Land Rover Defender vs Land Rover Discovery
Price, engines, mileage, size and safety, side by side. On-road prices are for Delhi, including registration, road tax and insurance.
Land Rover Defender: ₹1.23–3.02 crore on-road in Delhi. All 15 variants and prices
Land Rover Discovery: ₹1.64 crore on-road in Delhi. All 1 variant and prices
What sets them apart
- Cheaper to buy: Defender, from ₹1.23 crore against ₹1.64 crore on-road in Delhi (₹40.44 lakh less)
- Top variant: Defender: ₹3.02 crore | Discovery: ₹1.64 crore
- More powerful: Defender, up to 635 PS against 350 PS
- Longer: Defender, by 402 mm, with a 100 mm longer wheelbase
- More ground clearance: Defender, up to 323 mm against 207 mm
- Crash-test rating: Both 5 stars
- More airbags: Discovery, up to 8 against 6
- Only the Defender has: A petrol engine, a mild hybrid petrol variant and a mild hybrid diesel variant
- Only the Discovery has: A diesel engine
- Seats: Defender: 5 or 8 seats | Discovery: 7 seats
- Variants on sale: Defender: 15 variants | Discovery: 1 variant
Defender vs Discovery: side by side
| Defender | Discovery | |
|---|---|---|
| On-road, Delhi | ₹1.23–3.02 crore | ₹1.64 crore |
| Ex-showroom | ₹1.07–2.62 crore | ₹1.39 crore |
| Variants | 15 | 1 |
| Body | SUV | SUV |
| Seats | 5 or 8 | 7 |
| Fuel | Petrol, Mild hybrid petrol, Mild hybrid diesel | Diesel |
| Engines | 2.0-litre turbo petrol; 5.0-litre turbo petrol; 4.4-litre turbo mild hybrid petrol; 3.0-litre turbo mild hybrid diesel | 3.0-litre turbo diesel |
| Gearbox | Automatic (AT) | Automatic (AT) |
| Power | 300–635 PS | 350 PS |
| Torque | 550–750 Nm | 700 Nm |
| Claimed mileage | Petrol 6.8–8.3 km/l; Mild hybrid petrol 7.3 km/l; Mild hybrid diesel 10.8 km/l | Diesel 12 km/l |
| Length | 4,583–5,358 mm | 4,956 mm |
| Width | 2,008–2,105 mm | 2,073 mm |
| Height | 1,967–1,995 mm | 1,888 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,587–3,023 mm | 2,923 mm |
| Ground clearance | 293–323 mm | 207 mm |
| Boot | 297–786 litres | — |
| Fuel tank | 89–90 litres | 85 litres |
| Kerb weight | 2,225–2,670 kg | 2,367 kg |
| Crash-test rating | 5 stars | 5 stars |
| Airbags | 6 | 8 |
| Warranty | 3 years / 1,00,000 km | 3 years / 1,00,000 km |
Which one is right for you?
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Claimed mileage and range are the figures from official tests (ARAI or MIDC), which run higher than everyday driving. Boot space and kerb weight are published figures, left blank where none is published.