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Land Rover adds flagship mild-hybrid diesel party pack as part of the 2025 Discovery line-up.
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The 2025 Land Rover Discovery line-up will be headlined by a flagship 35th Anniversary Edition when it arrives in Australian showrooms in December 2024.
Priced from $133,176 before on-road costs – making it the most expensive model in the Discovery line-up – the 35th Anniversary Edition seven-seat SUV is based upon the existing Dynamic SE version.
The special edition commemorates the launch of the first Land Rover Discovery at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany on 16 September 1989.
It will be offered exclusively with the Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) technology combined with diesel power, alongside a ‘P360’ mild-hybrid petrol powertrain already available in the Discovery.
The ‘D350’ 3.0-litre twin-turbo diesel six-cylinder brings 257kW/700Nm – increases of 37kW and 50Nm over the previous ‘D300’ diesel engine – along with the 48V mild hybrid set-up.
The mild-hybrid tech harvests energy under braking for redeployment under acceleration, giving the 2025 Discovery a claimed 0-100km/h in 6.3 seconds – a 0.5 second improvement.
It comes at a cost, with official fuel efficiency figures increasing from 7.5L/100km to 7.8L/100km on the combined cycle.
Already used in other Land Rovers including the current Range Rover and Range Rover Sport, the D350 will also see service in the Land Rover Defender – the brand’s best seller in Australia – for the 2025 model year.
It’s offered on all diesel 2025 Discovery models including the entry-level S, Dynamic SE and Dynamic HSE which sit below the 35th Anniversary Edition.
The Discovery 35th Anniversary Edition wears unique ‘XXXV’ badging – 35 in Roman numerals – and is offered in only three colours: Varesine Blue, Fuji White and Charente Grey.
It features the same gloss black 21-inch alloy wheels, painted black roof and darkened tail lights as the Dynamic SE.
The exterior adds black roof rails and privacy glass, while a tow-bar – an $1800 option on other trim levels – is also standard, including the tow-bar tongue and Advanced Tow-Assist driver tech.
The interior sees Ebony grained leather upholstery for the 18-way heated electric front seats with ‘Captains’ arm-rests, while there’s heated electrically folding second-row seats.
There’s also an electrically adjustable steering column, four-zone climate control and a cooler compartment, as well as a head-up display and wireless smartphone connectivity.
Options include the Advanced Off-Road Pack ($4915), consisting of a twin-speed transfer box with high and low range; All Terrain Progress Control (ATPC), Terrain Response 2, Configurable Terrain Response and an Active Locking Differential.
The Discovery is currently the slowest-selling model in Land Rover’s Australian line-up, with the car maker admitting the latest-generation Defender – launched globally in 2019 – has eaten into the Discovery’s sales.
Land Rover has said it will ‘redefine’ the next-generation Discovery, expected to be revealed in 2025, in order to differentiate it from the popular Defender and appeal to a different customer.
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