Land Rover Discovery

Land Rover Discovery
Production period:	since 1989
Class :	Off-road vehicle
Body versions :	Station wagon

The Land Rover Discovery is originally an off-road vehicle and from the fifth generation an SUV from the British manufacturer Land Rover . The vehicle presented in 1989 was positioned below the luxurious Range Rover . Over the years, the Discovery has been equipped with ABS , airbags , automatic transmission , rear air springs and various electronic driving aids , making the model a high-priced premium product.

Discovery Series I (1989-1998)

1st generation
Land Rover Discovery (1989-1998)
Production period:	1989-1998
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Petrol engines : 2.0 liters (100 kW) 3.5–3.9 liters (113–134 kW) Diesel engines : 2.5 liters (83 kW)
Length:	4521-4524 mm
Width:	1793-1810 mm
Height:	1928-1968 mm
Wheelbase :	2540 mm
Empty weight :	1965-2080 kg

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Land Rover Discovery Tdi (1995)

In 1986, Land Rover decided to offer a relatively inexpensive model between the Defender, known only as Land Rover until 1990 , and the Range Rover, and began developing a car in the price range between DM 35,000 and DM 50,000. Japanese SUV manufacturers entered the European market and required swift action. In just three years, Mike Donovan and his team developed the Discovery, which came onto the market in October 1989 at a price of DM 45,350.

By the end of 1998, 353,843 first series Discovery had been sold. The Discovery was the best-selling Land Rover at the time, outperforming the Defender . The Discovery was also aimed at a different target group, as it combined good road and terrain properties.

The body and chassis were based on the Range Rover of the time with a 2.54 m (100 inch ) wheelbase. The Discovery owed part of its success to its new diesel engine (Tdi), which developed 83 kW (113 hp) at 4000 rpm. The displacement of 2496 cm³ corresponded to the previously used diesel engine. On the basis of the old engine block, a new engine was developed together with the Austrian manufacturer AVL List . A 3.5-liter V8 with 113 kW (155 PS) and later with a 3.9-liter V8 134 kW (182 PS) was also on offer in various markets. Over time, the Tdi was further developed and the 200 was replaced by the 300 Tdi. The electronic control units of the engines were refined and their torque increased.

The following special editions were offered: Country Life (Switzerland 1991), Freestyle (France 1993), County Rider (France 1993), Sunset (Germany 1995), Sunseeker (Germany 1996), Camel Trophy (Germany 1998) and Esquire (Germany 1998).

Under the name Honda Crossroad I , the Discovery with the 3.9-liter V8 engine was sold in Asia from mid-1993 to autumn 1998 .

Discovery Series II (1998-2004)

2nd generation
Land Rover Discovery (1998-2002)
Production period:	1998-2004
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Petrol engines : 4.0-4.6 liters (136-162 kW) Diesel engine : 2.5 liters (102 kW)
Length:	4710 mm
Width:	1890 mm
Height:	1941 mm
Wheelbase :	2540 mm
Empty weight :	2020-2200 kg

The Discovery Series II, presented in November 1998, was powered by a light-alloy 4.0-liter V8 with 136 kW (185 hp) or a 2.5-liter Td5 diesel engine with 102 kW (139 hp), both of which had one standard all-wheel drive. From spring 2003 there was a 4.6-liter V8 engine with 162 kW (220 hp), but not on the German market.

A four-speed automatic transmission was available for an extra charge of DM 4000 at that time. An anti-lock braking system (ABS) with a braking system that was new at the time was standard. Another technical feature was Active Cornering Enhancement (ACE). It suppresses the body's roll to the side for a safer driving experience and avoids the risk of tipping over during an abrupt evasive maneuver. There was also the so-called Self Leveling Suspension (SLS), an assistance system that automatically regulates the level on the rear axle. The traction control Electronic Traction Control (ETC) ensured that when slip occurs at a wheel, the driving force is transmitted to the wheels, find the grip. The second Discovery grew in length by 6.5 cm. However, the wheelbase remained the same. There was an optional third row of seats so that seven seats were available. These had either a standard fabric upholstery or an optionally available leather interior. From 2000 a Harman Kardon audio system was standard.

Facelift

At the end of 2002 the Discovery underwent an extensive facelift. There were some innovations, such as the headlights, which got a greater range. Leather seats, automatic air conditioning or electrically adjustable front seats were available at an additional cost. One goal that Land Rover pursued with the revised Discovery was to boost sales, as they had fallen 63 percent since the predecessor. The engines included the 2.5-liter direct injection diesel with pump-nozzle technology developed by Land Rover itself, with an output of 102 kW (139 hp). The 4.0-liter V8 developed 136 kW (185 hp).

