Test Drive Land Rover Discovery LR4 since 2009 SUV
By Discovery Danches
Like the same-named television channel, which makes it possible to get in the most difficult corners of the world on the sofa and feel the King of Wild and Unbridled Nature, the new Land Rover Discovery allows you to make a teapot to the Mother Jeeper. Such a car simply depreciates the concept of off-road. Discovery3 is another example of how automakers want to turn a real driver into a regular gasket between the steering wheel and the seat. Of course, many manufacturers in the last years ten tried tightly to remove the romantic veil from the demonic image of the jiper. This motley man with dirty nails, weathered people and invaluable survival experience in extreme road conditions, in which he is closed mainly on his own initiative. The mass of purely automotive knowledge - when you should include / disconnect the couplings of the free move, block the inter-track and inter-axis differentials, to use the demultiplier, etc., and thereby, distinguished him from an ordinary motorist. And this is not counting other important skills - for example, Vince, the work of the sperm blade, the structures of Nadia and breeding a fire from one match.
Dieuzhny smart. Nothing from the participants of the test drive of the new Discovery was not useful. Although the environment at first glance was quite suitable. Autumn, the most northern edge of Scotland, the neighborhood of the city of Piq, endless rain, influenza wind ... In such weather, drinking whiskey well, for example, the Single Molds of Local Dzernet Pulteney or the neighboring Glenmorangie from the barrels from under the sherry, to warm up the fireplace in the present, open for Wealthy travelers Castle ACKERGILL TOWER and fantasize, like in the morning a young maid will knock on the door of your room (in the castle it is the rooms, and not typical hotel rooms) will bring coffee to bed, it will push the curtains ... 
In a word, only automotive journalists could be expelled from the house in this weather, which, however, are unlikely to find dirt in infinity of green pastures with peaceful sheep and neat asphalt tracks in two strips. For off-road fun, people from the company Land Rover built a special autodrome from the coast, quite definitely imitating road conditions of those Russian corners, where all development has stopped at the Goello Plan. The test of the new Land Rover once again demonstrated the general trend on the transformation of this driver to the usual gasket between the wheel and the seat. The gasket is increasingly controlled by smart electronics. In general, even traditional auxiliary pieces Discovery
the stuffing is enough. ABS and 24x4 permanent drive are default. In the Basic Teapacket Set - Systems of Currency Stability (DSC), forced Restriction of the motor thrust when driving risk (traction control) and thrust restrictions during descents (HDC). But all this, of course, the little things compared to the Terrain Response system. The know-how Terrain Response is a secret that Land Rover representatives are protected with some kind of hypertrophied care. Everything that is available to the goggle and understanding of the driver is the head of Professor Dowel, the washer with pictograms on the central tunnel near the handle of the gearbox and the rope levers and adjusting the air suspension (with a mutual application to which, by the way, and serves Terrain Response). 
Pictograms are five, and they denote various types of road conditions: normal road, grass / gravel / snow, dirt / rolling, sand and stones. For full similarity with the modes, the camera lacks only a green mark, giving a novice, as is known, indulgence on any kind of liberty and at the same time allowing you to hope for Lavra Helmut Newton - Shoot and Forget. Depending on the quality of the road, the driver needs to set the appropriate division on the Terrain Response control pay. The car acts itself itself, in fact independently controlling the throttle damper, lifting or lowering the suspension, turning off or including DSC or Hill Descent Control, blocking and unlocking differentials. Let's say, in the sand, the increase in gear happens later, and the downgrade - earlier than usual, the throttle reaction becomes sharper. On the stones, the box itself switches to the first transmission, the choke begins to blend, thereby reducing the probability of slipping.
In such a situation, the driver remains only stronger to hold onto the ram and staring in the onboard display, where everything can be seen: in which direction the wheels are watching, which of them have contact with the surface, and which are posted, which differential is blocked, etc. Release the brake pedal, a girl, "the instructor calls our colleague from a portuguese glossy magazine. But her brain refuses to obey the team, the more strange, if we consider that the car stands at the very top of almost sheer steps. At this time, a warning appears on the display of the need to raise the body to the off-ride position. Head of Professor Dowel delicately suggested that the body had not yet accepted the extreme top position, because a trailer was attached to the car. Sophisticateness Terrain Response disarms the portuguese, she let go of the leg, car 
quietly slides down, adjusting everything you need to adjust. The difference between an inexperienced girl and advanced users of all-wheel drive technology is zero. Human errors are entered into the price list and will be corrected. Immediately or a little weather. For example, to include sports regime on the ACP when driving in the sand, the system will not allow immediately. After six hours, it will change the settings of the machine with extreme to normal, eliminating the forgetful driver from exploring the service rates for replacing the dispensing. FRIENDLY. This word sounded more often when the conversation came about a new car. Friendliness
Discovery good attitude to the inexperienced Terrain Response user is not exhausted. The driver waits for a lot of pleasant things. For example, adaptive headlights peering in turns even earlier than the wheels will look there. Or an automatic handbrake - consolation for those who burned on the exams in the traffic police, forgetting to take off the handbrake. In this car, the handbrake is removed himself, it is only worth pressing the gas pedal. Judging by the description of the advantages of the ignition key, it is akin to the Eternal Needle for Primus. After all, 10 years warranty is almost eternity. First, the key has a built-in battery, and it is charged, as soon as the ignition lock socket is entering the socket. Secondly, it is an impact resistant - the maximum height with which it allegedly can be thrown without any consequences, 25 meters. Finally, it is waterproof and, they say, keeps depth to 10 m. Going up to the aquarium, at the bottom of which lay a pair of dozen such keys, showing their absolute impermeability, I pulled out one at random. He rusted and did not open. Is it really over 10 years? 
