Land Rover Discovery Sport News

Land Rover has revealed a facelifted version of its Discovery Sport mid-size SUV, with new mild-hybrid powertrains, updated multimedia and tweaked styling, priced from $60,500 locally.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Australia has set pricing for its new F-Pace SVR at $140,020 plus on-road costs, with the mid-size performance SUV available to order now ahead of its Australian launch.

Czech brand Skoda and British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) have revealed which models will be recalled as part of the wide-spread mandatory Takata airbag call back.

Land Rover will revitalise its Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque range in Australia this year with a new in-house 'Ingenium' petrol engine line-up and a high-performance diesel variant.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has this week issued safety recalls for various vehicles from Land Rover, Nissan and Volvo.

Volvo, Subaru, Land Rover, Citroen and GM have issued safety recalls for some vehicles due to defective manufacturing issues.

Audi has revealed the enhanced SQ5 version of its second-generation Q5 mid-size SUV at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

The top end of town has snubbed next week's Paris motor show but the biggest auto event on the European calendar will have plenty of new sheet metal.

Luxury SUV sales growth continues during first five months of 2016.

Land Rover has confirmed local pricing and trim levels for the 2015 Discovery Sport which arrives locally on May 1, with the mid-size SUV priced from $53,300.The kick-off point for the Discovery Sport is $11,000 more expensive than the outgoing Freelander it replaces, with the top-spec $69,000 Discovery Sport SD4 HSE Luxury drawing about even with the equivalent Freelander.The exclusively all-wheel drive Discovery Sport is available with a 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel engine in 110kW/420Nm TD4 or 140kW/420Nm SD4 spec, paired to either a six-speed manual or nine-speed automatic transmission.The single 177kW/340Nm four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine is available only with the nine-speed auto.Three trim levels for the Discovery Sport are available - entry-level SE, HSE and top-spec HSE Luxury.All come with efficiency-boosting engine stop/start, hill descent control, electronic traction control, dynamic stability control, rear parking sensors, active cruise control, lane departure warning, reversing camera, autonomous emergency braking (AEB), daytime running lights, automatic headlights and wipers, dual-zone climate control, leather seats, powered tailgate, 8-inch touchscreen multimedia system with satnav and the usual connectivity options. On the SE there are 18-inch alloys.The HSE adds front and rear parking sensors, xenon headlights with auto high beam, 11-speaker sound and 19-inch alloysThe HSE Luxury includes the SE and HSE options while adding adaptive xenon headlights with auto high beam, 16-speaker Meridian system and 20-inch alloys.