Land Rover Discovery (2002-2004)
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Discovery 3 (2004-2009)

3rd generation
Land Rover Discovery (2004-2009)
Production period:	2004-2009
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Petrol engines : 4.0-4.4 liters (158-220 kW) Diesel engine : 2.7 liters (140 kW)
Length:	4835 mm
Width:	2191 mm
Height:	1887 mm
Wheelbase :	2885 mm
Empty weight :	2476-2538 kg

From the start of production in July 2004, the third-generation Discovery was equipped with a 140 kW (190 hp) 2.7-liter six-cylinder common-rail diesel with turbocharging (TDV6) and a 4.4-liter V8 -Gasoline engine with 220 kW (299 PS). The diesel engine comes from Ford / PSA and the gasoline engine from Jaguar. For the North American and Australian markets, there was also a 4.0-liter V6 with 161 kW (219 hp) in 2005. An automatic transmission with manual and sport mode was available as an option. The Discovery also received the so-called terrain response system. A rotary switch can be used to choose between five different driving programs between the front seats: on-road operation, mud and furrows, sand, grass / gravel / snow and crawling gravel. The electronic controls for vehicle level, engine, traction control, automatic transmission and hill descent control are ideally adjusted to the selected surface.

In length, the Discovery increased by 130 millimeters to 4835 mm, and in width by 35 millimeters to 1885 mm. The wheelbase grew by 345 mm to 2885 mm. It was equipped with six airbags, air conditioning, ESP, CD radio, window lifters and central locking. Optional equipment features were xenon light, air suspension / terrain response, PDC, vision package, larger wheels, electrically adjustable leather seats, cruise control and another sound system.

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cockpit

Engines

Petrol engines
model	Displacement	cylinder	power	Torque	transmission	construction time
V6 4.0	4009 cc	V6	161 kW (219 hp) at 4500 rpm	360 Nm at 3000 rpm	6-stage automatic	2005-2009
V8 4.4	4394 cc	V8	220 kW (299 hp) at 5500 rpm	425 Nm at 4000 rpm	6-stage automatic	06 / 2004-08 / 2007
Diesel engines
model	Displacement	cylinder	power	Torque	comment	construction time
TD V6 2.7	2720 cc	V6	140 kW (190 PS) at 4000 rpm	440 Nm at 1900 rpm	6-speed manual transmission / 6-speed automatic	06 / 2004-07 / 2009

Discovery 4 (2009-2017)

4th generation
Land Rover Discovery (2009-2013)
Production period:	2009-2017
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Otto engines : 3.0–5.0 liters (250–276 kW) Diesel engines : 3.0 liters (155–188 kW)
Length:	4838 mm
Width:	2200 mm
Height:	1887 mm
Wheelbase :	2885 mm
Empty weight :	2565-2570 kg

The Discovery 4, launched in September 2009, is not actually the fourth generation of the series, but is officially called that by Land Rover. Rather, the Discovery 4 is a modified version of the model produced since 2004.

The Discovery has been adapted more visually to the larger Range Rover and has also received technical improvements.

For the Discovery 4 there were only diesel engines at the beginning, a 2.7-liter six-cylinder common rail diesel (TDV6) that was already familiar from its predecessor, and a 3.0-liter diesel engine. V6 with 180 kW (245 PS). This was a new development in cooperation with PSA and Jaguar .

The 2.7-liter engine from Ford was replaced in the early summer of 2010 by a reduced-power version of the 3.0-liter with 155 kW (211 hp). Meanwhile, in some countries, such as Switzerland, Poland, Sweden, America, Australia and Russia, a 5.0-liter V8 petrol engine with 276 kW (375 hp) is available. Only this engine is installed in the armored version.

Since the end of 2010, the Discovery was also available as a 256 hp SDV6, which replaced the TDV6 with 245 hp. Since then, the 8-speed automatic transmission from ZF has also been standard in all diesel engines. The finer gear steps reduce fuel consumption and CO ₂ emissions and can be recognized by the new automatic rotary control known from the Jaguar XF (also known as the “drive selector”).

With the facelift presented at the IAA 2013, the petrol engine now available as a V6 also received an 8-speed automatic.

In Austria there are two variants known as trucks with a protective grille behind the first or second row. This enables a classification as a truck (2-seater) or exemption from the NoVA (4-seater) to be achieved.

