JLR launches Discovery Sport priced Rs 46.1 lakh onwards - Economic Times
The new five and seven-seater machine from the British marquee brand comes with a 2. 2-liter, 4-cylinder diesel engine with a 9-speed automatic transmission, and is available in four variants with a starting price of Rs 46. 1 lakh and going up to... The Discovery Sport will take on the BMW X3, Audi Q5 and the Volvo XC60. "We have received humongous response to the Discovery Sport even at the pre-launch level, as we have received 300 bookings," JLR India president Rohit Suri said. He also said JLR brands enjoy 9 per cent market share in the luxury car space in the country which sells about 30,000 units a year and dominated by three German brands-the Merc, Audi and BMW. The new SUV comes with a three-year warranty and the price is inclusive of the warranty, Suri said at the launch. The upper end model commands a price of Rs 62. 18 lakh for seven-seater car, while the price for the five-seater is Rs 60. 70 lakh. Suri also said the new Discovery Sport, which had its global launch late last year, are being assembled at the company's Pune plant, making it the fifth locally assembled models from the JLR stable after the Range Rover XF, and the XJ, the. Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com
