New Land Rover from €37,100

Land Rover Ireland says the new Discovery Sport will start from €37,100, for the 2.2 TD4 S model.It has 5+2 seating in a footprint no larger than five-seat premium SUVs and there are four trim levels — S, SE, HSE and HSE Luxury.

Eddie Kavanagh, general manager, Land Rover Ireland, said “The Discovery Sport is very competitively priced at €37,100. As you would expect from a Land Rover, it offers supreme versatility with a very generous and adaptable loadspace in the option 5+2 seating.

“And with Land Rover’s terrain-response technology, it has been engineered to meet any challenge. We’re confident the Discovery Sport will be a big hit with our customers, both old and new, and we look forward to welcoming them to dealer showrooms in the coming weeks.”

The Discovery Sport will be equipped with four-cylinder, turbocharged petrol and diesel engines. Both the all-alloy Si4 2.0-litre petrol engine and the 2.2-litre turbodiesel feature stop-start technology, high-pressure direct injection, low-friction internal components and smart regenerative charging.

Later in 2015, an ED4 turbodiesel engine will join the range. It will have CO2 emissions of 119g/km.

Both nine-speed automatic and six-speed manual transmissions are available. The Discovery Sport will be in showrooms in January.