Land Rover unveils the new generation of Discovery SUV
- Land Rover unveiled the new generation of the SUV Discovery at the 2016 Paris Motor Show. The new Discovery (which uses the D7 platform announced as enabling to lighten the vehicle weight by 480kg in comparison of the previous model) is positioned versus the Discovery Sport the same way as the Range is positioned versus the Range Sport. These four models are the backbone of the Land Rover range, which is completed in the entry level by the Evoque, before the arrival of the future Defender planned for 2018.
- Sold from the first quarter 2017, the new Discovery will be manufactured at the Magna Steyr plant in Graz, Austria, unlike the current model manufactured in Solihull, England. This change of Discovery production location is due to the lack of production capacity in Solihull, which currently manufactures the Range, Range Sport and Discovery, and the Jaguar XE and F-Pace.
The production volume of the plant in 2016 will approach 300 000 units while its capacity does not exceed 200 000 units per year. The Jaguar XE, also produced in Solihull, will be the first model to be transferred in January 2017 to another plant (Castle Bromwich). The Discovery will be the second model to be transferred. The plant in Solihull will then return to its normal production rate (200 000 vehicles per year).
The production volume of the plant in 2016 will approach 300 000 units while its capacity does not exceed 200 000 units per year. The Jaguar XE, also produced in Solihull, will be the first model to be transferred in January 2017 to another plant (Castle Bromwich). The Discovery will be the second model to be transferred. The plant in Solihull will then return to its normal production rate (200 000 vehicles per year).
- The new Discovery is equipped with 2.0l 180hp 2.0, 3.0l 211 hp 3.0l 258hp diesel engines and a 3.0l 340hp petrol engine, most taken from the former model. Inovev expects 60,000 sales annually Discovery.
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