Test Drive: 2015 Land Rover LR4 HSE Luxury - Autos.ca
At any rate, over the years the Land Rover family tree has become at least as complicated as the royal family’s, and apparently just as concerned about the concept of having “an heir and spare. The heir to the Land Rover crown is the Defender, which is directly descended from the robust and utilitarian Series I 4×4 that launched Land Rover back in 1948. But the Defender is due to cease production at the end of 2015, with its replacement... The Discovery is the closest North American buyers have been able to get to the king of Land Rovers since 1997, when the Defender was chased out of our market over air bag and side impact regulations. We know the Discovery by a different name, however, because market research indicates that if North Americans are going to plunk down over $60,000 for a luxury SUV we prefer it to have an alphanumeric name rather than one that can be shortened to... Source: www.autos.ca
