Pushing The Discovery Sport To The Limit - Fifth Gear

Jonny takes the Land Rover Discovery Sport to Iceland to see if it really can be pushed to the edge, and handle almost anything. Let us know what you think about the Discovery Sport in the comments below!

[SuomiFinlandPerkelee]

Amazing. So many people complaining about reliability, but how many have actually owned one? To be fair, LRs have reliability issues but all cars sometimes do, and some just go unlucky. Just to clarify: we've had a Discovery 3 since 2007 and now a Discovery 4 for three years. The Disco 3 broke its rear differential at 120 000 km, it was fixed, and sold later at 220 000 km. Apart from the diff nothing else broke, and it was a lovely car so we went for the disco 4. That one now has 90 000 km on it and no problems so far. At 2012 we bought a VW Golf for shorter rides and while it was a great car, reliability wasn't so splendid. At just 1 week after buying we found the petrol tank leaked, and the dealership fixed it. At 30 000 km it broke down and stalled on the side of the road. Dealership got it fixed again, the cause being a broken ignition coil. At 50 000 it broke yet another ignition coil, and the electric mirrors had also stopped working. Although it was fixed, we sold it.

[haleyfan]

I've had a Landrover Discovery TD5 for 10 years now, its 20 years old, does school runs, towing, farm work, family holidays is totally reliable and good on diesel. Landrovers are the best !!!

[russellnewton]

Crossing that river looked scary but, was a amazing watching it succeed where others wouldn’t.

[jemlake]

I have had my L.R. Disco Sport SE for over 1 year now and it is absolutely INCREDIBLE!!! I get tons of compliments everywhere I go and it's able to climb, wade, navigate sand and snow, and accelerate and handle amazing! 👏 Alpine white with black out rims and windows with gorgeous turquoise calipers impress. I love my baby and it's the best vehicle I've ever had❤💯💥

[markcox]

I've had 4 Land Rovers. I now have the Discovery Sport. Truly an amazing vehicle.

[GrotrianSeiler]

It's all very subjective, but I think the Disco Sport is far nicer looking than the Evoque. Great job on their part, this new model.

[LotusLogan]

For the love of god someone get that man a razor

[robg]

Bought mine from new 8 months ago, I use it for work, rest and play. had it across deep muddy building sites, across ploughed fields and general farm land, through small ditches and through some dirt track woodlands, used it to motorway cruise form Hampshire to Norfolk then up to Newcastle and across to north Wales in supreme comfort. Then spent a week driving around the mountains in north wales.
It Hasn't put a foot wrong yet and no signs of it playing up.
I initially had some concerns over people deriding Landrover's reliability but since I got this I have spoken to members of an off road green lane drivers club and they admire the car so I guess I am OK about buying one.
"OK about about buying it" ???? That's an understatement .... I absolutely love this vehicle as it perfect for everything that I need or intend to do, (on road or off of it.)

[StephenFogarty]

My June 2017 DS has now done 60, 000 km’s. Been perfect since Day 1. Fantastic vehicle. The updated 2020 MY DS has vastly improved what was already a great vehicle.

[hellinik]

Since this video was made, the Discovery Sports have the newer Ingenium engines, which are very quiet, powerful, smooth (especially matched with excellent 9 speed automatic gearbox) and relatively economical. It is an excellent car in just about any road weather condition and on a long trip, it is very comfortable and eats up the miles. At least that is my experience.

[garywu]

as an owner of DS Dynamic, I am so happy not listening to those yelling at reliability. it is so amazing on motorway and also overcoming lots of muddy and floody road. next one surely would buy range rover or discovery again

[CaribQT_Nai]

This video is why I sold my 2018 Mercedes GLS 450 and got a 2018 Land Rover Discovery Sport HSE

[c.juneau]

I LOVE MY 16" DISCO SPORT AND WOW!!! I HAD NO IDEA IT COULD DO

[langeu]

Nice, very convincing video. Smart to film it while it was snowing.

[rogerbartlett]

He’s right, my disco sport does everything I want and more. The fuel mileage is great compared to my disco II and two years w/o a breakdown. The new ones are much more reliable than the older models. In the USA the petrol model was the only engine option. Nice combination. Tired of the same old carpers on every Land Rover post. Nothing good to say button it. My fourth rover!

[recanterc]

Awesome review. Thanks for the upload! 😄

[rickmellor]

I’ve had mine for 2.5 years... I usually keep cars 2 years before moving on. I have no intention of getting rid of my DS even after adding a Model Y sometime this year. My 4yo son wants to go off-roading so I’ve just put BFG KO2’s on. It looks so awesome with that massive tread... it should have come with these tires. My favorite car ever.

[Olliebobalong]

Can someone explain how Land Rover (and Jaguar) always top the JD power survey for customer satisfaction if they are so unreliable and not as good as people say? Any smart arses out there? Or are we too afraid to admit they make fantastic cars now ?

[volcom]

I wonder what he does with all that time he saved saying disco instead of discovery?

[RaminduRandeni]

“Everyone can be super social In the car by sitting and looking at their tablets” - what have we become?
Shouldn’t it be “ everyone can forget about the bloody social media and sit and enjoy this magnificent vehicle in all its glory”