First Land Rover Discovery Sport Leaves the Building

Production of Land Rover’s newest SUV, the Discovery Sport, is underway.

The company announced today that it completed production of its first Discovery Sport, a model that will go directly to JLR’s partner, Virgin Galactic where it will serve as as support vehicle for the world’s first commercial spaceline.

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Land Rover showcased the Discovery Sport earlier this month during the Paris Motor Show alongside Jaguar’s new sedan: the XE. In North America, the Discovery Sport will serve as an indirect replacement in the Land Rover line to the LR2. It offers a 5+2 seating configuration and is powered by a new 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline engine in this market that is part of the company’s new Ingenium engine family. Output from the powerplant will total 240 hp and 250 lb-ft of torque sent through a nine-speed automatic transmission and a standard all-wheel drive system.

Pricing for the new model will start at $38,920 including destination charges.

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