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The Land Rover Discovery — aka “the Disco” — is one long-serving nameplate in the Land Rover lineup, having made its debut in 1989. The 2023 edition of the seven-seater SUV has faced an identity crisis, with the new Defender stealing much of its mojo and sales. But Land Rover insists that a redesigned Discovery will play a significant role in its Reimagine Strategy.
Here’s what we know about the next-generation Land Rover Discovery so far.
Jaguar Land Rover rebranded itself as JLR and unveiled a new "House of Brands" strategy. Instead of two brands, Jaguar and Land Rover, JLR will have four families of brands: Jaguar, Range Rover, Defender and Discovery.
The switch is more of a repositioning of Jaguar than it is a dramatic change at Land Rover. Range Rover, Defender and Discovery vehicles will still carry Land Rover badging. And you'll still go to a Land Rover dealer to buy one. But it does put more pressure on Discovery to define a role for itself vs. the Defender. And it's still not entirely clear what that is.
Now departed JLR CEO Thierry Bolloré told Autocar he believed Discovery had a role to play as the more "family-oriented" of the brands.
“It has always been a very family-oriented model and we want to enhance that,” Bollore told Autocar. “It needs to have many of the best characteristics of our luxury models, but with the emphasis on practicality and accessibility.”
The next-gen Discovery will reportedly use the MLA architecture that underpins the new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport, which should offer better body control, aerodynamics and crash protection. Autocar expects the Discovery will offer 3.0-liter six-cylinder and 4.4-liter V8 gas options and a plug-in hybrid with potentially around 50 miles of electric range.
A Discovery EV would be one of six Land Rover EVs on the road by 2026, according to the report. Autocar believes the Discovery 6 will launch without a diesel option.
First and second-gen Discovery SUVs positioned the license plate off to the left to account for the spare wheel mounted at the rear. Subsequent Discoverys have abandoned the rear-mounted spare but kept the asymmetrical look as a design element. AutoExpress expects that asymmetry to continue in the next generation.
We don't know how much the 2025 Land Rover Discovery will cost yet. AutoExpress suggests the Discovery may end up moving upmarket to be positioned above the Defender on price.
There would be ample room to give the Discovery a significant price bump above its current $59,900 starting MSRP and still slot it below the $107,400 Range Rover.
Accessory Drive Belts The Disco Six is expected to debut in 2025 after an overhaul of the Discovery Sport in 2024. That could mean it is labeled a 2026 model-year vehicle in America.