NEW GEAR
GREAT GEAR!
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT HSE LUXURY
Land Rover’s newly minted Discovery Sport is said to be the British manufacturer’s most versatile offering to date. If it
proves as popular as the Range Rover Evoque, Land Rover could soon dominate the entire Compact SUV market.
With four distinct models within the
Discovery Sport range, the HSE
Luxury is the most highly specced
offering, making use of Land Rover’s
unique Terrain Response and Hill
Descent Control capabilities. Added
to this is Electronic Traction and
Dynamic Stability Control to ensure it
can expertly negotiate rugged terrain,
or mount a curb in Sandton.
The exterior of this Compact SUV is certainly handsome, but the interior
is equally pleasant, with a 5-plus-2 seating arrangement, a value added
Meridian audio system and Land Rover’s unique Heads-Up Display.
With a number of diesel and petrol engines to choose from, drivers
who favour power will be highly enticed by the 2.0 litre Si4 Automatic
Petrol engine, with an explosive 176 kW and handy 340 Nm of torque
at their disposal. Although 0-100 km/h time in an SUV may not be a
priority, the Si4 powered Discover Sport takes a relatively quick 8.2
seconds to do it.
With no local pricing confirmed at this stage, the
Discovery Sport range is expected to start at R620
000 for the entry level model, and R750 000 for the
model topping HSE Luxury.
2015 ROLLS-ROYCE WRAITH
Flying the flag high for British luxury, is Rolls-Royce, which debuted the 2015 iteration of its Wraith
coupé, set to hit the road in the early part of 2015. Behind its iconic Pantheon grille, sits a 6.6 litre, twin
turbocharged V12 engine that delivers 465 kW of power and 800 Nm of torque, reaching 100 km/h from
standstill in only 4.6 seconds. The Wraith’s formidable power is matched by a beautifully detailed interior,
with specially handcrafted upholstery and fibre-optic lit headliner designed to resemble the night sky. As
expected, all this luxury and power will come at a price, with the Rolls-Royce Wraith set at $300 000.
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October 2014 | TechSmart