These days, the Discovery boasts premium finishes and options that see it compete head-to-head with the glamour Euros and their conspicuous creature comforts. It is leagues ahead of the once-agricultural Disco that saw a great divide between Land Rover and Range Rover. If you crave a prestige large SUV there are many to choose from, as we’ve listed above, but the 2020 Land Rover Discovery feels like it’s cut from a different cloth. It’s very easy to blow the budget as some of the features you’d expect to be standard are still not – hence our remark about the third row. Our test vehicle carried around $30,000 worth, including the dynamic pack ($3960), front and rear sunroof ($3550), third row seating ($3470, but surely this should be standard LR?), seat heating for all ($2540) and a rather lovely Byron Blue metallic paint ($2060). Then there’s the options list, which goes on forever – pages and pages and requisite dollars to match. Inside, superior comfort comes via 12-way electric-adjust seats and tri-zone climate control. The imposing silhouette is finished off with 20-inch ‘gloss sparkly silver’ alloy wheels. These include electronic air suspension, rain-sensing wipers, electric and heated auto-folding side mirrors, auto high beam assist, front fog lights, LED headlights with daytime running lights, LED tail-lights, power tailgate and remote boot release. There are many similarities across the line-up – and then there are the model-defining features, many of which the HSE gets as standard. It’s more than enough power if you consider the typical life of many Discovery's – suburban family-friendly workhorse in the week and sea-life/tree-life escape pod on the weekends. The Land Rover Discovery SD4 HSE (as tested) is powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine that delivers 177kW and 430Nm. Unlike other brands’ SUVs that have high-riding style without the go-anywhere substance, all Discos feature a proper four-wheel drive system.Īs per usual, climb the model grade ranks for more kit, kudos and a higher price tag. All are powered by the same turbo-diesel engine and paired to an eight-speed automatic transmission that is also shared by the six-cylinder variants. The four-cylinder range consists of four model variants – the S, SE, HSE and HSE Luxury. The 2020 Land Rover Discovery line-up is defined by a four- or six-cylinder engine choice.
The latest-generation Disco won the carsales Car of the Year in 2017, after all. The 2020 Land Rover Discovery SD4 HSE is the prestige large SUV forever overshadowed by its more upmarket Range Rover siblings.
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