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Engineers have a heck of a job on their hands developing any new model, but when it comes to an SUV, they've got to conduct testing both on the road and off. That's why, in preparation to launch the all-new Discovery Sport, the development team at Land Rover has built 181 prototypes that have already covered some 750,000 miles over all manner of terrain. The prototypes have waded through two feet of water, climbed up 40-degree inclines and down 45-degree grades and endured temperatures from -33 up to 107 degrees Fahrenheit.
With over 11,000 tests performed to date, the Discovery Sport is just about ready for its introduction, now confirmed to take place less than a month from now on September 3rd. That's when the new sport-ute will effectively take the place of the aging Freelander/LR2 in the growing Discovery family, complete with three-row seating and what promises to be go-anywhere capability like you'd expect of any Land Rover.
The vehicle is being developed out of a new partnership with Virgin Galactic, the engineers from both outfits exchanging tips and practices from their respective fields. Watch the videos below to learn more about the collaboration and testing process, scope out the details in the press release and view the latest photos of the prototypes undergoing testing (as well as a nifty infographic crunching the numbers from all that testing) in the gallery above.
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