First Drive: Land Rover Discovery
We go off-roading in a Land Rover Discovery prototype writes Geraldine Herbert What is it? Deep in the Scottish highlands the tough terrain surrounding Blair Castle, a landscape of thick forests and rugged mountains that sprawl across 145,000 acres, is where the all-new Land Rover Discovery is being put through its paces. The cars being tested are not quite yet the version that will be sold here next February, but rather a...
New 2017 Land Rover Discovery
Land Rover reveal the first teaser images of the new full-sized, seven-seat SUV writes Geraldine Herbert The fifth generation Land Rover Discovery will be revealed on the eve of the Paris motor show on September 28th but until then we will have to make do with the first teaser image. Gerry McGovern, Land Rover’s Chief Design Officer, said: “New Discovery redefines the large SUV. Land Rover’s design and engineering teams have...
Fun in the Mud – Off-Roading at Mondello
Last weekend wheelsforwomen.ie went off-roading at Mondello Park. We describe the thrills and spills of the off-road experience. “They don’t roll like a car, they just topple over,” said our instructor, just as our Land Rover Discovery hovered precariously over the top of an enormous mud ramp, before plunging nose down into yet another mud bath. In life, there are some activities that demand nerves of steel: bungee jumping, white...
