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2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport | Driven: Car Reviews | The New York Times

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    "Driven"
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    Tom Voelk: Small Land Rovers
    are nothing new,
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    Evoque and LR2 have been around
    for a few years.
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    This is the LR2's replacement -
    Discovery Sport
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    competing with BMW X3, Audi Q5
    and Volvo XC60
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    I'm happy to see Land Rover ditch
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    forgettable alpha-numeric nomenclature
    for words that people understand ...
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    there's a concept!
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    Discovery Sport and Evoque are built on
    the same bones but
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    the Disco here is 9 inches longer with a
    more traditional roof line.
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    Starting at $38,000, this top shelf HSE Lux
    retails for fifty 'large',
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    all-wheel-drive is standard -
    I would hope so, considering the brand!
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    There's 8.3 inches of ground clearance.
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    The Ford-sourced turbo 2-Liter 4-cylinder
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    has 240 HP and ... 251 lb-ft of torque.
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    The transmission has 9-speeds,
    a Sport Mode and manual ability.
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    Terrain Response is
    the Garanimals of off-roading ...
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    call up the surface you want to cross and
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    the all-wheel-drive system
    optimises accordingly.
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    Most of these rigs will live their lives
    on pavements
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    and 0 to 60 in just under 8 seconds
    is quick enough
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    It's the way the power is delivered ...
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    I'm in standard drive mode,
    drop the throttle ...
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    there's an awful lot of lag,
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    not fun in cut-and-thrust city driving.
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    Sport mode improves response.
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    The 9-speed aggressively up-shifts
    for best fuel economy
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    on center-field, is locked-down.
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    The ride quality is firm but not harsh.
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    It's quiet for long road trips,
    surprisingly comfortable.
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    Cornering is well controlled.
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    Safety-tech includes automatic
    emergency braking.
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    The lane-departure system discreetly warns
    with steering wheel vibration.
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    All call Jeep Cherokee and
    competitors since it,
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    and Discovery Sport play where
    soft-roaders can't.
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    It doesn't break a sweat on this
    moderate closed course.
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    I've got to question how many owners are
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    really going to off-road a vehicle
    this expensive
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    but a guys got to test!
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    Ford water nearly two-feet deep,
    the doors are water-tight.
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    Disco has moves - approach, break-over
    and departure angles are quite good;
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    Don't try this in a Lexus NX.
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    Monitor the wheels and differential
    while slogging through the sloppy stuff,
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    Discovery isn't a rock-crawler
    like Wrangler
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    but it does more than most
    families need.
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    And the clan will enjoy the cabin
    that's roomy for the class;
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    Solid materials aren't as impressive
    as top-shelf Range Rovers
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    but, hey, those can be twice the price.
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    An improved user-interface is stylish
    and straight-forward
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    though lethargic at times.
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    There are storage hooks and nooks
    including a hidden hiding spot
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    under this removable cup holder
    for small stuff.
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2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport | Driven: Car Reviews | The New York Times
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