Pushing The Discovery Sport To The Limit - Fifth Gear

[@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.

[@SuomiFinlandPerkelee]

Also I wish to point out, that I do not say a broken diff is a minor thing, not at all. My point just is that things like this unfortunately do happen, and while LR has in the past been renowned for being unreliable give it a try, and you will understand why owners most often love the cars. Granted, they are expensive, and spares are too. So if a spanner fits your hand that isn't a bad thing, but it never is. Not even with brands known to be reliable - they do break too. But As for this test I will have to admit, although the river was a nice touch this is hardly pushing the car, we've been through much worse with the big discos including 2 feet of snow and knee deep mud. And a multitude of forests...

[@divejumpshooter6947]

The simple fact is if you take care of it they last a long time. Where it becomes an issue are those who buy it and don't maintain it properly because they can't be bothered or those who want it for status symbol but can't really afford it so maintenance lapses.

[@matthewsharrock8714]

As someone who spends a lot of time working on disco sports, I can tell you they're unreliable

[@davidemascia3432]

SuomiFinlandPerkelee i’m complaing for the fact that in Italy the gps’s voice is on drugs

[@marcvanheugten9472]

For a do it all and go anywhere and go wild tank, I find 120k just driven in and a rear diff shouldn't break then. Only after 500k and seeing the globe twice I would expect that to be possible.

[@haleyfan2]

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 !!!

[@pajtim9079]

How are the electronics?

[@russellnewton6660]

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

[@jemlake6473]

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❤💯💥

[@pajtim9079]

White paint is boring, mate.

[@LotusLogan]

For the love of god someone get that man a razor

[@salmanhaidr]

Watch ev reviews he got it shaved off.

[@MrBirgerB]

problem is he had a razor.

[@steve_and_lolas_hikes]

Or just get the pr1ck off tv

[@santisizable]

And a new face.

[@somax112]

And a mirror

[@markcox2870]

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

[@edydj1127]

Is it really that good off road?

[@markcox2870]

@@edydj1127 Yes it is remarkable.

[@mad_titanthanos]

What's the most extreme offroading you've done? Or water wading?

[@markcox2870]

@@mad_titanthanos That's a hard question to answer. This is my 4th Discovery. The only one that was a POS was when Ford owned Land Rover. I can say I have used them extensively in hunting and fishing expeditions, and in such places as Stoney Mountain Off Road Park to have some fun.

[@halfmoon5022]

We had an LR3 with the 4.4. Then now own an LR4 with the 5.0. We are taking a good hard look at this Discovery Sport even though it a 4cyl. It will be a 90% asphalt commuter. How we fair in this thing? Smile wise.

[@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.

[@SybrenTanis]

But it remains a discovery

[@Ad-Lo]

I agree. I’m torn between an Evoque and a Disco Sport.

[@StephenFogarty2023]

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.

[@robg521]

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.)

[@Robosapien-jj1zy]

I've just taken a 2017 discovery sport for test drive today. Loved it. Thanks for your comments as I will be doing all the things you say you have done. So you have put my mind at rest now.

[@Cosmovilidad]

Is that you Bob? From the Land Rover Dealership in North Wales?

[@garywu4964]

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

[@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.

[@vladimirratnikov4842]

What about "reliable" chains?🙁

[@hellinik]

@@vladimirratnikov4842 I have had my current Discovery Sport for 4 years and another before for 3 years. None of them had a warranty problem.

[@c.juneau410]

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

[@CaribQT_Nai]

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

[@volcom52002]

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

[@omardude39]

It must be sponsored. He said it so many times it just became ridiculous.

[@immersiveparadox]

Haha

[@barnabasloos9560]

Herbert Diaz lol

[@aak247]

Drive

[@andrewmhatfield7080]

#Disco

[@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”

[@TanguilleGrootaert]

Ramindu Randeni Do you get sarcasm?

[@nunochaquice9928]

I think he was being sarcastic.

[@recanterc7754]

Awesome review. Thanks for the upload! 😄

[@1langeu]

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

[@ranjeetshinde4330]

Best car in segment

[@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.

[@mpmcruz]

BFG All teriam, correct?

[@rickmellor]

@@mpmcruz yup. 255/55R18

[@juanpablocorreiaecheverria2857]

Good to see someone off-roading a Land Rover

[@JonMcG]

Dear Fifth Gear , May i suggest you disable the comments section , as you can see , the Trolls came out in full force below :(

[@rogerbartlett2379]

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!

