New Land Rover Discovery

The Land Rover Discovery sees some new design enhancements on the inside and outside and from all angles. LR are also aligning the specification strategy, with S, SE and HSE Specification Packs, available with two distinct exterior and interior packages, Core and R-Dynamic

From the front the new discovery sees new LED headlights, grill, lower bumper, the back sees new bumpers, rear lamps and animated indicators with other small tweeks around the car.

In order to maximise visual differentiation, R -Dynamic variants feature the Black Exterior Pack as standard. The pack consists of Narvik Black bonnet lettering, grilles and mirror cap.

The changes to the interior are significant and a great emphasis has been placed on lifting the craftsmanship, materials and perceived quality of the cabin.

• New 11.4” Touchscreen (vs 10” at 20MY)
• New centre console with new Toggle-Shift gear change in place of rotary shifter
  
• New steering wheel design with hidden until lit switches
  
• 12.3” Interactive Driver Display as standard
  
• New heating and ventilation control panel, incorporating hidden storage
  

PIVI PRO

The new Discovery sees the introduction of the Pivi Pro infotainment system.
The system offers improved usability, performance and stability to deliver an intuitive and effortless customer experience. Start up time is also greatly reduced in comparison to the previous system.

The systems are underpinned by a new Electrical Vehicle Architecture. The architecture comprises 85 ECUs to support the next -generation of driver assistance and customer convenience systems. Featuring two embedded Qualcomm LTE modems – one dedicated to the Software -Over -The -Air (SOTA) technology and another looking after music streaming and apps – the new electrical architecture ensures seamless connectivity and a quick start up time, so customers don’t need to wait for the system to load before performing actions such as entering navigation details. The system also has high -performance Snapdragon processors and an advanced QNX operating system, for a responsive and intuitive experience

Pivi Pro includes the following features as standard:

• Connected Navigation Pro (and associated features)
• On-board Gracenotes Database
• Software Over the Air Map updates
• Remote App includes route planning
• 11.4" Touchscreen
• DAB digital radio
•  Newly designed interface
• Apple CarPlay® / Android Auto ™
• On-board Speech Control
• Software Over the Air (SOTA) updates

Connected Navigation Pro:

The navigation system comes standard with Pivi Pro and ensures you’re always in touch with the rest of the world. It uses machine learning to adapt guidance based on your familiarity with the roads and the realtime traffic conditions. Dynamic route assistance will even propose an alternative route if a faster one becomes available. Pivi Pro's new voice guidance system automatically turns voice on/off depending on your familiarity with the route and, thanks to automatic map downloads, the maps are always up to date.

3D Surround Camera

3D Surround Camera is now standard across the Discovery range. This system provides a 3D, 360° view around the vehicle and is able to display several views simultaneously on the touchscreen when manoeuvring.

Cabin air Purification System with PM2.5 Filter

This option is a group of systems and filters that appeal to parents, pet owners and health-conscious customers wishing to ensure a clean air environment within the car by reducing allergens, toxins and harmful particulates. The system actively scans and filters incoming air, as well as measuring the air quality inside the cabin to maintain driver alertness.

• Air Quality Sensor - assesses the air entering the vehicle – when the air gets worse, the recirculation setting of the Climate Control system is automatically engaged. 
• Air Purge - activates the fans and recirculation function of the HVAC system remotely, to “freshen” the air prior to ingress. Controlled via remote app. 
• Allergen filter layer - filters out particular bacteria and allergens (pollen, etc) to high efficiency; particularly useful for parents of children with asthma and allergies. 
• Cabin Air Ionisation - Using charged ions introduced into the HVAC system, particles are chemically eliminated from the cabin air. 
• CO2 Management - This feature will measure the concentration of CO2 in the cabin and selectively open the recirculation door to let in fresh air to return balance. 
• PM2.5 Filtration - a filtration system that is able to filter particulates that are harmful to the human respiratory system

Powertrain

The powertrain offering for Discovery sees significant improvement, with the latest Ingenium 3.0l 6 cylinder Diesel MHEV powertrains now available, as well as the reintroduction of a 6 cylinder petrol engine to the Discovery range in the form of the new P360 6 cylinder Ingenium MHEV powertrain. Only the 4 cylinder 300HP engine is carried over from the old model. 

The latest Ingenium 3.0l 6 cylinder Diesel MHEV powertrains are available in D250 and D300 outputs. These powertrains not only offer improved refinement and increased performance compared to the engine lineup at 20MY but also provide improvements to CO2 emissions and fuel economy.

• MHEV technology for improved economy and reduced emissions 
• Lightweight construction including all aluminium engine block contribute to weight saving of 80kg over the previous V8 diesel 
• Advanced twin turbo layout series sequentially arranged maximise heat delivery to the catalyst for maximum efficiency  
• Twin Electric Variable Nozzle Technology allows delivery of 90% of peak torque in just over a second at 2,000rpm

The previous model was a great car and we have driven it both on and off road. With the new enhancements from the interior feel and upgraded engines we think the new model will be a great improvement.  

 If you would like to know more about the new LR Discovery then give us a call on 01252 505051 or click here for a callback

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10th November 2020