![]() It had a 3-liter mild-hybrid under the hood making 355 horsepower and 369 lb-ft of torque which is more than adequate. R-Dynamic is the middle-trim, meant to be sportier than the standard, I suppose. My Discovery R-Dynamic S tester priced out to $73,255, which puts it in solidly luxurious territory, though it starts about $20,000 cheaper if you strip it down. It was both, but that’s also true of both the Defender and the Range Rover. ![]() It’s not that my Discovery wasn’t luxurious and that it wasn’t capable off-road. That’s what the old Discovery used to be (I owned a 2001 Land Rover Discovery, and it was glorious until the engine grenaded itself on the highway), but now it seems like it might be getting squeezed out. These days, it’s still a hardcore offroader, but it’s been draped in fancy leather and excellent on-road manners. It used to be that the Defender was a hardcore offroader that made no compromises in the name of comfort. I suppose it’s for people who can’t quite make up their minds. Get these reviews in your email every week with Jordan Golson’s free car reviews newsletter. Given how luxurious and still capable the Range Rover lineup is (for buyers who will likely never take them off-road) and given how capable and still luxurious the Defender is (for buyers who will likely never take them off-road), the Discovery occupies a slightly odd niche. Last year, I reviewed the new Defender 110 and declared it “the perfect embodiment of off-road lux.” I stand by that assessment, even as I slipped behind the wheel of the 2021 Land Rover Discovery as my test car this week. Then there’s the Discovery and the Discovery Sport, a pair of SUVs that sit somewhere in the middle between the all-out luxury of the Range Rover and the all-out capability of the Defender.Įxcept all are capable, and all are luxurious, just in slightly different ways. ![]() The Range Rover is the luxury line with four different sizes depending on your requirements. The Defender is the rugged off-roader, ready to tackle anything and take you anywhere. SAN DIEGO - Land Rover makes seven different SUVs across three families, and most of them have a specific niche.
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