[@NothingMaster]

It IS all the trustworthy car you’ll ever need; no fluff, no funky crap, just loads of fun, and layers upon layers of uncompromising performance and heartwarming reliability - and all for an extremely reasonable price. So, if you can afford it, own it.

[@japhetcordero8298]

My first dream Car!!!

[@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 ?

[@danielmewes]

+Oliver Newell They used to be unreliable, but all their cars at least since Tata took over have pretty good reliability records as far as I know. (To add a bit of anecdotal evidence: I've been driving an Evoque for two years, and so far it feels better built than the Audi I had before. Not a long enough time frame to really judge reliability of course, though I had no issues so far)

[@Olliebobalong]

Daniel Mewes It is quite an old reputation that Jags and LR's are unreliable or poor quality. Actually, it was just before ford bought JLR that their quality went up, when Jaguar got new management and they gave thier test cars to the police to test for durability. Jags and Land Rover seem beautifully made and thier reliability ratings have always been higher than BMW and Audi, and thier customer satisfaction has been top fo the charts for years now. Under ford Jags were not at their full potential but TATA gave JLR a blank cheque and look, it worked!

[@NickLiang]

+Oliver Newell Their reliability has been rather good since the takeovers with much better quality control. However for their price tags people seem to complain a lot about their customer service. I do think they're over priced but that's my opinion, they're selling a significant number of cars so they're doing something right!

[@sneakfisch8255]

+Oliver Newell So do Skoda and Lexus. I can sort of understand why Jaguar do, the dealers fall over themselves. But LR? I still hear too many issues. My colleague's £60k Disco (full size) ha been to the dealer every other week with faults. It has kinda put me off wanting an LR as replacement for my current car.

[@Singuy888]

+Oliver Newell Jags according to JD Survey 2014 is now #2 in Reliability! Right behind Porsche and ahead of Lexus!

[@tanujsabharwal6435]

every car should have a laser depth calculator

[@REVIEW_JUJUR]

I hav a 2013 Toyota Avanza, it's an amazing City Car with light offroad capability. It has tiny 1.5liter petrol engine, Manual Transmision and RWD cost no more than $12k. I drove it to Mountain Bromo, not a sweat. All u need is Skill. Local people im a crazy man, driving an avanza to the Bromo. But i love it.

[@joshuabaker296]

In America, 44.9mpg is amazing😂😂. When he said it leaves you wanting better MPG and it showed 44.9, I thought he was kidding.

[@panaceiasuberes6464]

Truly Car Pervert vintage: testing the third seat row amidst a blizzard. Amazing.

[@Brendan-ci5mz]

Still think this is one of the best landrover commercials ever

[@TheNabilshow2]

@1:19 "So everyone can be sociable....looking at their tablet"...you made ma laugh so hard haha

[@akupehsluarketatAR]

pushing it to the limit? wat Top Gear did to the old Hilux was much worse

[@user-ve8lp5qi4u]

They should call that a stream it’s definitely not a river. Still impressive for what’s basically a compact suv

[@fmxinsane]

Dont know if its good, but Fuc* looks amazing!

[@xS1KProdution]

I wonder how many times it got towed out by a defender

[@pierreeshak6463]

Lol ikr

[@MrSpencely]

+xS1KProdution I wonder how many times the Defender broke down and had to be towed by a Toyota?

[@pierreeshak6463]

I wonder how many times the Toyota sunk and had to be pulled out by a tank

[@Mazz299]

+Beboabracadabra 234 I wonder how many times the tank broke down and had to be pulled by another tank

[@wilkgr]

+MrSpencely I wonder how many times the Toyota broke down and had to be towed by a Amarok.

[@akashpatel2856]

Awesome car. I loved this one. It looks like a beast with stunning look. Your explanation of car is amazing. I like it.

[@keepmovingjumping]

2:25 lol that's so true :P

[@razrv3lc]

2:17 my first car was a 1996 Discovery that I got in 2012 for right under $3000. It had a gas guzzling V8 that was noisy af but always sounded so powerful. Super satisfying to drive and I can't say I'd be unhappy if I got another Discovery and the engine was similar lol

[@rajendrapanwar6568]

.oop

[@rajendrapanwar6568]

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[@gauravsingh-yq6ty]

does anyone else also love their intro music? I think it's awesome!

