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Landrover LR3 Discovery
The Discovery was initially
available in a three door version, the five
door only becoming available the following
year. The Discovery Commercial (a three door
van) was never an official model, and was
only available through Land Rover Special
Vehicles. Pre-1994, the Discovery was available
with either the 2.5 litre 200 TDi engine or
the 3.5L Rover V8. Early V8s used a twin carburettor
system, moving over to Lucas fuel injection
in 1990. In the UK, V8 models are comparatively
rare, the majority of Discovery owners preferring
the more economical diesel engines. Consequently,
resale prices of V8-engined vehicles are lower
than the more popular diesel counterparts.
In the North American market, things were
reversed and the vast majority of vehicles
sold were fitted with the V8.
In 2006 Land Rover will
use the Discovery 3 in its G4 Challenge, alongside
the Range Rover Sport. The vehicles used are
all in standard mechanical form, and are fitted
with equipment from the standard Land Rover
brochures. The
LR3 was nominated for the North American Truck
of the Year award and won Motor Trend magazine's
Sport/Utility of the Year for 2005. The first
all-new model placement since the Freelander,
the Range Rover Sport is based on the Discovery
3 platform, rather than on the larger Range
Rover.
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