Test Drive: Land Rover Discovery Sport makes your decision tough - Birmingham Post

The launch of the Land Rover Discovery Sport as a replacement for the Freelander has left a number of prospective Range Rover Evoke buyers in a bit of a quandary. Do they stick to their guns and go for the more streamlined and trendy Range Rover or do they go for the chunky , more spacious Discovery Sport. It wasn’t such a hard decision when the aging Freelander was still being produced but its replacement is a good looking and very capable car, reflecting the design of the full sized Discovery but in a smaller package. In fact it’s 10 inches longer than the Evoke and that additional length allows it to have two extra seats in the luggage area which fold flat into the floor when not in use. And the fact that the middle row of seats will slide backwards and forwards to give either more legroom or more luggage space also means even adults can sit in the fold-up seats in comfort. There’s full leather upholstery and a leather covered dashboard, the ten-way adjustable front seats can be cooled or heated, the middle row seats can also be heated as can the steering wheel and windscreen and for good measure there’s a panoramic... Source: www.birminghampost.co.uk