Marked out as being the only vehicle displayed on the Land Rover stand throughout the first media preview day of the Paris Motor Show to show its significance, the new premium compact SUV features a versatile 5+2 seating layout.

Discovery Sport was revealed digitally at Virgin Galactic’s Spaceport America facility in New Mexico, USA, on 3rd September – where Land Rover announced details of its Galactic Discovery competition to send four friends into space. The competition has attracted global media interest and is open for entry until November 21st via www.landrover.com/gotospace.

‘Designed and engineered to be the world’s most capable and versatile premium compact SUV, this is a vehicle that will appeal not only to existing Land Rover customers but to a whole new group of people who may never have considered Land Rover before,’ said Gerry McGovern, Land Rover design director and chief creative officer. “It is quite simply the most accomplished vehicle in its segment.’

Discovery Sport will be produced at Land Rover’s manufacturing facility at Halewood in Liverpool and go on sale in 2015, alongside the existing seven-seat Land Rover Discovery, in more than 170 markets worldwide.

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