2018 Land Rover Discovery Accessories – Video

Under the skin, the Mark V Discovery adopts the aluminum-intensive D7 architecture of the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport with wishbone front and multi-link rear suspension and air springs. This makes for a largely aluminum body shell, but unlike the Range Rovers, the Discovery uses steel subframes for added strength and to keep the cabin floor low enough to allow headroom for the third row of seats. US models will be offered with a choice of five or seven seats. Discovery replaces the LR4 name.

 

 

The boxy look might be gone, but off-road performance remains. With entry and departure angles and ground clearance at least as good as the outgoing model, the latest Terrain Response system, and a wading depth of 35.4 inches, Land Rover’s engineering department reckons the new Disco will be better in the rough stuff than its predecessor or any of its current sport-utility rivals. It’s about the same size as the outgoing LR4, though slightly longer and wider with 1.5-inches of extra wheelbase and a lower overall height. Dispensing with the body-on-frame architecture of the previous model and other enhancements helped save nearly 1,000 pounds. There’s also an aerodynamic improvement in the new smoother bodyshell, active grille shutters, and an air suspension, which can lower itself at speed.