COMPARED! Land Rover Discovery Sport v Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
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If you want something a little more adept off-road than your typical road-biased SUV, one of these two might fit the bill. Maybe you want to do some off-road adventuring, but you don’t want to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
And maybe you’re more realistic about what you’re actually going to do, rather than what you’re aspiring to do. Serious 4WDers will look elsewhere, and for good reason. However, these two vehicles do fill a niche very nicely.
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I have a Discovery sport since new for almost 5 years now and zero problems so far after 97k km of use. I know most people who own this car will never go offroad but its a waste of potential really, the car is very capable and the video shows it. I live in the UAE in the middle east, and take it to light offroad in sand for camping with family a few times per year in the desert. For my experience and daily use as its my only vehicle, the car performs very well on and off road if you respect its limitations offroad. I am now looking into changing the wheels to 17" rims with all terrain tyres to take it more offroad in our winters here in the desert. Some trails can be very rocky but its mostly sand. Will switch back to regular stock 19" with on road Michelins on OEM sizes for when it gets hotter and we dont go offroad anymore. Very happy with the Discovery so far!
@North jersey Kev Yes more noise and ride quality slightly decreased with ATs on the road. When I switched back to regular on road Michelins it was considerably better! I sold the car 7 months ago to a friend and he does the same tire rotation for the seasons in the UAE. Like changing snow tires in the winter for cold places. It it worth it having 2 sets!
I have insomnia and have tried prescriptions, melatonin, teas, and pretty much everything. I finally found something that puts me to sleep so thank you for doing reviews guys. That monotone narrating just does it perfectly
LOL - most of these dog crawl, off road videos are good for insomnia. Better to watch them sped up.
i usually watch car detailing videos to sleep
Had my discovery for twelve months - hasn’t missed a beat
bob johnson had my Cherokee for 6 years - happy.
Same here, the only issues I’ve had is the headlight washer covers. That’s it 80k miles
2016 jeep Cherokee th got me to sell my 12 wrangler on 35's because it was just more fun off-road and a massively nicer drive on road. Nothing they did in this video even touch what the jeep is capable of
A trailhawk is it?
I’ve owned 3 Range Rovers I’m my life. I’m currently driving the Velar. I’ve had one problem, a dead battery, 2010 Sport . I have given my cars pure hell and they have never let me down. Yes I would agree that in the past some models have had some issues. In my opinion those days are gone but unfortunately not forgotten. I’ve had many cars , trucks, and off-road vehicles. The current car I’m driving while only having put 16,000 miles on is absolutely the most amazing vehicle I’ve ever owned.
Robert Smith but would you really take a Velar off road?
wozza77able Absolutely !!!! Already have !!!!!
Robert Smith no shit ! And it went alright? I thought they were just jazzed up commodores.
wozza77able it has gone more than alright . It’s an absolute monster . I photograph all over the country . Sand, huge sand dunes , up a down creeks , snow . I’ve also pulled many other 4x4 vehicles out of trouble . Yes sir in the past there have been some issues with RR but those days are gone . And simple common sense would tell you that the more you ask of a vehicle the more chance you will have of encountering problems . I’ve had 3 , as I’ve said I given em hell. And when I come back out of the woods I drop down the suspension , shift into dynamic mode and enjoy the other side of this amazing vehicle.
Robert Smith 🤙
This video had a crazy purple mattress commercial glad a selected this video
Great review on these 2 Vehicles . Most Buyers may not go this far with them but it is great to know what they can do . Thank you .
Nice work guys. Ignore the haters who say this is boring. It was (mostly) good line-choosing, careful driving (as slow as possible, as fast as necessary) and it showed what the vehicles could do without you guys trying to be heroes. If people want something more exciting, they should watch RUclips videos of yahoos flipping their jeeps down crevasses in Moab. This was one of the more useful videos out there about the Discovery Sport off-road.
Excellent video. Particularly very observant of the discovery of what it can do.
I started watching this at work and thought It’d be a handy video to watch when I’m having trouble sleeping. So I tried it tonight and woke up to The 9 Worst Farts In History so I think it worked.
Lmao
It’s great to see as their sporty editions, they both offer a level of 4x4 enough to do a spot of exploring, great video.
