Land Rover Discovery vs Ford Explorer

Between after-school pickups and long drives to your next family vacation, it’s important to drive a vehicle that makes your comfort a priority. Fortunately, both the Land Rover Discovery and the Ford Explorer do that with ease.

• 14-way front seats
• Heated front seats
• Ebony grained leather seats
• Sliding front sunroof and fixed rear panoramic roof

On the other hand, you’ll have to upgrade your Ford Explorer to experience luxury on every drive. For instance, the Explorer makes cloth seats standard, but you can upgrade to either leather or ActiveX™ appointments.

Plus, if you want to warm up or cool down with heated front seats or a twin-panel moonroof, you’ll need to choose a higher trim of the Ford. So, if you’re looking to experience this without an upgrade, the Land Rover Discovery is the right choice for you.

On either SUV, you’ll find impressive touchscreen displays; however, the Land Rover makes the larger screen standard. As a part of its Pivi Pro system, the Land Rover features an 11.4-inch Touchscreen that works with the following:

• Navigation
• Apple CarPlay®
• Android Auto™

The Ford also offers smartphone integration; however, its largest screen is the available 10.1-inch LCD capacitive portrait touchscreen. Plus, you’ll need to choose a higher trim to get turn-by-turn navigation.

If a booming sound system is what you’re after, the Land Rover Discovery makes the 12-speaker Meridian™ Sound System standard. Unfortunately, you won’t experience as much of a high-quality listening experience in the Ford with its standard six speakers.

Both models are also available with advanced technologies, like Side Blind Zone Alert to increase your towing confidence. If you’re loading the bed, however, it will be easier to pack the GMC Sierra thanks to its exclusive MultiPro™ Tailgate. It has six functions that make accessing, loading, and cleaning the bed as easy as pie.

You want to keep you and your most precious cargo safe. The Land Rover Discovery and the Ford Explorer are here to accommodate with their standard driver-assistance suites, which include similar features like:

• Blind Spot Assist
• Rear Traffic Monitor
• Emergency Braking
• Lane Keep Assist
• Adaptive Cruise Control

These features will help you traverse city streets, highways, or winding back roads with confidence. However, the Land Rover Discovery offers even more standard safety to help keep you out of harm’s way in multiple scenarios. These features include:

• Driver Condition Monitor - A great aid during your next long-distance road trip.
• Traffic Sign Recognition and Adaptive Speed Limiter – This feature can help when driving through new parts of town.
• Clear Exit Monitor - You'll feel confident disembarking your car in busy city conditions.
• Wade Sensing - Crossing streams or flooded areas just became safer.

Unfortunately, the Ford Explorer does not offer comparable systems that make sure you can confidently get through whatever life throws your way.