Over 350 vehicles a day are taken and a large number are never seen again, according to the latest ONS crime report. Government data shows that there were nearly 130,000 recorded vehicle theft crimes in the 12 months to March 2024, and many end up broken for parts or shipped abroad for resale. One region in Wales was in the top five favoured by … [Read more...]
Biggest profits carried off by Land Rover models
Land Rover models are the most profitable used cars to sell this year and give dealers the biggest mark-up in the shortest time. The Land Rover Discovery Sport moved the quickest off sites and produced the most profit in the first six months of 2024 according to Dealer Auction and reported by Car Dealer magazine. The Discovery Sport was in number one … [Read more...]
Sunday drive: Land Rover Discovery Sport TD4
When the Land Rover Discovery Sport premium compact SUV with permanent four wheel drive first went on sale in the UK in January 2015, with five and seven seat options, the only downside to the vehicle was that it still continued to use the long serving 2.2-litre SD4 turbodiesel engine made by Ford. Now the Discovery Sport has received … [Read more...]
Weekend roadtest: Land Rover Discovery Sport HSE Luxury
Surefooted Land Rover looked unsteady when it launched the new Discovery Sport with the “old” turbo-diesel engine, but their newest model has taken a firm grip on the market. I cannot help but feel the company’s product planners got it wrong when the first member of the new Discovery family was brought to market with the old SD4 engine rather than the new … [Read more...]
UK sales lift off for Land Rover Discovery Sport
The all-new Land Rover Discovery Sport, has generated close to 4,000 orders in a few months as it replaces the popular Freelander. They are priced from £32,395 to £42,995 with a choice of SE, SE Tech, HSE and HSE Lux specification levels with manual and automatic transmission options. Richard Gavan, product manager for Land Rover said, “We had planned … [Read more...]
