Summary
Land Rover will stop making the Discovery Sport in December 2026, ending its 11-year run. This decision is due to new safety regulations from the European Union that the current version of the car can’t meet. Although the Discovery Sport is being discontinued, the Range Rover Evoque and Velar – which share many parts with it – will continue to be produced for now.
Land Rover has announced it will stop making the Discovery Sport in December 2026. First introduced in February 2015 as a replacement for the Freelander, the SUV quickly became very popular, with sales exceeding 122,000 vehicles worldwide in 2016. However, demand has fallen sharply recently – sales in 2025 were less than one-tenth of what they were at their peak.
Jaguar Land Rover has decided to stop making this SUV because of new safety rules from the European Union. These updated regulations require advanced driver assistance and safety features that the older model doesn’t have, and it would be too expensive to upgrade it to meet those standards. Porsche made a similar choice recently, choosing to discontinue its gasoline-powered Macan instead of redesigning it to comply with the new rules.
The Halewood factory is preparing to build a new generation of electric vehicles using a flexible platform. This includes the recently revealed Range Rover GT, an elegant electric car that signals the brand’s move away from gasoline engines. Sources say a tougher, smaller SUV – possibly called the Defender Sport – may eventually combine the features of both the Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque into one model.
Even though the new Range Rover Evoque is built on the same platform as the previous version, it will continue to be sold alongside the Range Rover Velar. Range Rover plans to offer special versions of these more affordable models for specific markets. This lets the company stay competitive in the luxury compact SUV market while focusing most of its investment on developing electric versions of its most popular and profitable vehicles.
2026-07-28 09:56