2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport review & 4-month test - why are they EVERYWHERE?

The Land Rover Discovery Sport's been the backbone of the DriveTribe video team for the past four months - so Mike Fernie joins me to tell me all about it. Meanwhile I give it a full poking about as usual, and I get it a tiny bit muddy and I misidentify a lady as a man.
00:00 Intro waffle
00:39 Pointless sexy slow-mo shots
1:22 Quick history lesson from the baldy
2:00 What did the facelift do?
2:27 Engines!
3:02 How many bodies can it hold in the boot?
4:03 How tiny are the third-row seats?
5:00 Back seat review
5:54 What's it like up front? Infotainment chat
7:32 Digital rear-view mirror
8:25 On-road driving nonsense
10:44 Calling a lady a man by accident (light off-roading)
13:23 MIKE FERNIE FROM DRIVETRIBE and his 4-month test
18:02 Overall verdict in a green jumper

[@cp4512]

Love my Discovery Sport. Had it for 6 years and it’s been the best family car ever 👍

[@flyme195]

Take it off road, like it’s predecessor, the Freelander 2, you’ll be surprised at just how capable it actually is

[@Markos7979]

We bought our first Discovery sport SD4 HSE in 2019 (it was a 2015 2.2 diesel). We loved it soo much we just bought another, this time a 2017 Dynamic LUX HSE. Quality vechiles

[@ian7675]

We have one of these , great all round car and it’s like a tardis inside.

[@SheridaShenanigans]

I thought I was the only one who loved the indicator tick!!!!

[@michaeleaton5053]

Informative and occasionally amusing. Every winter I think about buying a Land Rover of some sort, thinking that it’ll save me from harsh winter conditions I have to contend with as I live on the outskirts of a town. I’ve never bought one, although I did have a Forrester once, it was quite good. However, I now have a GR Yaris (did I ever mention that?) and I’m convinced it will be great in all weathers on all roads.

[@Valisk]

I've had an eight year old DS for about three years now and I love it to bits. I'd bite your arm off for a GR Yaris though!!

[@stevethebarbarian99]

I've got a 2018 model, and love it. How does is detect speed cameras? Mine doesn't - doesn't even show them on Satnav.

[@georgebellamy4737]

That section with the fallen tree is really gnarly, almost got the Defender stuck a week or 2 ago. Thank god for diff locks

[@DontPanicDear]

It’s pretty iffy on foot these days!

[@jammybdee]

It's a great car, comfortable, plenty of room, looks good, sad to see it go 6......

[@mrmarrow8918]

Nice one Tim - BELL hit !

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

Why is it that when a Land Rover needs a new part it's a heap of shit but when a Land Cruiser needs the same part it's mainatiance?

[@DontPanicDear]

Good question 🧐 Perhaps, because once the part is fitted, the Toyota is then fixed?

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

@@DontPanicDear Bwahahahahha.. true that

[@christiansprojects-cgmanuf1426]

Might be true but you also have to remember that Toyota sold around seven times as much Land Cruisers as Land Rover sold Defenders. I love my Discovery Sport but Land Cruisers are undoubtedly very reliable cars.

[@michaelcarter3334]

The frequency required and the price of the part.

[@ronylauwers8140]

Our best car was a Freelander 2, love Landrover! Now a RR Velar. I left our RR Sport to our son in law : 175000 km and stil top !!

[@user-yy6iy7ii4i]

Why can my Land Rover Discovery Sport only run less than 400 kilometers per tank? Does this car consume so much fuel?

[@DontPanicDear]

Thank Tim. All very sensible 👍🏻 Which did you prefer? Your Touareg or Mike’s Discovery? (Engine aside)

[@johnguidetti5839]

Touareg is on a much better platform than the discovery sport this rivals more a vw tiguan.

[@nickaf5262]

Should I buy one ‘

[@maddetox]

Love my DS, only thing missing is a true panoramic sunroof. This fixed glass roof is not cool.

[@makaveli1216]

Yeah that might be the deal breaker. I need a sunroof that opens, my dog likes to have his head out the sunroof lol

[@AndrewJohnClive]

O sure about the rolling into corners, maybe compared with a 911.. It’s impressively stable as far as I’m concerned

[@MePeterNicholls]

Having spent a day in one… they’re not all that. My 6’5 friend hardly fitted in the passenger side. He fits in my Mini Cooper from 2004 tho. The ride didn’t feel that refined. My 2020 focus vignale is better in ever way except for the off-road clearance and modes.

[@him050]

I'm 6'4 and fit absolutely fine in the passenger seat of my one. Maybe your friend didn't know how to adjust the seat?

