show that Gerry McGovern announced the Land Rover Discovery Sport would be the first new model in the enlarged Discovery family. The sub-brand was to be used in the same way as Range Rover, but on leisure and family orientated models, with Range Rover models focusing on the luxury market segment. The new Discovery sub-brand was to feature two models initially, the compact Discovery Sport and the larger Discovery (sold as the LR4 in North America and the Middle East). Exterior. The Discovery Sport was styled by Gerry McGovern, who was responsible for the design of the original Freelander model. The Discovery Sport shares several design cues with the larger Discovery Vision concept, though the concept vehicle is closer in size to the Discovery 4 model. McGovern left Land Rover for Ford in 1999, before returning as Director of Advanced Design in 2004. He was promoted to Design Director when Geoff Upex retired in 2006, and has been responsible for design of all three current Range Rover models. His predecessor, Upex, was responsible for the Freelander 2 design. The Discovery Sport features a steel monocoque, the bonnet, wings, roof and tailgate are made from aluminium and a panoramic glass sunroof is av

Facelift

The 2019 Discovery Sport facelift was revealed on 21 May 2019, and is based on the Jaguar Land Rover Premium Transverse Architecture (PTA) platform shared with the Jaguar E-Pace and the second generation of Range Rover Evoque. The platform switch allows the facelifted model to use engines equipped with 48-volt mild hybrid system and PHEV engines. The exterior received updated front and rear bumpers with a widened track, new front and rear LED lighting, updated grille design, new lower side mouldings and new alloy wheel designs with the option of 21-inch wheels for the first time. The interior received a new Luxtex upholstery made from recycled polyester microfibre, the Touch Pro infotainment system with a 10.25-inch touchscreen compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and a few new features such as a smart rear view mirror.

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Specifications

name

Land Rover Discovery Sport

Manufacturer

Jaguar Land Rover

Production

2014–present

Assembly

United Kingdom: Halewood (Jaguar Land Rover Halewood), China: Changshu (Chery Jaguar Land Rover), Brazil: Itatiaia (Jaguar Land Rover Brazil), India: Pune (Jaguar Land Rover India)

Designer

Gerry McGovern

Platform

JLR D8 (2014–2019), Jaguar Land Rover Premium Transverse Architecture (2019–present)

Related

Range Rover Evoque, Jaguar E-Pace, Tata Harrier, Tata Safari

Engine

2015MY, 2.0 L EcoBoost I4 (t/c petrol), 2.2 L Duratorq I4 (t/c diesel), 2016MY, 2.0 L Ingenium I4 (t/c petrol), 2.0 L Ingenium I4 (t/c diesel), Petrol PHEV:, 1.5 L Ingenium I3 turbo (P300e)

Transmission

6–speed Getrag M66EH50 manual, 8-Speed Aisin automatic (PHEV), 9–speed ZF 9-HP automatic

Wheelbase

2741 mm

Length

4590 mm (pre-facelift), 4597 mm (facelift)

Width

1895 mm (pre-facelift), 1905 mm (facelift)

Height

1724 mm (pre-facelift), 1727 mm (facelift)

Kerb weight

1744 -

sp

uk

Class

Compact luxury crossover SUV

Body style

5-door SUV

Layout

Front-engine, front-wheel-drive, Front-engine, all-wheel-drive

Predecessor

Land Rover Freelander

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US EPA fuel-economy records

US EPA test figures (US MPG, US test cycle).

Sources

• Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18111920CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover_Discovery_SportCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1369056989 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Land_Rover_Discovery_Sport_01_China_2016-04-16.jpgCC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo: Navigator84 · retrieved 2026-10-01
• Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.

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