Land Rover Discovery Sport 2015-2019 prices and specs

The new Land Rover Discovery Sport is the successor to the Freelander

Discovery Sport has a distinctive C-pillar

The hexagonal mesh and clamshell bonnet are considered by Land Rover to be signature features of the Sport

The cheapest Discovery Sport misses out on front LED foglights

The Sport's wraparound headlights are intended as a new interpretation of the Discovery's design

Cheaper models have 18in alloys. HSE Luxury spec gains 19in wheels. Optional Black Pack gets 20in alloys

It costs £675 to have a tow bar mounted under the rear skid plate

Flanking the skid plate are two exhaust tailpipes to complement the Discovery Sport's design symmetry

Entry-level SE trim has rear parking sensors, but HSE trim upwards gets a rearview camera

Discovery Sport's driving position is appropriately superior

Cabin up front is comfortable, spacious and well laid out

The 60/40 split middle bench slides for leg room adjustment and to allow access to the third row. Three people can be accommodated here easily enough

Discovery Sport features JLR's latest infotainment system with 8.0in screen

Unlike in Range Rovers, the Terrain Response controls in the Sport are tidied away to the dashboard

The Freelander retired with a gated gearstick. The Sport ushers in JLR's twisty knob, which rises from the console on ignition

Land Rover deserves credit for finding enough room for two usable jump seats

Discovery Sport can be threaded along with the kind of linear delicacy rarely accorded to hatches, let alone SUVs

The suspension is quick to settle and its engaging steering makes the Sport an agreeable companion on flowing roads

Land Rover's Discovery Sport rides well and can be driven briskly on an open road