Land Rover Discovery (98-04) - Review

Review by Parkers on
Discovery's got two sorts of reputations, and both are deserved. The first is for being a go-anywhere, do-anything 4x4, happy to tackle snow, mud and desert. The other's not so marketing-friendly; patchy build quality, poor reliability and all-over rust. But the model from 1998 (with major revisions again in May 2002) was a big improvement, with better electronics, more powerful engines and improved safety.
3 out of 5

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Budget spec 2.5 Td5 E 5/7-seater and high spec Adventurer 7-seater added in Sept 2000. Revisions in September 2001 included upgraded interior with Harman Kardon audio and optional satellite navigation; 2.5 Td5 auto versions retuned for higher torque. Major revisions in May 2002 included new twin beam headlamps, bumpers with integral fog lamps, larger grille, restyled alloy wheels.

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  • 3x3 point rear seat belts
  • ABS
  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • Audio remote
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • CD
  • CD Multichanger
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Cruise control
  • Driver`s airbag
  • DVD
  • Electric driver`s seat
  • Electric mirrors
  • Electric passenger`s seat
  • Electric sunroof
  • Folding rear seats
  • Front electric windows
  • Front fog lights
  • Full size spare wheel
  • Headlight washers
  • Heated mirrors
  • Heated seats
  • Isofix child seat anchor points
  • Leather seat trim
  • Lumbar support
  • Manual sunroof
  • Metallic Paint
  • Parking sensors
  • Partial leather seat trim
  • PAS
  • Passenger`s airbag
  • Rear electric windows
  • Remote locking
  • Roof rails
  • Sat Nav
  • Steel wheels
  • Steering wheel rake adjustment
  • Traction control
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