On ice, with room to play, it even adopts a satisfying rear-led stance. Push a little harder again and subtle divvying up of the power between the front and rear axles becomes more apparent - especially in slippery conditions. Land Rover attributes this to the sophisticated new multi-link rear axle. There's even some throttle adjustment available mid-corner if you're so inclined, though not really enough grunt from the engine to exploit what is clearly a biddable set-up. Throw in a few mid-corner bumps and it reveals further depth to its abilities, shrugging them off and maintaining its line. Tackle a challenging direction change and you'll turn around to try again at greater speed, as it's commendably composed, revealing that Land Rover's engineers have spent a lot of time honing the chassis and suspension. Out on the open road it's more impressive again, with exceptionally good body and wheel control - for a biggish SUV anyway. Around town it can still jiggle a bit over certain surfaces, but it's brilliant at absorbing sleeping policemen. To go along with its wider remit the Discovery Sport has more comfort dialled in as standard, so it's smoother on the motorway and actually remarkably refined everywhere. Land Rover's chassis people took more than a few leaves out of the Evoque's 'ride and handling' book when working on the Discovery Sport, which is no surprise when you realise that the whole front end of the platform is shared between the cars.
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