Comparison: height Land Rover Discovery vs. competitors 2025

Car height of the Land Rover Discovery is typically defined as the distance from the ground to the highest point on the car, including any protuberances such as roof rails.The height of the car impacts comfort, spaciousness, fuel consumption and noise in the cabin A 4x4 or SUV, can range in height from around 1.7 meters for a small SUV to over 2 meters for a larger model.With it's length of 4956 mm and width of 2073 mm, the Land Rover Discovery has a height of 1846 mm. The highest car you can find in the same category is Mercedes-Benz V-Klasse 220 d (W447 ), which is 129 mm more than the Discovery D250 - 1975 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the Land Rover and the Mercedes-Benz is 184 mm in favor of the Mercedes-Benz . On the contrary, the lowest in the " geländewagen" category is Mercedes-Benz CLS Coupé 320 CDI DPF , which is 1430 mm - that makes it 416 mm shorter than the Land Rover in question.Length-wise, the Land Rover outperforms the rival by 36 mm.

Table of contents:

Overview of generations
Comparison to similar cars
Comparison to other Land Rover models

Land Rover Discovery - How has the height changed over the generations?

Land Rover Discovery generations

Land Rover Discovery generations
Generation year	Height
Discovery, Model year 1994 (Discovery I)	1958 mm
Discovery, Model year 1998 (II)	1940 mm
Discovery, Model year 2002 (II (1. Facelift))	1940 mm
Discovery, Model year 2004 (III)	1887 mm
Discovery, Model year 2009 (IV)	1887 mm
Discovery, Model year 2014 (IV (1. Facelift))	1887 mm
Discovery, Model year 2017 (V)	1846 mm
Discovery, Model year 2021 (Discovery V (1. Facelift))	1846 mm

Discovery, Model year 1994 (Discovery I) 1958 mm
Discovery, Model year 1998 (II) 1940 mm
Discovery, Model year 2002 ) (II (1. Facelift) 1940 mm
Discovery, Model year 2004 (III) 1887 mm
Discovery, Model year 2009 (IV) 1887 mm
Discovery, Model year 2014 ) (IV (1. Facelift) 1887 mm
Discovery, Model year 2017 (V) 1846 mm
Discovery, Model year 2021 ) (Discovery V (1. Facelift) 1846 mm

The difference in height between first generation (Discovery I) from 1994 and last generation (Discovery V (1. Facelift)) from 2021 is 11.2cm mm.

The height of the current generation of Discovery is 1846 mm.

The height compared to other Land Rover models

Land Rover Discovery vs other current cars by Land Rover

Height: Discovery vs. other models by Land Rover
Variant name	Height
Defender	1974 mm
Range Rover	1870 mm
Discovery	1846 mm
Range Rover Sport	1820 mm
Discovery Sport	1727 mm
Range Rover Velar	1657 mm
Range Rover Evoque	1649 mm

Defender 1974 mm
Range Rover 1870 mm
Discovery 1846 mm
Range Rover Sport 1820 mm
Discovery Sport 1727 mm
Range Rover Velar 1657 mm
Range Rover Evoque 1649 mm

How does the height of the Land Rover Discovery compare to it's nearest competitors?

Land Rover Discovery vs. similar cars

Height: Land Rover Discovery vs. similar cars
Car model	Height
Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo 2024	1975 mm
Ford Bronco 2023	1938 mm
Maxus T60 MAX 2025	1870 mm
Land Rover Discovery 2021	1846 mm
Mercedes-Benz GL-Klasse 2006	1840 mm
Hyundai ix55 2009	1795 mm
Land Rover Range Rover Sport 2005	1784 mm
BMW X5 2000	1712 mm
Audi Q8 2018	1705 mm
Hyundai Grand Santa Fe 2013	1695 mm
Dodge Journey 2008	1691 mm
ALPINA XD3 2013	1670 mm
Mercedes-Benz R-Klasse 2005	1659 mm
Mercedes-Benz GLC 2015	1639 mm
DS Automobiles DS 7 2022	1625 mm
ALPINA XD4 2018	1615 mm
Cadillac XT4 2020	1612 mm
SEAT Ateca 2020	1611 mm
Skoda Karoq 2017	1607 mm
Microcar Dué 2017	1485 mm
Casalini 550 2022	1470 mm
Casalini M20 2022	1470 mm
Aixam Ambition 2023	1470 mm
Aixam Sensation 2017	1470 mm
Aixam Emotion 2020	1470 mm
Ligier JS 60 2020	1466 mm
Ligier JS 50 2019	1466 mm
VW Arteon 2020	1460 mm
Jaguar XF 2008	1460 mm
Mercedes-Benz CLS 2004	1430 mm