The Land Rover Discovery has always been a true ‘life support system’ - an elegant SUV that makes family life easier and more enjoyable in both urban and rural environments.
The next generation L550 New Land Rover Discovery Sport arrived in Bangkok to make daily life that much more pleasurable for families on the up. Its wealth of driver and passenger safety systems and conveniences, coupled with genre-defining in-car infotainment, will be every bit the measure of our challenging modern urban lifestyles.
“The New Land Rover Discovery Sport was created in a spirit which results in a car that is always ready for life’s adventures, as well as city driving for the modern urban family.”
A premium interior with 5+2 seating versatility
Discovery Sport’s interior has been designed to provide a versatile and calming space, one in which every occupant feels equally comfortable and the driver can pay maximum attention to the road. Its highly configurable 5+2 seating is unique-in-segment. At an early stage in the vehicle’s development, Land Rover designers invited a large cross-section of families to a UK development centre and watched as they climbed into a variety of existing SUVs, accessed third-row seating, synced electronic devices, attached child seats to Isofix anchor points and placed drinks containers in cup holders. The results helped shape the Discovery Sport into the most versatile premium compact SUV, all the while “true to Discovery DNA”.
Discovery Sport is available with up to four 12V power points, while as many as six USB charging sockets can be specified for all three rows. This allows multiple electronic devices to be recharged simultaneously. HSE Luxury derivatives have a larger console that includes a sliding armrest and a roller storage section with two removable cup holders located underneath; this space can be separately and quickly re-configured to offer space to securely hold a two-litre bottle.
“The overriding impression is one of luxury, innovation, convenience and comfort – a boon to discerning urban families in a city like BKK.”
All-new infotainment system: a joy to use
Discovery Sport features an all-new premium infotainment system, with an 8-inch touchscreen display for an easy and intuitive user experience. It allows drivers to monitor and control a wide range of functions by dragging, scrolling or swiping content, just as they might on a smartphone or tablet.
The home screen provides easy access to audio, climate, telephone and navigation functions, while users can swipe to an additional two screens to access a range of other functions e.g. vehicle status and climate control.
SD-based satellite navigation is supplied as standard equipment, high-quality 2D maps junctions for easily legible and realistic mapping. An intuitive interface allows occupants to quickly enter a postcode or full address as required; alternatively, one-shot voice destination entry can be used, meaning the driver need only say the name of the destination for it to be entered into the satellite-navigation system.
Other advanced satellite-navigation features include Traffic Congestion View (a “new essential” for life in Bangkok), Live traffic announcements, Historical traffic data and Lane guidance icons including traffic sign displays at motorway junctions.
If there was ever a solution to the challenges of modern urban life, it is the New Discovery Sport.
“The navigation system has been optimised to complement Discovery Sport’s outstanding capability. Features include Breadcrumbing, which marks the vehicle’s route on the map and allows the driver to re-trace steps, and point-to-point navigation, for direct routes cross-country.”
For your connected world – and personal ‘soundscape’
Bluetooth® allows up to two phones to be synced to the infotainment system simultaneously: one to make or receive hands-free phone calls via multi-function steering wheel controls, the other to play audio, including streamed music from app-based services such as Spotify. Alternatively, smartphones and portable MP3 players can be synced and charged via USB sockets or auxiliary inputs.
A choice of three stereo systems is available: an entry-level system with six speakers; a 10-speaker system with amplifier for enhanced audio quality; and a top-of-the-range system with 10 speakers, an amplifier and subwoofer for outstanding sound reproduction. An advanced optional infotainment system includes HDD satellite navigation, dual-view functionality – allowing the driver to see only satellite-navigation information, for instance, while the passenger watches a DVD on the same screen – and a rear-seat entertainment system.
The top-of-the-range audio system has been developed in partnership with Meridian, a world leader in audio technologies and digital sound processing. The advanced 825w Meridian Surround Sound 17-speaker system includes a subwoofer for peerless sound quality, and a state-of-the-art amplifier that incorporates the latest digital processing technology to ensure perfectly optimised sound quality for everyone in the vehicle.
“The New Land Rover Discovery Sport – your urban adventure partner, your family life support system”
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