In addition to the two swoopy Japanese grocery-getters, this ultra-blocky British invader could be spotted on the same parking lot. Perhaps parking right next to the construction zone was deliberate, as the Land Rover Discovery could most likely make easy progress through the rocks, sand and gravel. It even has a snorkel just in case the puddles there would be too deep.
The bumpers have also been replaced by really tough jobs, as this car is obviously meant for actual adventuring. It’s great.


This post-1998 update Disco has the Rover-derived 2.5-litre Td5 straight-five turbodiesel, instead of the petrol V8 engine alternatives. It fits the fuel price climate here better.

The exhaust reroute also caught my eye.

The dents and grittiness of the Discovery tell a casual observer just how much of a tool the vehicle is, and that was the way it was built, not to be all fine and dandy. This one has just been made a little more robust.
[Images: Copyright 2015 Hooniverse/Antti Kautonen]