Land Rover bolster their Discovery range with the launch of the Landmark and the Graphite both featuring distinctive exterior design features to enhance the fourth generation Discovery whilst interior touches bring the elegance and luxury.
“The appeal of the Land Rover Discovery has just got even greater. We have launched two new models – the Landmark and Graphite, which offer the customer greater on-road presence and enhanced comfort to complement the Discovery’s existing versatility and capability attributes,” says Finbar McFall, Jaguar Land Rover Product Marketing Director.
The Discovery Landmark builds on the HSE Luxury derivative with exterior upgrades including full length roof rails, distinctive black fender vents, grille and mirror caps which complement the silver bonnet and tailgate badges, alongside Landmark badging to the side and rear to further distinguish this model completed with 20-inch 5-split spoke alloy wheels.
It will be available in a limited range of five body colours Waitomo Grey, Santorini Black, Yulong White, Indus Silver and exclusively reserved for the Landmark, Zanzibar. Interior refinements come as a standard with Windsor Leather seats and the Extended Leather Pack throughout including the dashboard, door casings and fascia available in three colour ways; Ebony, Almond and Tan (the first time ever that the Tan is available in a Discovery). Finishing off the interior the choice of Grand Black Lacquer or Straight Grained Walnut Wood & Leather steering wheel are available with two other variants fitted as standard to complement the choice of veneer.
The Discovery Graphite however builds on the Black Pack and introduces modern touches and distinctive features. A grey Graphite finish to the fender vents and grille, which also sports a gloss black and lighter grey frame, combine with existing grey highlights appointed to the door handles and the Discovery badging to the bonnet and tailgate. Not to miss out an exclusive feature, the Graphite hosts 19-inch 7-split spoke alloy wheel in a high gloss dark grey as standard, with the option of a 19-inch 7-split spoke alloy wheel whilst the customer can choose between a spectrum of nine body colours and three interior colourways.
Both models can feature Land Rover InControl Apps alongside the existing infotainment systems to provide the ultimate in-car connectivity enabling the user to find parking spaces, stream their favourite music or location services, making it truly connected to the user preferences.
As a standard Terrain Response® and Hill Descent Control drive technologies are featured alongside a twin-speed transfer box, optional Wade Sensing™ technology and safety security options including Blind Spot Monitoring, Closing Vehicle Sensing and Reverse Traffic Detection, making the Discovery as versatile and safe as per its reputation.
Adaptability comes courtesy of a full 7-seater with stadium seating and over 2,500-litre stowage capacity with reconfiguration to fit the owner’s lifestyle provided seamlessly whilst the versatile interior can survive all conditions whilst provided premium class comfort without compromise.
The Land Rover Discovery continues to drive power and all-terrain capability with efficient diesel and petrol engine options when matched with fuel-stretching Stop/Start technology and the refined ZF 8-speed automatic transmission. The 3.0-litre SDV6 remains, delivering 256PS (188kW), 36.7mpg (7.7l/100km) and a CO2 figure of 203g/km on a combined cycle.
The Discovery Landmark is available through Land Rover Retailers for an on the road price of £55,995 whilst the Discovery Graphite is available through Land Rover Retailers for an on the road price of £47,495. Available to order now, they will be seen on the roads from January 2016 onwards.
