Land Rover Discovery Sport has received a facelift for the model year 2020. I really liked the Freelander replacement, when I first test drove it some four years ago. But in late 2019, when almost everybody does SUVs and crossovers, does the Baby Disco have what it takes to keep up?

As this is a facelift, dimensions of the the Land Rover Discovery Sport haven't changed. The car is about 2 metres wide, almost 460 cm long, the wheelbase is 274, and the height 173 cm. Ground clearance is slightly above 21 cm, that’s on the higher end of the spectrum in this segment. Land Rover also provides wading depth up to 60 cm.

From the outside the biggest changes are visible in the front, where creases on the bumper have been ironed out, diving the facelifted Discovery Sport Evoque-like smoothness. In the rear tailpipes disappeared under the bumper. The whole car looks now more like the big Discovery, but without the asymmetrical tailgate.

Finding a direct competitor for the Land Rover Discovery Sport is not easy, because most cars in this segment are larger. Lexus NX is the closest in terms of size, but it doesn’t have the optional third row of seats. The Discovery Sport is the only premium compact luxury SUV offering a 7-seater configuration.

Looking at 7-seaters in the mass segment there’s the Nissan X-Trail, Peugeot 5008, and VW Tiguan Allspace. Back in the day the X-Trail was even sort of capable off road, but today it’s easier to find a Tiguan with AWD.

Starting price: 37 000 euro
As tested: 68 000 euro

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