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cockpit
Land Rover Discovery (2013-2017)

Technical specifications

Parameters	V8 ¹	V6 supercharged	TDV6		SDV6
Construction period	09/2009–08/2013	08/2013–04/2017	09/2009 - 05/2010	05/2010-04/2017	09 / 2009-10 / 2010	11 / 2010-04 / 2017
Engine characteristics
Engine type	V8 petrol engine	V6 petrol engine	V6 diesel engine
Mixture preparation	Direct injection	-	Common rail direct injection
Engine charging	-	compressor	turbocharger	Biturbo
Displacement	5000 cc	2995 cc	2720 cc	2993 cc
Max. power	276 kW (375 hp) at 6500 rpm	250 kW (340 PS) at 6500 rpm	140 kW (190 PS) at 4000 rpm	155 kW (211 hp) at 4000 rpm	180 kW (245 PS) at 4000 rpm	188 kW (256 hp) at 4000 rpm
Max. Torque	510 Nm at 3500 rpm	450 Nm at 3500-5000 rpm	440 Nm at 1900 rpm	520 Nm at 1500-2500 rpm	600 Nm at 2000 rpm	600 Nm at 2000 rpm
Power transmission
Drive, as standard	all wheel drive
Gearbox, as standard	6-stage automatic	8-step automatic	6-speed manual transmission	8-step automatic	6-stage automatic	8-step automatic
Gearbox, optional	-		6-stage automatic	-
Readings
Top speed	195 km / h		180 km / h
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h	7.9 s	8.1 s	12.7 s	10.7 s	9.6 s	9.3 s
Fuel consumption over 100 km (combined)	14.1 l super	11.5 l super	10.2 l diesel	7.8 l diesel	9.3 l diesel	8.0 l diesel
CO ₂ emissions (combined)	328 g / km	269 g / km	270 g / km	203 g / km	244 g / km	203 g / km
Emission standard according to EU classification	5 euro	Euro 6	Euro 4	5 euro	5 euro	Euro 6

¹ Not offered in all European countries

Discovery 5 (since 2017)

5th generation

Production period:	since 2017
Body versions :	Station wagon
Engines:	Otto engines : 2.0–3.0 liters (221–250 kW) Diesel engines : 2.0–3.0 liters (132–225 kW)
Length:	4970 mm
Width:	2073 mm
Height:	1888 mm
Wheelbase :	2923 mm
Empty weight :	2162-2298 kg

Stars in the Euro NCAP - Crash Test

Land Rover presented the fifth generation of the Discovery at the Paris Motor Show in October 2016. This has been available from dealers since spring 2017 at prices from 50,500 euros. Four equipment variants are offered permanently, at the time of market launch Land Rover also offered the vehicle as a special “First Edition” model with the most powerful diesel engine, limited to 2,400 units .

In order to save weight, the fifth generation is now based on a self-supporting body made of aluminum instead of a ladder frame construction . The Discovery is also available as a seven-seater.

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cockpit

Technical specifications

Parameters	2.0 Si4	3.0 Si6	2.0 TD4	2.0 SD4	3.0 TD6	3.0 SD6
Construction period	since 12/2017	04/2017–05/2018	04/2017–05/2018	since 04/2017	04/2017–05/2018	since 08/2018
Engine characteristics
Engine type	R4 petrol engine	V6 petrol engine	R4 diesel engine		V6 diesel engine
Mixture preparation	Direct petrol injection		Common rail direct injection
Engine charging	turbocharger	compressor	turbocharger	Biturbo	turbocharger	Biturbo
Displacement	1997 cc	2995 cc	1999 cc		2993 cc
Max. power	221 kW (300 PS) at 5500 rpm	250 kW (340 PS) at 6500 rpm	132 kW (180 PS) at 4000 rpm	177 kW (240 PS) at 4000 rpm	190 kW (258 hp) at 4000 rpm	225 kW (306 hp) at 3750 rpm
Max. Torque	400 Nm at 1500-4000 rpm	450 Nm at 3500-5000 rpm	430 Nm at 1500 rpm	500 Nm at 1500 rpm	600 Nm at 1750-2250 rpm	700 Nm at 1500 rpm
Power transmission
Drive, as standard	all wheel drive
Gearbox, as standard	8- speed automatic transmission
Readings
Top speed	201 km / h	215 km / h	189 km / h	207 km / h	209 km / h
Acceleration, 0-100 km / h	7.7 s	7.1 s	10.5 s	8.3-8.7 s	8.1 s	7.5 s
Tank capacity	90 l	89 l	77 l		85 l
Fuel consumption over 100 km (combined)	9.4–9.9 l super	10.9 l super	6.2 l diesel	6.4–7.7 l diesel	7.2 l diesel	7.6–8.0 l diesel
CO ₂ emissions (combined)	216-225 g / km	254 g / km	163 g / km	168-202 g / km	189 g / km	201-205 g / km
Emission standard according to EU classification	Euro 6 (since 08/2018: Euro 6d-TEMP)	Euro 6	Euro 6	Euro 6 (since 08/2018: Euro 6d-TEMP)	Euro 6	Euro 6d-TEMP

Discovery SVX

Discovery SVX at the IAA 2017

Land Rover presented the Discovery SVX at the International Motor Show in September 2017 . This was developed by the special department SVO (Special Vehicle Operations) and is the manufacturer's third performance model after the Range Rover Sport SVR and the Range Rover SVAutobiography . The SUV is powered by the five-liter supercharged gasoline engine from the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. In contrast to these, however, the drive produces 19 kW (25 HP) less. In February 2019, the manufacturer announced that the Discovery SVX would not go into series production.

