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This sporting life

Land Rover's Discovery started as a much-needed ‘bridge’ model between the prosaic pre-Defender ‘landies’ and the ‘off road car’ we now know and love as the old-time classic Range Rover.

The original was a blend of both design and engineering briefs. Still a vehicle capable of running hard in the mud bogs and forest tracks, yet also bringing some ride refinement to the world of 4WDing.

Importantly, it used coil springs and Range Rover style suspension and drew on the drivetrain

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