[@darrenpickering1401]

Cheers ,,

[@hamhamhamhamify]

Why oh why in reviews of this car do adults ( especially large gentlemen like the presenter) insist on trying to fit in the third row? Do you do that with 911s or an SL500? They are clearly stated as +2 seats by the manufacturer i.e. for children only. We know they're small and for occasional child use, stop filling in video time with crap please. The rest of the video was fine though, thanks!

[@chrislfm]

Yes well said Stephen. It not advertised as 7 seater. It’s a 5+2. Small children only, presenters will always try the third row and end up getting stuck which gives the impression that car is below par. If you want a seven seater go for the more expensive Discovery. Although I’m 5’ 10” and I fit ok for short journeys. So it can be useful for occasional use. Also why do the test drivers always seem to want more more? Isn’t 240hp, 0-60 in seven seconds and top speed of 130 mph fast enough? “You can take it down a county road in excess of the national speed limit”?!! What?? Why would you want to do that? And then says “you’re not going to drive it like a sports car” The review comes across as somewhat confused. Which is a shame because it was a good attempt. Also odd that the guy who drove it for four months said he will be sorry to see it go but then gives it a 6/10. He wanted a bigger engine and more kit oh and different coloured paint. But that’s not the cars fault is it?

[@Elijah-cy9do]

@@chrislfm did you have to slide the middle seats forward and put it in the most upright position when you're sitting in the back?

[@chrislfm]

@@Elijah-cy9do Yes, I did slide the middle row forward slightly to allow enough room for the middle row passengers and giving me more legroom.

[@andym1966]

8:27 Reassuring 🤓

[@benjamindavis-rice1548]

Why so popular? Because they are an affordable Range Rover in most people’s eyes. Status without the price tag.

[@TheDickwitt]

Rear view camera would be no good if you’re towing a big trailer. It would be blocking the camera!

[@TimRodieDrivesStuff]

Good point...

[@summitupmark5615]

Same as a normal rear view mirror then?

[@MrMargo48]

How would you like LR to fix that?! 😅

[@Lotusflowerbomb.x]

Great observation 💀

[@dandylion1987]

Jlr cant make electronics thats my issue with them It seems they know that too since you'll find Volvo wiring looms in alot of the new ones lol

[@nickelroof6727]

The only reason I watched this was to see some river fording and you backed out. thumbs down for getting people excited only to walk back down the hill

[@danielheathcote5625]

A bit smaller... a bit less ugly.

[@thegodofhellfire]

no, it's not just you tim.

[@simonevannoli4500]

No good at all. I sold it back and now I'm looking for a xc90.

[@nickjervis8123]

More importantly the DPF warning is prone to failure and by the time you notice the turbo has blown and sent debris all around the engine and you have a £4000.00 bill

[@handycrowd]

Nice review, but you've got to laugh at 'car guys' when they say stuff like "it can't break the speed limit very easily" in a 240 horsepower '0-to-60 in 7 point something seconds' car lol! It's not that many years since you guys would have been RAVING about a car which did 0 to 60 in 7 seconds... I can very easily break the speed limit in my 150hp version, so maybe you're not quite the 'car guy' you think you are?

[@QuicoKoala]

What's the point of owning this vehicle and not using its capabilities. You might as well just get a minivan at this point.

[@shumble69]

It will be back in the workshop soon, had plenty of land rovers in the past, never again, can't deal with reliability issues. It WILL go wrong.

[@PeterGriffin-lh6wp]

Strange that .I have had every model of Land Rover for the last 40 years, never had a problem. Mind you I know how to drive !!!

[@JJ-ef7lb]

I know people have issues with them, but I’ve had one for over 3 years, never had a warning light that was not low fuel, low screen washer or low tyre pressure, for a slow puncture i had. It’s never been into the workshop. I look after it, drive it sensibly on the road, and have done some green laning (not too rough). It’s also giving me 41mpg which i think is pretty good. My dad had landrovers over the years and don’t remember him having many issues either.

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

One can avoid third row seats with contraception. Car tax should be charged by the seat, the more you breed the more you pay.

[@romanny6039]

😂

[@marcoalfieri1988]

I currently have a MY21 and it’s been the worst car I’ve ever owned. Everything rattles, parking sensors falling off, the “hybrid” petrol’s got worse gas mileage than my 911 4s. New lights on the dash constantly, The second you get up to 130 km/h you start hearing yet another 400000 different rattles and squeaks, build quality is horrendous for how expensive they are. Just buy a Volvo instead, or frankly, ANY other suv. God knows you don’t want to own it out of warranty. And go figure, I got the petrol version since it’s supposed to be significantly more reliable than its diesel counterparts

[@ravenbonanza1522]

Jaguar Pacey much better looking.

[@markscars1069]

Nope. Range Rover or bust.

[@StUnner12345]

Don’t buy it