14:49 are those scratches along the paint of something else?? 😬
The Trailhawk has something similar to automatic hill climb system as well - ie. steady crawl setting - which is hill climb by any other name. Mentioning this because the vid makes it seem like only the Landrover has automatic systems that can be used for Descent AND Climbing.
The Trailhawk also has bash plates underneath as standard, so being precious about bellying out really isn't necessary. The lack of steel sills (rocksliders) as standard is shitty tho.
Ive owned several range rovèrs capable and reliable in the work and play world no complaints at all .
Same here mate, the land rovers built after 2010 as such are fantastic cars
Same two in the family one 10 years and I another 5. No issues
Have a Disco Sport and have done a few Land Rover off road experiences with it. Such a shame he couldn't drive it properly. It has hill decent control as well. Just push the All Terrain Progress Control button twice. Pick your line carefully so instead of driving around the log on an easier route he drives over in and bottoms it, then moves logs to help the Jeep. They need to go on the relevant manufacturers courses first before producing this rubbish.
Does the Cherokee Trailhawk not come with all terrain tires in Australia?
Might have to save this video as my go to before bed. Better than counting sheep!
The first Freelander actually developed Hill Descent Control, so when they were on the trails with the other Discoverys and Defenders they didn’t slide into them
Great video. I do have a question though. Our Cherokee trailhawks in the States come with much a more off road Good year Wrangler tire as standard. How come they have a more street(ish) tire across the water?
That’s was my thought. I have that same exact car down to the color and options. The tires though 🤷🏼♂️
In Australia you need to buy the off-road tires, it's a rip off tbh. I bought the Cherokee Trailhawk on Donald Trump Made America Great Again pitch, in the end the Jeep Dealership slugged me with a car that I need to spend more money on. Though the car runs smoothly
@AF B that's sad. Ours come with either Firestone or Wrangler Trailmarks which are decent off roading tires. That's sad you have to pay to swap them. They're good little off roaders and I've mucked around with mine and my Renegade Trailhawk quite a bit.
@@JasonRobert Yea so I have shelved my off roading plans atm and will drive till my tires run out. I've driven it like a baby it's only 12000km and I fill 98 high octane. USA has better competition and lemon laws so dealers are under the pump a bit. I saw the Firestone tyres and they look sleek.
I originally wanted to buy Jeep Wrangler but the dealer read me and said better to get a Renegade which I felt was stuffy so it was Jeep Cherokee with the budget and not the Grand.
I just traded in a Jeep Cherokee Limited and a 2014 Jeep Cherokee Trail-hawk for two 2019 Jeep Trail-hawk Elites. Both came with Firestone Destination tires. The rims are 17 inch which can accommodate 33 inch oversize tires. This vehicle works well on US roads since the Gold the roads where paved with was stolen and all that is left are potholes and bumps.
I think what the Cherokee Trailhawks can do would surprise you. I follow modified Wranglers down modest trails regularly (and i got the vids to prove it)...and open eyes every time!
Comparing the two here, the Trailhawk has much better approach/departure angles, as well as it seems a much better traction system as the Landrover had some significant wheelspin that just wouldn't go away in a couple places. (eventually got pushed over by the rears) Tow points are also much better on the Trailhawk, i wouldn't trust those screw in ones to get yanked out of a deep mud bog. (i've seen the Trailhawk hooks hold fine even while TWO 30k lb ropes broke in the recovery effort)
I am probly a bit biased as i LOVE my TH and what it can do. Will it out-wheel everything ever...by no means but it gets me done the average trail just fine!
What a cracking 45 mins!
So here in Canada and in the USA the Cherokee Trailhawk comes standard with Firestone destination A/Ts which aren’t the best but what is that weak shit you have on that one? Wow
Hill decent: a low gear in low range, traction control: something between the ears and a switchable locker, ground clearance: does mater
I watched that LR2 video over and over. It's a very excitingly demonstrative video. Thumbs up to him
The jeep trailhawk comes with all terrain tires from the factory. Looked like fun. Thanks
Yeah, I was a bit confused by that and it's a bit misleading. My Trailhawk came with Firestone Destination A/T tires on it, which are fantastic for capability, ride comfort, durability and appearance standpoints. My first set lasted 75k miles and they still weren't down to the wear bars yet when I replaced them with a new set of the same. Not sure why they are using these all season tires on the Trailhawk for an off-road capability comparison. Seems to handicap the Trailhawk right from the start.
