The second row also does well when it comes to kids - two car seats fit with ease thanks to exposed lower Latch anchors and accessible top tether anchors. Some competitors, such as the Acura MDX and Volvo XC90, offer captain’s chairs for the second row. Headroom and legroom are great for a couple of adults, but a bench seat is the only configuration. Land Rover says it added more padding to the second-row seats for 2021, and they’re properly comfy. Other new highlights for the cabin are a 12.3-inch digital gauge display and a full-color head-up display ahead of the driver, both of which are helpful additions. I found it fairly accurate and less annoying than some of the regular controls. I had better luck using Land Rover’s voice recognition system, which can control some of the car’s media, navigation, phone and climate functions. Many functions can also be done via the touchscreen, but navigating to the climate menu takes too many steps. Pressing the buttons next to the dials takes more force than in any vehicle I’ve ever been in you have to really lean into the buttons to make something happen. For example, you push the dial to turn up the heated seats, pull the dial to adjust the fan speed and spin the dial to turn up the temperature. You can push, pull or spin the main dials depending on what you need to do. The climate controls below the screen are also needlessly complicated. Lastly, the volume knob is in an awkward spot ahead of the shifter, and there’s no tuning knob. My problem with it, though, is its response time: The system is slow to engage or switch tasks, and connecting to Android Auto took many seconds longer than I’ve experienced in other vehicles. It has large icons, crisp graphics and an easy menu structure. There are some new features in the cabin this year, and I’m mixed on a couple of them.įirst, a large, 11.4-inch multimedia system sits in a great place on the dash for easy visibility and usability. The cabin has very little bling, but rather than boring, it presents as understated. Highlights include my test car’s rich leather seating, with surfaces in a Light Oyster and Ebony color palette. The cabin’s streamlined, no-nonsense design and premium materials combine for a lovely look and feel. Related: 2020 Land Rover Defender Review: Tough Luxeįor 2021, the Discovery got a slight update to its exterior, along with a new multimedia system and a revised engine lineup. I tested the R Dynamic S - one of three available trim levels - equipped with the stronger of the SUV’s two engines, labeled the P360. The Discovery competes against the likes of the Audi Q7, Acura MDX and Volvo XC90. Versus the competition: A multimedia update for 2021 keeps the Discovery modern and competitive, but others in the class have human-sized third rows and more cargo space. The verdict: The 2021 Land Rover Discovery three-row SUV sits between the super-luxurious Range Rover and the rugged Defender in the automaker’s lineup and offers a little bit of both worlds, with a premium interior and loads of off-road capabilities - but forget the third row it’s teeny and steals nearly all the cargo space.
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