Family SUV's $5000 price hike: 2026 Land Rover Discovery Sport still has up to seven seats and gets new tech at a cost

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Jack Quick
Production Editor
11 Jun 2025
4 min read

After over a decade on sale, the Land Rover Discovery Sport has received yet another minor refresh with new trim levels and curated option packages.

The line-up has now been paired back to just three variants across two trim levels called Landmark and Metropolitan. All Dynamic SE and HSE trims, along with the entry-level S model with the P200 turbo-petrol engine, have been axed.

As a result, the entry price for the Discovery Sport has risen by almost $5000, but it gets the more powerful P250 turbo-petrol engine as standard, among other changes.

The 2026 Discovery Sport line-up starts at $78,454 before on-roads for the Landmark P250, extending to $91,955 before on-roads for the Metropolitan P250.

A table detailing the pricing for all Discovery Sport variants is at the bottom of this story.

The Discovery Sport Landmark is now the entry point to the line-up, available in both P250 turbo-petrol and P300e plug-in hybrid guises. The latter offers up to 66km of electric range, according to NEDC testing.

The Landmark name is a call back to the mountain range logo that was first seen on the original 1989 Land Rover Discovery.

This logo features on the aluminium treadplates, along with Landmark script. The logo is also projected onto the ground from the side mirror puddle lights.

In addition to having a digital instrument cluster, an 11.4-inch Pivi Pro curved glass touchscreen multimedia system, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and paddle shifters like all Discovery Sport models, the Landmark trim gains slide-and-recline functionality for the second row, a panoramic glass sunroof, ā€˜click & go’ media holders in the second row, and a surround-view camera.

The Land Rover Discovery Sport Metropolitan, on the other hand, sits at the top of the line-up and is only offered with the P250 turbo-petrol engine.

It can be distinguished by Atlas Silver Discovery script on the bonnet and tailgate, as well as Indus Silver front and rear undershields. The front grille also has a unique silver insert and there are 20-inch diamond-turned multi-spoke alloy wheels.

Inside there are Metropolitan-branded treadplates, 14-speaker Meridian surround sound system, digital rear-view mirror, cabin air purification system, Windsor leather upholstery, and 14-way electrically adjustable front seats that are also heated and ventilated.

In addition to this, there are now a range of new curated option packages.

New Beach Days, Road Trip and Snow Days packages join the existing Biking Adventures and For Dogs packages.

The Beach Days package adds a centre armrest cooler, tailored sunshades, as well as a collapsible organiser for the boot.

The Road Trip package includes ā€˜click & go’ media holders in the second row, as well as cross bars and a roof box.

2026 Land Rover Discovery Sport
2026 Land Rover Discovery Sport

The Snow Days package adds cross bars and a ski and snowboard carrier, rubber floor mats, as well as a ā€˜Snow’ traction control mode.

As previously, the Discovery Sport comes standard with five seats, though it can be optioned with a third row, bring the total number of seats to seven.

Land Rover claims there are 24 possible seating configurations thanks to the sliding and reclining second row, and with the third- and second-row seats folded there’s 1794 litres of boot space available.

In the first five months of 2025, Land Rover has sold a total of 167 Discovery Sport examples. This is up 60.6 per cent year-on-year.

2026 Land Rover Discovery Sport pricing:

ModelPricing (before on-road costs)
2026 Land Rover Discovery Sport Landmark P250$78,454
2026 Land Rover Discovery Sport Landmark P300e$91,502
2026 Land Rover Discovery Sport Metropolitan P250$91,955
Jack Quick
Production Editor
Jack Quick has proven himself as one of the most prolific motoring journalists despite still being relatively fresh to the industry. He joins the CarsGuide team after spending four years at CarExpert in various roles. Growing up on a farm in regional Victoria, Jack has been driving cars since before he could even see over the wheel. He also had plenty of experience operating heavy machinery. In fact, he currently holds a Heavy Rigid license. On the farm, Jack spent a lot of time bush bashing in his family’s 1992 Suzuki Sierra soft-top and 1985 Holden Drover ute, and this helped fuel his life-long obsession with cars. He currently owns a 2020 Suzuki Jimny for nostalgic purposes. A detail-oriented person with a huge flair for the creative, Jack does competitive hip-hop dancing outside of work. His team, Pacific Elite Sirens, recently competed at the 2025 Dance Worlds and placed 12th place in their division.
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