2023 Land Rover Discovery Review: More luxurious than the rest?

On the face of it, the Land Rover Discovery has it all. A luxurious interior, go-anywhere capabilities and the option of carrying seven people. Does this latest refresh with its upgraded infotainment system retain its position atop the 7 seat SUV pecking order? Watch our Land Rover Discovery review to find out.

[@lorettabutler2652]

Good review. Wife has had a Discovery 5 HSE since 2017 and we love it...also have had no major issues with it. In Feb'22 traded it in for 2023.5 Discovery 5 S D300 (arriving 26 May'23) and agreed to just A$10,000 short of original purchase price...great result after 5 years. Being in Australia and needing to drive huge distances, my 'must have' was a full size spare wheel. Checked out all other manufactures models and not one filled this requirement...so another D5 was a no brainer. Must be worth a mention in your review. Yes, did drive a new Defender, but already have a 2012 Defender 90 fully kitted out for real offroading which has taken us 168,000kms on rugged trails throughout Oz. Now at 74, can sit back in comfort and enjoy a different style of touring. Cheers Mike Butler, Townsville, North Queensland

[@thedj5914]

Well done Mr, glad to hear you’re getting yourself out there 👍

[@tashingakeith5919]

Thank you for your comment. People generally think this is a money pit of which it’s not. They went out and bought a 2nd hand bad example and it cost them. Mine was 2nd Hand ex UK driving in Zimbabwe and it’s surged us beyond brilliantly

[@nadinestewart7691]

How has it been?

[@questforknowledge750]

Just bought one test drove almost every suv and this one stud out.

[@MrChapunka]

Reasonable review but you laboured the 3rd row electric seat dislike too much. It's like you were struggle to find things you disliked about it.

[@CharlesDickson-nv2ol]

Discovery Sport is available with 7 seats. Similar off road abilities and have only had trivial problems over 6 years use.

[@EarthRover]

I have a D5 and love it! No major issues.

[@banjomactavish]

I'm 29,000km in to my new Discovery HSE and it's been almost perfect so far. Also, not all configurations have electric seats at the rear, mine have a tether system which is a lot more efficient.

[@lukey1210]

Love my discovery 21 plate sport. Thinking to upgrade to this beast.

[@rambleon1182]

Just ordered a D300 Metropolitan, far more comfortable than any other large suv and very refined, far better than my previous 2008 model fingers crossed it’s more reliable 😂

[@danbskyguy]

Nice.

[@konarider1215]

The problem with the Discovery is that most people have cottoned on to the fact that American and Japanese double cab pickups (with a truckman canopy fitted) do pretty much everything the disco does, but for half the price and half the road tax.. and for those that do want/need the LR badge, the new Defender is a better option, essentially filling the gap left in the market when the disco 4 was discontinued.

[@russellmills4878]

Except its three times the price of a second hand D5...

[@Evoque2020]

Well… unreliable but I have two LR. 😂😂 My LR took me and my family to escape from a category 3 typhoon.

[@Elliottcam]

Lovely - I’d have it over the defender all day.

[@nickelroof6727]

Those look like Redwing Moc Toe boots judging by stitching pattern and style. I have two pairs - super comfy. Sorry, nice car too.

[@mickaeladriano9337]

The new defender ( with external mini leader )have the design inspired from an IKEA wardrobe and double deck bed mixt - for me is the uniform of the upper class snobs

[@mylestubedayz5613]

My takeaway from this is you can’t afford one and watched the review to tease yourself because you do want one! …….. peasant!! 😂

[@ben8209]

If you didn’t try hard enough in school, you only have yourself to blame. Ps. My Defender is utterly glorious and I love it!

[@robbryant52]

Lot of jealous comments here

[@Fsrjtyttzma]

Not at all. Degraded quality, terrible running costs, very unreliable and now exceptionally expensive to insure based on their rotten security. Plenty of other cars out there rather than over priced Indian bus company made rubbish.

[@AndyPerry1972]

If only someone could design a full size 7 seat SUV with sufficient leg space and decent boot space rather than having to resort to a "van". If only Lexus could bring back their RX-L with a bit more leg room as the boot space in that with all 7 seats was much more than the discovery. These cars are available around the world but for some reason UK can't do it

[@vwgolffancarreviews7111]

It's not a very nice car I have been in one as well I would recommend getting the brand new Kia sorento love the old Discovery and then new ones are bit of Chelsea tractors

[@boi-o-boi4624]

That asymmetrical rear end alone is off-putting enough to make me not want to look at one of those or be driven in one, let alone own one. It just looks like it got punched in the face.

