The Discovery is a large car, and as expected, it’s usefully-sized for up to seven adults. If you want to make full use of the huge boot, you’ll have to drop at least the third row of seats.
There’s plenty of space up front, row two offers three seats suitable for adults, and the final two seats are also suitable for adults – only the BMW X7 beats it in this class in terms of third-row space. Head and legroom is comfortable for those up to six feet in height at least.
Boot space and storage
The Intelligent Seat Fold, which is standard on high-spec models, allows the five rear seats to be individually folded or raised from the central touch screen, buttons on the seats themselves or in the boot and also via a dedicated mobile phone app.
The system can fold all the seats in 14 seconds when operated correctly, but it takes a little practice to navigate the menus and ensure the safety measures aren’t triggered which halts the electric mechanisms.
The automatic seat droppers are undeniably cool though – have a look for yourself:
Is it easy to park?
Without parking aids, this would be a tough car to tuck into a typical UK-sized bay. Visibility isn’t great, and your view of the corners is pretty much non-existent. There’s also no disguising its sheer size – at at least there are large door mirrors to aid rearward visibility when manoeuvring.
There are some interesting things to help you, not least the ClearSight rear-view mirror – you can see what’s behind regardless of whether the back seats are occupied or not, while a profusion of cameras and all-round parking sensors help create a 3D view displayed in the centre screen when reversing.
The Land Rover Discovery has a full suite of safety kit fitted as standard, and scored a Euro NCAP crash-test rating of five stars when tested in 2017. Bear in mind that the test has become tougher since then.
Standard equipment includes:
Audible seat belt warning (including third row)
Front side impact airbagsHazard lights under heavy braking
Traffic Sign Recognition and Intelligent Speed Limiter
Blind Spot Monitor and Reverse Traffic Detection
Blind Spot Assist
Watch: Land Rover Discovery crash test video
Basic equipment
The basic equipment list includes equipment that is standard across all versions of the Land Rover Discovery SUV.
3x3 point rear seat belts
ABS
Alloy wheels
Audio remote
Body coloured bumpers
Driver`s airbag
Electric mirrors
Front electric windows
Heated mirrors
Isofix child seat anchor points
Parking sensors
PAS
Passenger`s airbag
Rear electric windows
Remote locking
Service indicator
Side airbags
Steering wheel rake adjustment
Steering wheel reach adjustment
Traction control
Equipment by trim level
To view equipment options for a specific trim level, please select from the following list:
Equipment included on some trim levels
Air conditioning
Alarm
CD
Climate control
Cloth seat trim
Cruise control
DVD
Electric driver`s seat
Electric passenger`s seat
Electric sunroof
Folding rear seats
Front fog lights
Full size spare wheel
Headlight washers
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Lumbar support
Metallic Paint
Sat Nav
Space saver spare wheel
TV
Anniversary Edition equipment
Anniversary Edition standard equipment
Alarm
CD
Cruise control
DVD
Electric driver`s seat
Electric passenger`s seat
Folding rear seats
Headlight washers
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Lumbar support
Metallic Paint
Sat Nav
Space saver spare wheel
Anniversary Edition optional equipment
Front fog lights
Full size spare wheel
First Edition equipment
First Edition standard equipment
Alarm
CD
Cruise control
DVD
Electric driver`s seat
Electric passenger`s seat
Electric sunroof
Folding rear seats
Front fog lights
Full size spare wheel
Headlight washers
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Metallic Paint
Sat Nav
First Edition optional equipment
Lumbar support
Space saver spare wheel
TV
HSE equipment
HSE standard equipment
CD
DVD
Electric driver`s seat
Electric passenger`s seat
Front fog lights
Full size spare wheel
Headlight washers
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Sat Nav
Space saver spare wheel
HSE optional equipment
Alarm
Cruise control
Folding rear seats
Lumbar support
HSE Luxury equipment
HSE Luxury standard equipment
CD
DVD
Electric driver`s seat
Electric passenger`s seat
Folding rear seats
Front fog lights
Full size spare wheel
Headlight washers
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Sat Nav
Space saver spare wheel
HSE Luxury optional equipment
Alarm
Cruise control
Electric sunroof
Lumbar support
TV
Landmark Edition equipment
Landmark Edition standard equipment
CD
Cruise control
DVD
Electric driver`s seat
Electric passenger`s seat
Front fog lights
Full size spare wheel
Headlight washers
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Lumbar support
Sat Nav
Space saver spare wheel
Landmark Edition optional equipment
Alarm
Folding rear seats
Metropolitan Edition equipment
Metropolitan Edition standard equipment
Cloth seat trim
Electric driver`s seat
Folding rear seats
Front fog lights
Heated seats
Leather seat trim
Lumbar support
Metallic Paint
Sat Nav
Metropolitan Edition optional equipment
None available
R-Dynamic HSE equipment
R-Dynamic HSE standard equipment
Cloth seat trim
Electric driver`s seat
Electric passenger`s seat
Folding rear seats
Front fog lights
Headlight washers
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Lumbar support
Sat Nav
Space saver spare wheel
R-Dynamic HSE optional equipment
None available
R-Dynamic S equipment
R-Dynamic S standard equipment
Cloth seat trim
Cruise control
Electric driver`s seat
Electric passenger`s seat
Folding rear seats
Front fog lights
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Lumbar support
Sat Nav
Space saver spare wheel
R-Dynamic S optional equipment
None available
R-Dynamic SE equipment
R-Dynamic SE standard equipment
Cloth seat trim
Cruise control
Electric driver`s seat
Electric passenger`s seat
Folding rear seats
Front fog lights
Headlight washers
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Lumbar support
Sat Nav
Space saver spare wheel
R-Dynamic SE optional equipment
None available
S equipment
S standard equipment
Cloth seat trim
Cruise control
Folding rear seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Space saver spare wheel
S optional equipment
Air conditioning
Alarm
Climate control
Electric driver`s seat
Electric passenger`s seat
Full size spare wheel
Headlight washers
Heated seats
Leather seat trim
Lumbar support
Sat Nav
SE equipment
SE standard equipment
Cruise control
Electric driver`s seat
Electric passenger`s seat
Full size spare wheel
Headlight washers
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Sat Nav
Space saver spare wheel
SE optional equipment
Alarm
Folding rear seats
Front fog lights
Lumbar support
Euro NCAP Rating – 5 stars
The Land Rover Discovery SUV was tested by Euro NCAP in 2017 and was awarded a 5 star overall rating.
This overall rating is calculated from the following individual ratings:
Euro NCAP provides motoring consumers with a realistic and independent assessment of the safety performance of some of the most popular cars sold in Europe.
The safety ratings are determined from a series of vehicle tests, designed and carried out by Euro NCAP.
These tests represent, in a simplified way, important real life accident scenarios that could result in injured or killed car occupants or other road users.