Land Rover Discovery

The passenger compartment of the Discovery remained stable in the frontal offset test.  Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs for both the driver and passenger.  Land Rover showed that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sat in different positions.  There was insufficient pressure in the driver's airbag to prevent the head from 'bottoming out' against the steering wheel, and the car was penalised for this.  In the full-width rigid barrier test, protection of the driver was good apart from the chest, protection of which was adequate.  Readings of chest compression in the rear passenger dummy indicated marginal protection for this body area, with good protection of all others.  Dummy readings indicated good protection of all critical body regions in both the side barrier test and the more severe side pole impact.  However, in the barrier test, the driver's door became unlatched and the car was penalised.  Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash injury in the event of a rear-end collision.  However, a geometric assessment of the rear seats indicated poor whiplash protection.  The Discovery has, as standard, an autonomous emergency braking system.  In tests of its low-speed functionality, the system performed well with impacts avoided up to 35km/h and the impact speed reduced up to 50km/h.