Land Rover Discovery Lease Deals

Very often, 7-seat SUVs have lots of space for 5 and then a couple of tiny seats squeezed into the back. But the Discovery is a genuine 7-seater, and even adults will have legroom and headroom in the 3rd row. No other SUV will give you this much space for 5 in the back.

Using the 3rd row of seats means the boot isn’t huge, at 258 litres. But fold them away and you’ll get a massive space, which can expand even further if you drop the 2nd row of chairs too. It’s almost van-like – in fact, Land Rover even makes a commercial version of the Discovery.

Storage space is excellent, too. There are massive door pockets and a huge cubby between the front seats, as well as a hidden space in the dashboard for a mobile phone. A pair of gloveboxes can house even more odds and ends.

If the Discovery lacks anything, it’s a plug-in hybrid model, which could dramatically reduce running costs. That’s something that rivals like the BMW X5, Mercedes GLE and Volvo XC90 can all offer. It’s therefore hard to recommend a Discovery to company car drivers, as the benefit-in-kind tax will be higher due to higher CO2 emissions.

Both diesel engines promise the same fuel economy of up to 33.9mpg. That’s not brilliant, but remember that the Discovery is a big, heavy car with permanent 4-wheel drive. Of the petrol engines, the more powerful P360 will get better fuel economy than the P300, thanks to its mild-hybrid system – it’ll give you up to 26.7mpg.