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Land Rover Confirms Freelander / LR2 Will Be Replaced by Discovery Sport in 2015

Now that the Land Rover Defender Discovery Vision Concept has been revealed at the 2014 New York Auto Show, it is time for the news on the production vehicles set to “derive” from it. Land Rover has now confirmed that it will bring us a Discovery Sport in 2015, with the vehicle set to replace the Freelander / LR2.
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“I am proud to confirm the nameplate that will make Discovery a family of vehicles for the first time. It will be called Discovery Sport and will go on sale in 2015. This will be the most versatile and capable SUV in its segment and is the first expression of the Discovery Vision Concept unveiled here in New York,” Gerry McGovern, Head of Land Rover design said at the event.

The Discovery Sport will arrive as a five-seater crossover, but a version offering seating for seven is also in the works. The company didn’t offer any other information for now. Nonetheless, the Discovery Sport will be powered by Jaguar Land Rover’s Ingenium four-cylinder engine family, which is currently being developed.

The two Sport models are part of a Discovery family that will obviously include a plush replacement for the current Discovery / LR4, as well as a model slotted in between these. The last will be a more rugged proposal, something to take the Discovery’s offroading legacy into the future.
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