2014 Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept at the New York Auto Show

2014 Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept Front Angle View

At the 2014 New York Auto Show, Land Rover has fully revealed the Discovery Vision Concept. Land Rover is providing a glimpse of the Discovery future with the Vision Concept which looks a lot different than the current Discovery 4 (LR4). It features considerably shorter overhangs and has a sportier profile making the model look less rugged than its predecessors. Gone is the split tailgate as this was replaced by a single tailgate which if opened will allow a platform to slide out from the load area's base within the rear bumper to create a "social seat."

2014 Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept Rear Angle View

2014 Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept Side View

2014 Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept Side Angle View

Land Rover eliminated the B-pillars and installed suicide doors while inside there's a 2+3+2 seating arrangement with the second and third rows being independent from one another and can also be folded flat and slide fore and aft to expand the versatility of the cabin. As you would expect from a concept, the interior features lots of premium materials and high-tech goodies, including a big touchscreen display which can also be controlled by steering wheel-mounted touchpads.

2014 Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept Dashboard View

2014 Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept Interior View

The Discovery Vision Concept offers a window into the advanced research projects which are underway at Jaguar Land Rover. They illustrate how future Land Rover vehicles could evolve, and the direction of development of technology geared toward the needs of the customers of the future. These include:

    - Next-generation Human-Machine Interface (HMI) technology creates an immersive multimedia experience for all occupants, Smart Glass can display information along the entire greenhouse
    - Various functions, including the doors, indicators, headlamps and seatback screens, can be operated by Gesture Recognition Control
    - Remote Control Drive enables the driver to maneuver the car at extremely low speeds while not actually seated inside via wireless control. Remote Control Drive has various useful applications both on- and off-road, from coupling a trailer, to external spotting during extreme off-roading
    - Visibility is greatly enhanced in all conditions with the powerful daylight illumination of the laser headlamps, which feature intelligent object tracking and beam-dipping to improve driver safety
    - Navigating tight maneuvers is made easier with visual assistance from Laser Referencing, which utilizes visible lasers to project markings, symbols and imagery onto ground surfaces.

2014 Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept Panoramic View

The Discovery Vision Concept comes with a "see-through" hood encompassing cameras installed in the front grille that record footage and sent it to a head-up display allowing the driver to see what's up ahead through the hood and engine bay. It comes with a myriad of other technologies like Laser Terrain Scanning (creates a map of the road ahead using foglamp-mounted lasers), Laser Referencing (projects images on the road like warning triangles by using lasers), along with a next-gen Terrain Response system.

Land Rover will introduce an all-new Discovery later this year as a replacement for the five-seat Freelander and will ride on the Range Rover Evoque platform. A replacement for the seven-seat Freelander is also in the works and will come out probably in 2015.

Source: Land Rover