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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. 06 October 2014 | TechSmart