2017 Land Rover Discovery Resurgence: Release Date, Specs, Review & First Impression

By John Fernan Lasco | Nov 22, 2016 04:00 AM EST

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With the start of the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show last week, we have seen the future of cars with its coolest features and innovative breakthroughs. We also saw debuts of different cars, one of this is the much awaited comeback of the British SUV brand, the new 2017 Land Rover Discovery.

This became the 'parent' version of the Discovery Sport which is first seen at the same auto show 2 years ago. 2017 Discovery is supposed to replace the Land Rover LR4 sporting a curved modern look resembling a crossover between a Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque.

Though with a lustrous design, it still retains the outgoing feature of LR4. 2017 Discovery features a higher ground clearance at 11 inches to 7.3 inches deeper striding depth of 35 inches to 28 inches. It also comes with a state of the art aluminium frame like the Range Rover making it a thousand pound lighter that the LR4 thus, having more fuel efficiency.

Under the hood, we can choose between a 340-horsepower, 3.0-liter V-6 petrol engine or a turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 diesel engine which has both an automatic transmission system. 2017 Discovery boasts that it will outdo LR4 on fuel efficiency by 14 percent.

The 2017 Discovery's interior is what the company if proud of, with its amazing seating flexibility and family-friendly features. With a seven seater capacity with a lot of leg and headroom for even tall passengers, it will be the most amazing three-row SUV that you will experience.The seats are also engineered to fold flat if you ever find yourself looking for more cargo space which can hold 661 pounds.

2017 Land Rover has an app which is available on both Android and iOS which can be used to raise or lower the seats with an artificial intelligence system that will assist you on the procedure. Folding command can also be initiated in the 10 inch touch screen console.

The 2017 Discovery's interior can be fitted with screens and gadgets with a 17-speaker Meridian sound system. It also comes with 9 USB ports that will ensure that all of the passenger's gadgets are charged and ready to go.

Sporting an amazing attention to detail of 2017 Discovery's interior and with a state of the art driving capacity in both on and off the road, the vehicle will surely find happy homes. Though, we have no definite release date, 2017 Discovery will be available of the market on the middle of 2017.

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