{"id":1619,"date":"2020-04-17T11:45:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T03:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/?p=1619"},"modified":"2020-04-20T17:00:46","modified_gmt":"2020-04-20T09:00:46","slug":"2020-land-rover-discovery-sport-5-or-52-from-rm380k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/2020-land-rover-discovery-sport-5-or-52-from-rm380k\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport \u2013 5 Or 5+2, From RM380k"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

British SUV marque Land Rover has given\nthe new Land Rover Discovery Sport its local debut, refreshing a very important\nmodel for the brand in a very competitive segment. Taking on the likes of the\nBMW X3, the Mercedes-Benz GLC and the Volvo XC60, the Discovery Sport is the\nonly one in the segment to offer as many as 7-seats, giving it a unique\nadvantage in the segment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, it is also considerably more expensive \u2013 with prices starting at RM379,800 for the 5-seater and RM409,800 for the 5+2, the Discovery Sport isn\u2019t exactly the value buy of the century. But as we\u2019ve said many times before, the Land Rover brand is one you buy with your heart and not necessarily your head, and the Discovery Sport’s standard appearance in sharp R-Dynamic trim certainly appeals strongly in that regard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It isn\u2019t all nostalgia and \u2018Rule, Britannia<\/em>\u2019 here though, as the new Discovery Sport packs a variety of improvements and refinements that make it better than it has ever been. The biggest changes are what you cannot see \u2013 despite its familiar shape, this isn\u2019t strictly a facelift. Under the skin is a whole-new platform & architecture, shared with the upcoming Range Rover Evoque. As such it offers the car better interior packaging, less weight, more technology, and a brand new powertrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up front is a new 2.0-litre Ingenium mill producing 280PS and\n365Nm, with power going to all-four wheels via a 9-speed ZF automatic gearbox.\nLand Rover is quick to note that the gearbox benefits from close ratios\nensuring maximum response from the motor, as well as a taller top gear to\nensure smooth & unflustered cruising ability. Also new to the powertrain is\na feature called \u2018Active Driveline Disconnect,\u2019 which allows the DiscoSport to\nrun on just two powered wheels instead of four, to save fuel. And should extra\ntraction be required, four-wheel grip can be reinstated in as little as\n500-miliseconds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is still a Land Rover no matter how slick or suave it\nmay be, so new to the arsenal is the inclusion of Terrain Response 2. With TR2,\nthe Discovery Sport now enjoys even better electronic management of the\nthrottle, brakes, and steering to ensure maximum traction over difficult\nterrain. This, paired with the ClearSight Ground View system which allows you\nto see between the two front wheels as well as the Wade Sensing system means\nthat the DiscoSport is as formidable as any Land Rover out in the wild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But, <\/em>we hear you\nsaying, of course the Landie is good\noff-road. What about on-road creature comforts that buyers will demand of a\nmodern luxury SUV? <\/em>Glad you asked: the Discovery Sport is generously\nequipped in that regard, too. On the inside, you\u2019ll find a new 10\u201d TouchPro\ninfotainment screen that offers lag-less responses as well as smartphone\nmirroring, which works in tandem with a 12-inch driver\u2019s instrument cluster\nthat make the car feel thoroughly modern. The steering wheel has also been\nupdated to the same unit used in the Range Rover Velar, resulting in the\ninclusion of touch-sensitive adaptive buttons on the wheel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A particular highlight for us is the inclusion of active\nsafety features for the first time in the Discovery Sport \u2013 the new model now\ncomes as standard with high-speed autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise\ncontrol, lane-keep assist, and driver attention alert. There\u2019s also a\n360-degree camera system as well as an available heads-up display too for added\neffect, which all work alongside the expected 7-airbags dotted around the\ncabin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We applaud Jaguar-Land Rover Malaysia for the inclusion of\nactive safety features in their latest models, which puts the Discovery Sport\nin the leagues of the Volvo XC60 and the Lexus NX for the standard inclusion of\nsuch features (we\u2019re looking at you, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and BMW).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport is available now with a\n5-year\/150,000km warranty, along with 5-year\/65,000km servicing and 3-years\nroadside assistance. And for the best deals on a new car, head over to the\nMalaysianMotoring Facebook page, where you can drop us a message to begin your\nhassle-free, contactless buying journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    British SUV marque Land Rover has given the new Land Rover Discovery Sport its local debut, refreshing a very important model for the brand in a very competitive segment. Taking on the likes of the BMW X3, the Mercedes-Benz GLC and the Volvo XC60, the Discovery Sport is the only one in the segment to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1596,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[217,147,25,21],"tags":[59,60,51],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2020-Land-Rover-Discovery-Sport-R-Dynamic-2.0L-Ingenium-Petrol-01-04.20.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6t4pH-q7","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1619"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1620,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1619\/revisions\/1620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}