Twenty five years after the introduce of the iconic Land Rover Discovery, Land Rover’s discovery Vision idea previews a household of not one however three new discovery designs to show up over the next few years.
Revealed at this week’s new York motor Show, the idea features a few of the most advanced innovation we’ve ever seen on a car, from gesture manage to wise glass that screens info for all seven occupants. It’s wrapped in a striking new body which introduces style features that’ll appear on all three forthcoming discovery models. 
LR discovery Vision Concept: previews three-model discovery range
First we’ll see a replacement for the Land Rover Freelander, rumoured to be badged discovery Sport, that will be offered with five or seven seats. then comes a new full-size discovery (which insiders state will be similar in style as well as proportion to the Vision Concept). Finally, for now, the third discovery design is expected to be an offshoot of one of these cars, most likely to be smaller than the present Freelander as well as variety Rover Evoque.
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Auto reveal dropped in at Land Rover’s HQ to get the inside track on the new discovery household from Land Rover style director as well as chief innovative policeman Gerry McGovern. 
“This cars and truck encapsulates our vision for a discovery family,” stated McGovern. “Rather than create one cars and truck that fits all, we wished to do a household that can expand our reach, as the Evoque did with variety Rover. We’ll reach a bigger market by taking the essence of the discovery as well as providing it in different scales.”
McGovern told us the SUV market will be “20-odd million cars and trucks a year” by 2020, with the biggest sector being leisure SUVs. That fits well into Land Rover’s three-pillar strategy, with variety Rover representing luxury, discovery leisure as well as Defender dual-purpose.
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The Vision idea is explained by McGovern as “Discovery-sized-ish”, however it looks more compact. There’s a remove nod towards aerodynamics for improved mpg: “The present car’s extremely rectilinear – type complies with exercise. We’ve moved it to ended up being more premium, less utilitarian.”
He continued: “We want to provide the whole variety higher appeal, as well as this style language goes much further in differences than, say, between the variety Rover as well as variety Rover Sport. There’ll be a remove difference between the three pillars, however the discovery will be better to the variety Rover (in premiumness as well as finish) than the discovery will be to the Defender.”