最近国外媒体首次刊登了一张2015款路虎发现运动版内装照片。发现运动版是路虎新款紧凑型七座跨界车，该车将在2015年替代现行版神行者，在路虎家族中的定位在全尺寸发现5之下。从照片看，发现运动版内装更为低调，采用了纽约车展发布的路虎发现Vision概念车的极简主义设计。不过，人们熟悉的路虎内装仍然存在，包括硕大的中央触控屏，高而陡直的仪表板，深深嵌入的极光风格带遮光罩的仪表盘。为了突破老款神行者的设计，空调出风口从显示屏旁边挪到了下面，这也为路虎扩大显示屏尺寸成为可能，同时在显示屏两侧增加了更多菜单快捷键。空调系统其余控制键隐藏在盖布下面，但预计仍将遵循路虎风格，采用圆形的温度和风扇转速旋钮。这辆发现运动版采用了手动变速箱。路虎很可能会发布一款发现运动版的入门级车型，该车将采用手动变速箱和前轮驱动以便能把更多低端消费者从宝马X3和奥迪Q5身边拉过来。而价格更高的版本理所当然的会提供四轮驱动，同时还将有路虎地形反应越野技术以及九速自动变速器。虽然车厢内更精致，但仍可选装七座，同时扔将采用类似发现Vision概念车的新潮内装。不过，发现运动版将比神行者价格更高，后者起价23710英镑。更多细节恐怕要等到10月巴黎车展发布时才能公布。

 

Land Rover Discovery Sport interior spy shots

This picture reveals the interior of the new Land Rover Discovery Sport for the first time. The Discovery Sport is Land Rover’s new compact seven-seater model, which will replace the current Freelander in 2015, slotting beneath the new full-size Land Rover Discovery 5 in the British 4x4 maker’s family.

 

The image reveals that the Discovery Sport will tone down much of the futuristic, minimalist design that featured on the Land Rover Discovery Vision concept car revealed at the 2014 New York Motor Show. However, familiar Land Rover cabin cues remain, like the large central touchscreen display, the tall, upright dashboard, and the hooded instrument dials fitted into deep Evoque-style lenses.

 

In a break with the outgoing Freelander’s design, moving the cabin air vents from beside the screen to underneath it has allowed Land Rover to stretch the display’s size, and add extra buttons either side for menu shortcuts.

 

The rest of the switchgear for the climate control system is hidden under a rudimentary disguise, but is expected to follow the Land Rover norm of large rotary dials controlling temperature and fan speed.

 

This Discovery Sport test mule is fitted with a manual gearbox. It’s likely that Land Rover will seek to offer an entry-level Discovery Sport fitted with a manual and front-wheel drive, aimed at snaring buyers from the lower end of the BMW X3 and Audi Q5 range.

 

Four-wheel drive will of course feature on pricier Discovery Sport models, along with Land Rover’s Terrain Response off-road technology, and the nine-speed automatic gearbox already offered in the Range Rover Evoque.

 

With a smarter cabin, the option of seven-seat capacity, and more rakish looks inspired by the Discovery Vision concept, it’s likely the Discovery Sport will be priced a little higher than the ageing Freelander, which costs from ￡23,710. More details will be revealed closer to the Discovery Sport’s debut at the Paris motor show in October 2014.