Verve and vibrations from Land Rover's latest Discovery Sport

Steering buzz is a slight blemish on Land Rover's sterling Discovery Sport with Ingenium petrol engine

Discovery Sport's ride has plenty of spring action and body movement. The third row folds completely flat to free up more luggage space.
Discovery Sport's ride has plenty of spring action and body movement. The third row folds completely flat to free up more luggage space. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Discovery Sport's ride has plenty of spring action and body movement. The third row folds completely flat to free up more luggage space.
Discovery Sport's ride has plenty of spring action and body movement. The third row folds completely flat to free up more luggage space. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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These days, with all the new-fangled safety systems trying to wrest control of the car from the driver, it is getting a wee bit harder to tell if a vehicle is well-tuned.

Land Rover's latest Discovery Sport, equipped with a Jaguar-Land Rover 2-litre Ingenium engine, may be a case in point.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 14, 2018, with the headline Verve and vibrations from Land Rover's latest Discovery Sport. Subscribe