Testing Discovery for the strength of entirely and in parts - the lot of future owners. And they check how well integrated in the body of the frame and how this patented design affects the controllability of the machine and comfort from riding on ordinary roads. Subjective feeling: on the usual disco road is spoiled and easy. Without tension, but also without sticking acne. Although in the phrase that under the hood at the car - the beast, there is actually no deception. Of the three regular engines, Discovery3 two were inherited from Jaguar. These are the most running copies that will be supplied to Russia - 2.7-liter diesel and gasoline V8 motor 4.4 liters. The foundation six-cylinder engine of 4 liters came to the category of unnecessary Russians. But the options of boxes in Russia will be available all. All two. 6-speed mechanics and automatic. 
Big and bold. She is interesting, "a woman is usually answered to a question, whether her girlfriend, which she leads to a party is pretty. That at the same time she invests in the definition interesting, unknown. But. Most likely, in this case, the girlfriend will be terrible. For those who, looking at Discovery en Face and in the profile, will be snorting, at the main Creator Jeff Apque (Geoff Upex) is ready for reinforced concrete argument: you can not all. The design of the new Discovery he calls the brave. It sounds as mysterious as interesting, but meaningful. The fact is that the design was developed - a quote - from the inside out. This is how with some ridge, which escaped the volumes of biceps, triceps, deltoid and so on muscles, not at all taking care of whether they will be combined with its smoky nose or small ears. In Discovery.
it was purposefully engaged in the internal volumes of the cabin and its comfort. About the outside is not that they did not think. But it came out as it turned out. That is, boldly. Or interesting. Or stylish. In short, an amateur. But the free place in Discovery is more than any of the classmates. With three rows and seven seats, it can take place on passenger capacity and with minivans. And sit on the gallery - the seats are literally literally arranged here - it is more convenient here than even in many minibuses. Feeling freedom in the cabin contributes to the presence of a hatch plus two glass panels in the roof. In short, the view of the sky is for each row. Even for passengers of the third row in the car, belts and airbags are provided. Finally, so that they do not feel infringed in the right at least somehow influence what is happening in the cabin, they (as well as re-ordered) were allocated to the set of control keys of the audio system. Sound, by the way, from the 14 columns of the Harman / Kardon Logic 7 digital system as in the cinema. By the way, TV and DVD are in the list of options.
Spacious in Discovery not only sedentary, but also lying. This means that the second and third row of seats are in shapel with floors. The harsh Gijeir is alien to romance, but the romance of summer nights on such a bed can be safely seduced by even Filpha students. For whom the student in the past, and in the present - only concern for the removal of junk with the cottage, will be interesting to the concern of designers. The back door they divided into two asymmetric halves. First, you can and do not open the door completely, and lift only its upper half. Secondly, (this is the meaning of asymmetry) the right edge of the lower half is less than the left than the left. Therefore, right and more convenient to carry out loading and unloading operations. Finally, the bottom doors can also be opened and have an extra truck. Its strength is also tested by journalists during a pure experiment. Withstands at least two replete individuals. 
In the Russian office of Land Rover, they are absolutely confident that the prices of the new Discovery - $ 52.9 thousand per TDV6 and $ 71.9 thousand per V8 will cause explicit displeasure. Competitors, of course. And customers will quickly contemplate that how much. Understanding people appreciate our cars. The very first Land Rover in Russia we sold Shaimiev and his premiere. And people from the environment of the president recently said that he really likes the advertisement of our cars. It is clear that the car stands there against the backdrop of St. Petersburg Palace - modestly and with the meaning. So the prospects for Discovery are the highest.
Land Rover Discovery3.
Engine gasoline 8-cylinderV-shaped / diesel6-cylinder V-shaped
Working volume (cube. Cm) 4394/2720
Power (hp at rpm) 295 at 5500/190 at 4000
Moment (nm at rpm) 427 at 4000/445 at 1900
The drive is permanent full
Gearbox 6-speed
Length / Width / Height (mm) 4835/1915/1887
Wheel base (mm) 2885
Curb weight (kg) 2536/2504
Clearance (mm) 240
Maximum speed (km / h) 195/180
Acceleration to 100 km / h (c) 8.6 / 12.8
Price in Moscow $ 66 900 / $ 52 900
Text Hassan Ganiev, photo of the author and Land Rover
A source: "Autopilot"