[@peteryosilee6787]

That's amazing!

[@hungryboy424]

The out takes where it broke down will be longer than the video itself ?

[@ashutoshsorab429]

Hi, every time the car starts the drive mode is in Comfort. Is there a way to default it to Eco?

[@welshman64]

I had one the Discovery sport Black edition,great in the Beast from the East, I’ve Had Three Nissans , Brand new. All returned too the dealers with major problems,I will never buy again.my Land Rover not one problem except two punctures. Great car🚗🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿⛄️🌧❄️🌨👍

[@Cosmovilidad]

Ofc and everyone else is lying because only 1 experience is a so huge sample!

[@tsk1979]

Isn't the departure angle relevant while going *into* the river, approach angle while going out? you guys posted it other way round!

[@Chris-iu5ol]

You have barely been seriously off road? What about deep mud? Cheers from Australia

[@OzBloke]

Chris Meyer F*#k deep mud - best way to kill any 4WD.

[@Cosmovilidad]

This car is crap like every brutish car

[@marko85nis]

All the car you'll ever need until you need a Lada Niva :)

[@ch.srishelamchsrishelam4169]

LOVE my land rover sport car

[@lloydyoung571]

Loved the video but as a watch enthusiast was also intrigued at to watch you were sporting? What was it?

[@NothingMaster]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeees, it IS all the car I’ll ever need; and for an unbeatable price.

[@AllmobileYT]

Yes, it is realy imazing! Good video. :-)

[@jackpez]

Yea yea it's perfect it's great, but there's some thing about it, a lot of people can't afford that and Landrovers sometimes have problems and cost a lot to fix

[@thomasjcg]

I hope that only enough people buy this to convince Land Rover to still make it. I love Land Rovers, but one of the reasons that I love them is that they're exclusive.

[@AndieBlack13]

"Super Social"?? You mean, ignoring the person your sitting right next to, while you play games or "connect" with others?

[@hongkongbboy]

It is also one of the highest maintenance cars (mine is a battery issue). I didn't believe what other people on the internet said until I owned one.

[@Bravo4Whiskey]

Will be my next one next week superceeding my 2010 Audi A6 Allroad Quattro

[@evoermine]

Since September it is now available with the new 'Ingenium' diesel which is much more refined.

[@at8000rpm]

To the limit? Ha! You crossed a puddle and drove on a dusting.

[@topdeckdog]

I'll take your word for the cargo walkthrough because i couldn't see a thing

[@jrodificator1]

"Hey who should we get to do the special on the new Disco?" "Yeah send the guy that looks like an english Joe Dirt"

[@idrees1880]

Is this video from a documentary or just a short clip?

[@undiscoverdskater]

Does this car last??? I want to know because I think this is going to be my next car? I want to own it for at least 4 years before any troubles arise?

[@Cosmovilidad]

See realiability surveys all over the world... guess what? Is horribly bad

[@BigRedChapp]

haha loved it!

[@Werdna7625]

Im always being watched 24/7 in my life that’s how the attitude of these type of people

[@amstorm8954]

In car like this ofc I will watch my non existing tablet :D

[@EsenbekAliev_]

I wonder how good is Disco Sport as a main family car for 3 adults and 1 kid ?

[@dinwoodie]

We got a new one 2017. Two adults, two kids (now 8 & 6 years old). Just took the whole family and both grandmothers with luggage (kids on the third row seats) from London to Bruge (Belgium) for the weekend in total comfort and with a roof box full of wine on the way back. We love this car - it's perfect.

[@mujjuman]

do they sell this in the US

[@AutoManuals]

love this disco.

[@jtrekmadoneify]

I love my discovery sport I think it handled better in the snow than my 2 lr3's , I think his nose is about to fall off from frostbite

[@killersushi99]

Meanwhile us Forester XT guys are like....Ummm OK.

[@BrotherWitch]

What a well done commercial. This is a paid commercial right?

[@supercar_spottershampshire9493]

I love it so nice looking

[@healthyamerican]

its not the only car you will ever need...you will also need a tow truck and a rental car while its in the shop and making you go bankrupt on repair bills

[@fourbypete]

The problem with clips like this is they lull people into thinking that they need an suv to go offroading when they really need a more capable vehicle. Which is why I will soon be selling my Audi Q5. In Australia trails don't have ratings to help you decide whether or not your vehicle will be damaged if you attempt it. They really should ban clips like this. Land Rover must have paid them a lot of money to produce this.

