Land Rover to launch heavily revised Discovery Sport this summer

Currently sitting on the D8 platform, the updated Discovery Sport moves over to the Premium Transverse Architecture, which underpins the new Evoque. Crucially, this mixed-material platform allows for electrification and enables more interior space to be created. 

Inside, the Discovery Sport will closely echo the second-generation Evoque with an overhauled interior. The model has long needed a more modern cabin that appeals to buyers and is in line with the rest of the Land Rover range, most of which has received new interiors over the past two years. 

Land Rover’s ethical textiles will be made available, intended as a premium alternative to leather, and plastics throughout will be of a higher perceived quality than before. 

The car maker’s most advanced infotainment system to date, Touch Pro Duo, will also be offered, featuring two screens in the centre console. Other in-car technology will include multiple USB slots, a 4G wi-fi hotspot and over-the-air updates to the satellite navigation and apps. 

Most, if not all, of the Discovery Sport’s diesel and petrol powertrains will employ a 48V mild-hybrid system just like the new Evoque’s. The 2.0-litre Ingenium engines, built at the brand’s Wolverhampton plant, will use a belt-driven integrated starter-generator that can help improve efficiency by up to 6%, claims Land Rover.