READ MORE:* Land Rover Discovery Sport v BMW X1* Land Rover parties like it's 1948 as the last Defender rolls off the lineSupplied Land Rover Discovery Sport towing train carriagesThe stunt was designed by Land Rover engineers to show off the strength and capability of the Discovery Sport, echoing a similar feat performed in 1989 for the launch of its ancestor, Discovery I. Land Rover Discovery performs a supreme towing testLAND ROVER Land Rover stopped people in their tracks as the Discovery Sport SUV towed three train carriages weighing 108 tonnes along a railway track in a demonstration of towing capability. Supplied Land Rover Discovery Sport towing train carriagesThe publicity stunt coincided with the vehicle named winner of the 1700-1899kg class at the Tow Car Awards in the UK, with the Land Rover Discovery named Tow Car of the Decade. Land Rover has just spectacularly demonstrated the towing ability of its Discovery Sport SUV - the vehicle has towed 60 times its own weight. SUPPLIED The Discovery Sport towing carriages across the Rhine.

Source: Stuff June 22, 2016 19:04 UTC