2004 Land Rover Discovery SE

Land Rovers are the real thing. They were around before sport-utilities were a glimmer in the eyes of the world's marketeers. Land Rover earned its legend in Africa and the Australian Outback, bounding over rocks and hills, fording creeks and rivers, thundering along the savanna, creeping through tall grasslands among prides of lazy lions sulking in the sunlight. The Discovery was born in England in 1989 and introduced to North America five years later. Discovery's interior is as distinctive as its exterior. The driver's seat affords excellent visibility and there's lots of headroom. Automatic climate control provides separate temperature adjustment for driver and passenger, and is easy to reach and to operate. Instruments include a compass, and a handy pointer on the fuel gauge reminds you which side the fuel filler door is on. An outside temperature readout is useful when traveling. Rear-seat passengers sit higher, leading to the stepped roof, and they can view the world through expansive side windows, upper alpine windows and their own sunroof . Discovery really shines in extreme conditions, gullies, steep, slippery slopes, deep, unplowed snow, treacherous terrain. Discovery always goes places where other 4WD vehicles cannot go. It's capable of tackling obstacles most of us would not attempt. It can perform truly amazing feats in the hands of an experienced off-road driver. What is amazing is its off-road capability, its luxurious and very British interior, and its distinctive styling. Many people like the Discovery because it is authentic. While most sport-utility vehicles are nothing more than tall station wagons with a high seating position, the Land Rover Discovery is the real thing., , , ,