[@juefanxie493]

Is this car equipped with autohold or something like that?(I mean the autohold on audi and bmw) I just don't want to keep stepping on the brake pedal while I'm waiting for green light.

[@krissamuel4915]

This LR was a beast, but still you can't compare it with the old defender. Is the Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 about $500 000?? ( Just a question )

[@PatalJunior]

Don't forget the expensive repairs,big thing to considerate.

[@healthyamerican2099]

two things that puzzled me....this has the same engine from the freelander which was a piece of junk.... then he says you leave wanting better fuel economy and it says this gets 44 mpg...makes no sense

[@caravanstuff2827]

If you can afford the price and the service and repair bill's then a disco is the best car ever made...drives like a car on the road and off road like a APC...in the future zombie apocalypse it's the must have vehicle for the family!!❤️🇬🇧🇺🇦

[@larssonk22]

Is it the camera or are those led headlights really green? Me likey

[@KgreProductions]

Love all the comments on this video, lets try it with a Honda Crv next

[@Michael_Michaels]

At least the daylight lights aren't flickering!

[@MasterBait1]

Took me a while to realized that it is a new Discovery range, not the Evoque with a funny British version name "disco"

[@TheTiger719]

+Dylan Z "Disco" is only used to reference the Discovery. Us Brits have been calling it this since its creation. The Defenders and other Land Rovers are known by their names, although, most of the time, we just call the others "Landies". Also, a tradition in the U.K. with Defenders is to actually call them by names we have allocated them. For example, my uncle's long wheel base defender from '98 is called "Tulip" and his other defender from '78 is called "Lily". This is because Tulip is red and Lily is white.

[@TheTiger719]

+Dylan Z "Disco" is only used to reference the Discovery. Us Brits have been calling it this since its creation. The Defenders and other Land Rovers are known by their names, although, most of the time, we just call the others "Landies". Also, a tradition in the U.K. with Defenders is to actually call them by names we have allocated them. For example, my uncle's long wheel base defender from '98 is called "Tulip" and his other defender from '78 is called "Lily". This is because Tulip is red and Lily is white.

[@BetaaNerd]

"Pushing it to the limit" Oh, so just doing what it was designed to do was "the limit"? Lmao

[@DeVonMArtis]

You literally described the limit….lol doing beyond what it was supposed to do would be over the limit. 😂

[@michaelchristian4689]

00:43 no dude, the best one is Range Rover Velar

[@robbrent]

Michael 53 No such thing when this was filmed.

[@dobleapiria]

So... im waiting for the "pushing to the limit" part...

[@viagneventer3233]

Wow pushing it to the limits yeah that was the limit and it was really hardcore stuff there

[@crimsonstang]

Are those Halogen headlights in a new car in 2015? The least they could do is Xenon.

[@metalmicky]

What do the locals drive ?

[@trainzeiro]

well, well, nothing that a fiat panda 4x4 1992 can't do.... !

[@lewis72]

Except seat 7. (My mum had a 1988 Panda 750L. It was great. Ran on fumes. Don't think it would have been any good in a crash though and 4-up was its maximum capacity.)

[@MsHortel]

amazing vehicle. it kicks ass.

[@pedro-er2ul]

the best!!!

[@tom2703]

Unfortunately I am very disappointed with the processing quality, especially with such a high price class! Two years of experience speak for themselves!

[@axnn1]

Says this car is now off the road and SORN.. for such a brand new car?

[@TheJesicamiguel]

well.. they just testing the limit of this vehicle. so we can know if its only a "sales talk" method only to buy this car or its truly an offroad tough car..

[@jameslawton4534]

This is a course set up by Land Rover which they know full well the Discovery Sport can handle. We know this, you know this, why insult our intelligence by acting all surprised when it wades within its wading depth.

[@harrison4576]

Landrover is built to do the harshest of activities Toyota land cruiser :Hold my beer.

[@Cosmovilidad]

Even convicts buy Toyotas over brutish crap

[@rosendodominguez6730]

I GAT 7 AND I LOVEM AII...

[@Danielball22]

Are you using Winter tires?

[@alejandrogama7956]

this suv is like... young teens, simply mindblowing. ☆♡☆

[@jf9669]

I have tried and it is a Tractor, rough driving, heavy in curves, noisy at the Highway. I didn´t like it. The proper Range rover is what i like, but it is in another league.