[@richardreich8427]

Yuk weird totally off putting

[@somerandomname9252]

Land Rover have never really made TRUE off-road capable machines. Plus this Chelsea tractor totally embraces that fact! The most extreme conditions these see are potholes!!

[@Sickoyt]

DEFENDER 130

[@CharlesDickson-nv2ol]

If you have driven around a LR experience centre with the standard all season tyres you will be amazed at a Discovery’s off road abilities.

[@cerberus1321]

Sports cars are the same. What's your point?

[@fragu123]

Bullshit!

[@alexander-matthiaskonig2552]

Shittttiest car in the world land rover

[@rambleon1182]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@dainsmart6237]

You must get rid before the warranty finishes because it will cost you a house to keep fixing it not worth it not worth it at all I know I work there the engines are terrible the BMW engines are probably the worst engines on the market at the moment. SO GET RID OF IT SOON AS WARRANTIES COMING TO AN END THAT'S MY BIT OF ADVICE 👍🏻

[@johnguidetti5839]

You idiot the Discovery doesn’t use any BMW engines. It has LR’s ingenium engines P360, D250, D300.

[@leylaa5272]

Bmw is only n90engines some few having same blow out issues

[@Dadopersoblueboots]

Never buy a land rover never out the garage.

[@johnguidetti5839]

Them shit Mclaren’s ain’t any more reliable either, drop like a stone in price too.

[@Sthilboy56]

And still the most unreliable car around , never ever buy one ever

[@tashingakeith5919]

I did. And I’ve taken it from Harare, Zimbabwe to Nairobi, Kenya without even a hiccup!

[@TheCostcoWay_withChinwe]

It’s always the people who drive a tuna can saying not to buy a Discovery. I own a Disco 5 and the car is perfect

[@Sthilboy56]

@@TheCostcoWay_withChinwe have owned two and will never ever buy another landrover vehicle

[@AbdulSalam-xe4md]

Just to entertain you, mind telling us what went wrong with the disco/s you’ve owned?

[@Sthilboy56]

@@AbdulSalam-xe4md first one was constant electrical gremlins with not starting , running badly and then it dropped all its oil over the drive . With the second one it had three faults by the time I got it home from the dealers with less than ten miles on it , took them four months to fix the the problems they just didn’t want to know , then I had water in the footwells and it turned out that the windscreen wasn’t actually stuck to the car .then on top of all that I would get billed for things they hadn’t done on the service , just was a nightmare owning one and lost all confidence in the brand and dealers

[@garyhowtobluetoothjblheadp3583]

It is a stupid status symbol - which is utterly pointless and useless vanity?!

[@haricheema]

So I guess you can’t afford one.

[@garyhowtobluetoothjblheadp3583]

@@haricheema I can actually ! :-) you are clearly a narcissistic subscriber? Judging people by your own standards?! Well..I say the 21 century belongs to progress and innovation for a less status symbol driven world - hopefully replacing it with a pragmatic one - making the stupidity and idiocy of status ...well...extinct?! Answer you cretinous question..does it? Imbecile!

[@garyhowtobluetoothjblheadp3583]

@@haricheema Well...yeah I can actually ! But don't feel the need too? :-) But unlike you I don't judge by my own standards ? I believe in a world of pragmatism, innovation and progres , not status symbols ? That is for subscribing narcissistic imbeciles , who clearly lack vision and who preoccupied with the validation of their existence by what toot or bling they can own?! ' The human condition" it's called?! Pretty tragic actually. What is certain though is that progress is going to either come or we are doomed ?! But that progress can only come without people who think like you do?! Dinosaur!

[@Fsrjtyttzma]

Mostly uninsurable, poorly supported, unreliable, ugly and owned by an Indian Bus company. No thanks.

[@rambleon1182]

Can’t beat a bus for covering huge miles🎉🎉

[@golfr604]

Most will never see off road ......as far as land rover products being luxurious, not for me . Only ze Germans can do luxury .

[@kevinjackman3389]

Have you had one? Try driving one in the snow, ice and rain

[@rambleon1182]

That’s a load of bollocks I got stuck in snow in and X5 total joke of a car

[@chrisyboy666]

Stay clear @ all costs most unreliable car I’ve ever had to waist money on my hard earned money 💰…the whole process of owning this absolute bag of shite was a nightmare from start to finish happiest day I had was when I handed my 11 month old disco over and part exchanged it for a Cayenne…should have just bought the Porsche in the 1st place would have saved my self a lot of grief pain and heartache…if you like spending your days sitting in the dealers workshop having a car that rarely works properly and is total white elephant the disco is the car for you good luck but not for me never again rather have bleach injected into my eyes