This vehicle has a 5 door off-road vehicle body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to all four wheels.
The power is produced by a naturally aspirated engine of 3.9 litre capacity. This unit features overhead valve valve gear, 8 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It produces 182 bhp (185 PS/136 kW) of power at 4750 rpm, and maximum torque of 315 N·m (232 lb·ft/32.1 kgm) at 3100 rpm.
A 2X4 speed automatic transmission transfers the power to the driven wheels.
Having a claimed weight at the kerb of 2018 kg, the Rover Land Rover Discovery can dispense with the 0-60 mph sprint in 11.5 seconds and the quarter mile from rest in 18.4 seconds.
It is claimed to manage a top speed of 169 km/h, or 105 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater off-road vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2540 mm | 100 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1494 mm | 58.8 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1486 mm | 58.5 inches | |
| Length | 4539 mm | 178.7 inches | |
| Width | 1793 mm | 70.6 inches | |
| Height | 1966 mm | 77.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 206 mm | 8.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.79 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2018 kg | 4449 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 49% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 88.6 litres | 19.5 [23.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 3.9 litre 3947 cc (240.861 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 71.1 mm
3.7 × 2.8 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.32 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAENet) |
185 PS (182 bhp) (136 kW) at 4750 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAENet) |
315 Nm (232 ft·lb) (32.1 kgm) at 3100 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAENet) |
34.4 kW/litre 46.8 ps/litre 46.1 bhp/litre 0.76 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAENet) |
79.81 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 9.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | Lu-Bo fuel inj. | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1002.9 kPa (145.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 493.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | 8.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 11.5 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 18.4 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 169 km/h (105 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 91.44 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 PS/kg 67.25 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 kW/kg 90.19 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.09 bhp/kg 0.04 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 14.87 kg/kW 24.84 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | four wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 3.300 | ||
| Turning circle | 12.00 m | ||
| Front suspension | LA.RA.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.TLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | 3013 cm2 | ||
| Gearbox | 2X4 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.73 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.90 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 24365 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 43.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1991 Rover Land Rover Discovery added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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