2021 Land Rover Discovery - British Refreshment

Tim Healey
by Tim Healey

I don’t much care for tea, unless I am sick.

Some folks find it refreshing, though. And tea time is a thing in Britain.

Speaking of British things, the 2021 Land Rover Discovery is refreshed.

Tea, Britain, Land Rover, refreshment – that’s a bit of a Mad lib there. It’s been a long day.

Anyway, the Discovery gets new LED headlights and taillights, new front and rear bumpers, the Pivi Pro infotainment system, new second-row seats, an updated Activity Key, and tablet holders for the second-row.

The front bumper now has a wider body-color graphic and new side vents. A new gloss-black panel bridges the gap between the taillights at the rear.

The new infotainment system has an 11.4-inch touchscreen and can receive over-the-air updates. Pivi Pro promises simpler and easier-to-use menus for the touchscreen, and Land Rover claims a battery backup will bring the navigation system up quickly upon starting.

An available R-Dynamic model has gloss black and Shadow Atlas exterior accents on the outside and two-tone leather with contrasting stitching inside.

Speaking of the inside, the second-row seats have been redesigned to increase comfort, with what JLR calls improved lateral support. Cushions are longer and thicker and the seats are repositioned. This is claimed to improve thigh support and posture.

Land Rover is touting a max towing capacity of 8,200 pounds, and an Advanced Tow Assist system helps with maneuvering.

There are four trim levels: 2.0L S, 2.0L S R-Dynamic, 3.0L S R-Dynamic, and 3.0L HSE R-Dynamic.

Engine choices remain a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder that makes 296 horsepower or a 3.0-liter inline-six that makes 355 horsepower. Base pricing starts at $53,900, not including the $1,350 destination fee.

[Images: Jaguar Land Rover. European model shown]

Tim Healey
Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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  • ToolGuy ToolGuy on Nov 10, 2020

    If the rear registration plate isn't centered left to right, what else have they missed?? But nevermind all that, how many uncounted ballots can you stash in the back? (I kid, I kid.)

  • Inside Looking Out Inside Looking Out on Nov 10, 2020

    I just made discovery that I do not want Discovery.

  • MaintenanceCosts People who don't use the parking brake when they walk away from the car deserve to have the car roll into a river.
  • 3-On-The-Tree I’m sure they are good vehicles but you can’t base that on who is buying them. Land Rovers, Bentley’ are bought by Robin Leaches’s “The Rich and Famous” but they have terrible reliability.
  • SCE to AUX The fix sounds like a bandaid. Kia's not going to address the defective shaft assemblies because it's hard and expensive - not cool.
  • Analoggrotto I am sick and tired of every little Hyundai Kia Genesis flaw being blown out of proportion. Why doesn't TTAC talk about the Tundra iForce Max problems, Toyota V35A engine problems or the Lexus 500H Hybrid problems? Here's why: education. Most of America is illiterate, as are the people who bash Hyundai Kia Genesis. Surveys conducted by credible sources have observed a high concentration of Hyundai Kia Genesis models at elite ivy league universities, you know those places where students earn degrees which earn more than $100K per year? Get with the program TTAC.
  • Analoggrotto NoooooooO!
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