Peek at Land Rover Discovery before its Paris debut

It doesn’t give much away, but Land Rover has slipped out a glimpse of what its important new Discovery model will look like when it is officially unveiled at the Paris motor show later this month. Well, from the front, at least...

The fifth generation of the rugged go-anywhere model, first shown in 1989, clearly has the distinctive new Land Rover “look”, already seen on the Range Rover and the popular sevenseater Discovery Sport model.

It will be a full-size seven-seater and will move further upmarket. Importantly, it will be even more capable off-road. It’s expected to cost from £45,000 and will go on sale next year.

The new “Disco” will have the same lightweight riveted, bonded aluminium monocoque structure used in the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models, alongside which the newcomer will be built at the firm’s Solihull plant.

In its 27-year lifespan, more than 1.2 million Discoveries have been sold worldwide, making it a crucial model for the firm.