Discovery by the police and as an expedition vehicle

Some models of the Discovery range have been used as patrol cars by the British police, as has the Defender. The Discovery is also used by the German police. 350 Discovery with TD5 engine were used by the Federal Border Police and the riot police of the federal states.

The Camel Trophy was regularly driven with Discovery models and other Land Rover vehicles until 1998. The Camel Trophy Discovery in sand beige with luggage rack and additional headlights enjoys cult status.

Discovery in the movie

Like other members of the Land Rover family, the Discovery has often appeared in James Bond films . The Land Rover Discovery can also be seen in the English series Midsomer Murders and The Inspector Lynley Mysteries . Ethan Hunt's team of agents, aka Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III , drove a Discovery III while chasing the streets of Shanghai . In the Norwegian-American crime series Lilyhammer seen Steven Van Zandt often as Frank "The Fixer" Tagliano behind the wheel of a Discovery IV.

literature

Land Rover. The first 50 years and more. 1997 Autovision Verlag.
The great Land Rover book. 1998 AC Verlag GmbH.

Web links

Commons : Land Rover Discovery - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ http://www.topcarguide.com/index.php?token=rWjeYx3Xfv3BlP%2FCmRiYI8gZfGH3gGNSNSbIO2t%3D

↑ http://www.alle-autos-in.de/land_rover/land_rover_discovery_25_td5_e_ktb696.shtml

↑ http://www.powerchipgroup.com/datasheets/2/Lan0020.pdf

↑ Götz Leyrer: Land Rover Discovery V8i ES. In: auto, motor und sport online edition. January 15, 1999, accessed March 10, 2010 .

↑ Archived copy ( Memento from February 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

↑ Archived copy ( Memento of February 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

↑ More appearance than reality? In: Auto-Bild online edition. July 30, 2002, accessed March 10, 2010 .

↑ Luke Edwardes-Evans: Land Rover Discovery Series II. In: Auto-Express online edition. September 2006, accessed March 10, 2010 .

↑ The little lord. In: Auto-Bild online edition. September 6, 2004, accessed March 10, 2010 .

↑ Land Rover Discovery: New diesel and fresh design. In: Auto-News online edition. May 26, 2009, accessed March 10, 2010 .

↑ Land Rover Switzerland price list with technical data ( Memento from September 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 505 kB). Retrieved June 1, 2012.

↑ Playing it safe: Armored Land Rover Discovery 4. In: Auto Blog. December 21, 2010, archived from the original on December 25, 2010 ; Retrieved February 11, 2011 .

^ Jaguar Land Rover Austria GmbH (2013): Discovery. Price list. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 27, 2014.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.landrover.com

↑ Results of the Land Rover Discovery 5 in the Euro NCAP crash test

↑ The SUV family is growing. September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016 .

↑ High-flyer with off-road skills at the IAA. September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017 .

↑ JLR cancels top version Discovery SVX. February 18, 2019, accessed February 20, 2019 .

↑ http://www.lr-mad.co.uk/en/emergency-vehicles/police/30-land-rover/emergency ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.lr-mad.co.uk
↑ http://www.landrover-on-duty.de/testbericht_land_rover_discovery.htm
↑ Archived copy ( Memento from June 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
↑ http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=Land+Rover&model=Discovery&page=2

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[3] ttp://www.powerchipgroup.com/datasheets/2/Lan0020.pdf

[4] Götz Leyrer: Land Rover Discovery V8i ES. In: auto, motor und sport online edition. January 15, 1999, accessed March 10, 2010 .

[5] Archived copy ( Memento from February 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

[6] Archived copy ( Memento of February 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

[7] More appearance than reality? In: Auto-Bild online edition. July 30, 2002, accessed March 10, 2010 .

[8] Luke Edwardes-Evans: Land Rover Discovery Series II. In: Auto-Express online edition. September 2006, accessed March 10, 2010 .

[9] The little lord. In: Auto-Bild online edition. September 6, 2004, accessed March 10, 2010 .

[10] Land Rover Discovery: New diesel and fresh design. In: Auto-News online edition. May 26, 2009, accessed March 10, 2010 .

[11] Land Rover Switzerland price list with technical data ( Memento from September 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 505 kB). Retrieved June 1, 2012.

[12] Playing it safe: Armored Land Rover Discovery 4. In: Auto Blog. December 21, 2010, archived from the original on December 25, 2010 ; Retrieved February 11, 2011 .