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DRIVING TECHNOLOGY
EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES
SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
The aluminium alloy used for much of All-New Discovery’s
construction is from a high level of recycled aluminium.
Using significantly less energy than primary aluminium to
produce, it minimises the vehicle’s environmental impact.
STOP/START
All-New Discovery engines are all available with
Stop/Start*. This system shuts down the engine when
you come to a complete halt and restarts the engine
immediately when required, helping to save fuel,
especially during urban driving.
LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS
At every stage of the development process, engineers
maximised weight saving across all the vehicle's elements.
This produces an optimum balance between best
performance and weight saving for greater efficiency.
All-New Discovery adopts an advanced all-aluminium body
structure, delivering significantly reduced weight, improved
performance and enhanced sustainability. Its tailgate is
made from a lightweight plastic composite material which is
also very stiff and strong, whilst high-precision lightweight
magnesium castings are used for some of the body and
chassis components.
LOW FRICTION TECHNOLOGIES
All-New Discovery’s petrol and diesel engine range uses
smart coating technologies on pistons, needle roller
bearings and other mechanical parts. This helps to reduce
friction, especially at low engine temperatures, so the
vehicle performs at its efficient best.
ADVANCED AERODYNAMICS
The modern streamlined design has been carefully
optimised using advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics
software and a state-of-the-art wind tunnel. This has led to
an improvement of up to 15 percent drag reduction when
compared to its predecessor whilst still maintaining stadium
seating and two additional seats in the optional third row.
An enhanced rear spoiler has been designed with slots
to direct airflow over the tailgate to minimise rear screen
soiling and produce a reduction in drag.
Vehicles equipped with electronic air suspension benefit
from speed lowering where the vehicle automatically
lowers by 13mm to reduce drag when cruising at
motorway speeds.
*Features and their availability may differ by vehicle specification and market.
Vehicle shown left is HSE Luxury in Silicon Silver. 37