Land Rover Discovery Sport

Land Rover Discovery Sport: Which Version Should You Buy?

Choosing a Land Rover Discovery Sport is mainly a question of priorities. The original generation, produced from October 2014 to May 2019, offers Diesel and Gasoline engines, Manual or Automatic transmissions, and FWD or AWD. The first restyling ran from May 2019 to January 2024 and broadened the choice with a Plug-in version.

Choosing a Land Rover Discovery Sport is mainly a question of priorities. The original generation, produced from October 2014 to May 2019, offers Diesel and Gasoline engines, Manual or Automatic transmissions, and FWD or AWD. The first restyling ran from May 2019 to January 2024 and broadened the choice with a Plug-in version. The second restyling, available from June 2023, concentrates on five Automatic AWD versions. Every model in the data is an SUV 5-doors, with 212 mm of ground clearance and a 65-litre tank.

Discovery Sport generations and version choice

The original first generation has 14 listed modifications, although specifications are shown for 12. Its engine range includes 1999 cc and 2179 cc Diesel units plus a 1999 cc Gasoline engine. The available combinations span 6-speed Manual and 9-speed Automatic gearboxes, with FWD or AWD depending on the version. Power among the shown cars ranges from 150 hp to 240 hp.

The first-generation restyling has 12 modifications. It uses 1997 cc or 1999 cc Diesel engines, 1997 cc Gasoline engines, and a 1497 cc Plug-in powertrain. Output ranges from 150 hp to 309 hp. This period retains 6-speed Manual and 9-speed Automatic choices, offers FWD and AWD, and adds the 8-speed Automatic AWD 1.5 P300e.

The second restyling has five modifications: 2.0 AT D163, 2.0 P200, 2.0 P249, 1.5 P300e, and 2.0 AT D200. All five are AWD and Automatic. Four use a 9-speed gearbox; the 1.5 P300e uses an 8-speed gearbox. Outputs range from 163 hp to 309 hp.

Discovery Sport engines and specs

Repeated names in the original generation are distinguished below by power, fuel, or drive so that each specification remains unambiguous.

The strongest power-to-displacement result belongs to 1.5 P300e at about 206 hp per litre. Among the 1997 cc Gasoline choices, 2.0 P249 and 2.0 P250 produce about 125 hp per litre, while 2.0 P200 produces about 100 hp per litre. The second-restyling 2.0 AT D200 reaches about 102 hp per litre, compared with about 100 hp per litre for the 199 hp first-restyling Diesel versions.

Discovery Sport performance and mpg

For the quickest acceleration, choose 1.5 P300e: both restyling periods quote 6.6 seconds to 100 km/h. The second-restyling 2.0 P249 follows at 7.2 seconds, while the original 240 hp Diesel 2.0 AT takes 7.5 seconds. The highest listed top speed is 225 km/h for 2.0 P249, just 1 km/h above the first-restyling 2.0 P250.

For the lowest listed combined consumption, the first-restyling 1.5 P300e records 1.4 l/100 km; the second-restyling version records 2.0 l/100 km. Among non-Plug-in versions, the original 150 hp FWD 2.0 MT has the lowest listed combined figure at 4.7 l/100 km. City and highway consumption for most restyled versions was not measured in the supplied data.

Discovery Sport weight, ground clearance and wheel sizes

Every listed version has 212 mm of ground clearance and a 65-litre tank. Kerb weight varies substantially. The lightest shown car is the original 150 hp FWD 2.0 MT at 1732 kg, or about 11.5 kg per hp. The original 240 hp Gasoline 2.0 AT weighs 1744 kg, giving about 7.3 kg per hp. The best listed weight-to-power result is 1.5 P300e: 2176 kg and 309 hp equal about 7.0 kg per hp.

Gross weight for the original-generation versions is usually not measured; the exception is the 240 hp Diesel 2.0 AT at 2550 kg. In the first restyling, kerb weight ranges from 1769 kg for 2.0 MT D150 to 2237 kg for 2.0 AT D180, while gross weight ranges from 2440 kg to 2750 kg. In the second restyling, the four 1997 cc versions each weigh 1948 kg with a gross weight of 2590 kg; 1.5 P300e weighs 2176 kg with a gross weight of 2700 kg.

Listed wheel sizes across the restyled cars include 225/65 R17, 235/65 R17, 235/60 R17, 235/60 R18, 235/55 R19, 235/50 R20, and 245/45 R21. Wheel sizes for every original-generation version are not measured. They are also not measured for first-restyling 2.0 P200, 2.0 P250, 2.0 AT D180, and 1.5 P300e.

Which Land Rover Discovery Sport version should you buy?

Choose the original 150 hp FWD 2.0 MT if the priority is the lowest non-Plug-in combined consumption in the data and low kerb weight. Its 4.7 l/100 km result beats the equivalent 150 hp AWD 2.0 MT by 0.2 l/100 km, and its 1732 kg kerb weight is 43 kg lower. The AWD car gives up that advantage and takes 1.1 seconds longer to reach 100 km/h.

Choose the first-restyling 2.0 AT D240 for a strong Diesel balance. Its 240 hp and 500 Nm deliver 100 km/h in 7.7 seconds and a 220 km/h top speed, while combined consumption is 6.2 l/100 km. Compared with 2.0 AT D150, it adds 90 hp and 120 Nm, cuts the acceleration time by 3.7 seconds, and raises top speed by 30 km/h.

Choose 2.0 P250 or 2.0 P249 if Gasoline power matters more than the lowest consumption. First-restyling 2.0 P250 makes 249 hp, reaches 100 km/h in 7.8 seconds, and records 8.0 l/100 km combined. Second-restyling 2.0 P249 has the same listed combined consumption but is 0.6 seconds quicker and 1 km/h faster.

Choose 1.5 P300e when outright acceleration, torque, and power-to-displacement are decisive. It provides 309 hp and 540 Nm, the highest figures in the catalogue data, and reaches 100 km/h in 6.6 seconds. Its greater 2176 kg kerb weight is the trade-off: it weighs 228 kg more than the 1948 kg second-restyling 2.0 P249, although it supplies 60 hp and 175 Nm more.

For a later Diesel AWD choice, compare 2.0 AT D163 with 2.0 AT D200. The 2.0 AT D200 adds 41 hp and 50 Nm, but its listed acceleration is 1.0 second quicker rather than dramatically different, while combined consumption rises from 7.2 to 7.9 l/100 km. That makes 2.0 AT D163 the economy-oriented option within this pair and 2.0 AT D200 the performance-oriented one.

No conclusion about price, offers for sale, engine problems, reliability, oil capacity, coolant, replacement cost, or specification levels can be drawn from the supplied data because those values were not measured.