@@silentstormstudios I replaced mine with the faulken wildpeak AT. Wow what a difference off road.
This is an Australian video - Aussie TH comes with SUV tyres - not AT ones like US.
tailfirst Ah, well that’s unfortunate. Is that a requirement in Oz, or a Jeep decision?
@@silentstormstudios I'm afraid I have no idea - but it's bloody stupid. It MAY have something to do with KL in Australia being classified as a road car - or at least not specifically offroad - so technically making AT tyres incorrect specification - we have all sorts of retarded regulations like that here.
Another thing that makes me absolutely nuts is the lighting system we get in Aus models - ie. we do get HID headlights which are fantastic (ours is 2014 - they're LED in later models of course) - BUT - we don't get normal "Park" light selection - instead we have some retarded European setup (hello Jeep - we're AUSTRALIAN - not European!!) - where "Park" just lights up one side or the other according to indicator position - evidently to be able to leave the vehicle roadside with lights illuminated on the side closest to the road. It doesn't illuminate / dim the instrument panel appropriately for low light.
That's NOT the Park Light system we're used to here tho - we're used to having the same system you guys in the USA have where "Park" light selection is used for driving in reduced light conditions - ie. instrument and panel lighting set to appropriate levels for reduced light levels, rear (red) park lights are on and fwd park lights (less bright than headlights) are activated.
On a cloudy day or at dusk in our KL TH we have to have our full headlights on to stop everything being overbright on the panel - and if we want to pull over and still be able to have low light appropriate panel illumination, again we have to have headlights on! I don't know if it's something programmed or whether it's the Light Switch that controls it all, so I'm looking at actually buying a USA model Trailhawk Light Switch assembly to try it (even if it ends up being upside down in my panel - ie. because of RH drive).
The Cherokee isn't a "soft-roader". It's got a two speed transfer case, skid plates up the wazoo, and, to sum it up, it's "Trail Rated", which means it comes from the factory designed and equipped for heavy duty off roading.
I wouldn't say "heavy duty"...but the "trail rated" badge means they took it down the Rubicon Trail...stock. But i do love what these things can do...and the minds that they blow whilst out in the woods!
Not sure if this is what the TH comes with in other countries but, I’ve never seen one without Firestone destination AT or other AT tires. But either way easily one is better on road and the other is better off-road as the TH is actually made for that
Discovery
People always complaining about land rovers reliability. Have you ever owned one or currently own one? All cars are unreliable as my mechanic would say. So I went and grab a RRS sport. Still one of the best sub 200k vehicle ive owned
Da faque is going on with the hood line on the discovery. Woof
Whats with the tires on that Trailhawk? They come standard with the A/T tires
Aussie Trailhawk comes with bloody crap Yokohama SUV tyres!! - ie. Yokohama are a good brand and the SUV tyres are good SUV tyres but useless for a vehicle like the Trailhawk.
little damage coming at 9:40
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BMW X3 modelo 2018
Mercedes GLC modelo 2018
Audi Q5 modelo 2018
BMW X4 modelo 2017
Land Rover Discovery Sport modelo 2017
Jeep grand cherokee modelo 2019
Cual escogería usted y porque ?
May I know the location of this in NSW?
Is land rover expensive to maintain ?
Which shopper is tossing up between a Disco sport and Cherokee? Surely a Grand Cherokee would have been a more appropriate comparison.
Possibly a particularly stupid shopper, who is somewhat of a masochist who doesn’t mind alternative forms of transportation I would guess.
@@rsoul7282 leaving the unfortunate aspects of reliability and customer support aside, there not many (any?) alternatives that quite fit the same middle ground niche as the Disco Sport / Grand Cherokee for features, luxury, on road and off road ability - all others are either too hard core or too soft to strike that balance. It's a shame really.
@@dacbom I'll be honest. I have a Discovery Sport and the vehicle is far more capable than what these guys are putting it through. I'd definitely say that its certainly more on par with the Grand Cherokee in terms of overall capability.
@@eBestWayToLoseWeight my point exactly, yet no one ever compares those two side by side.
I think in the uk the discoveries are cheaper so its a more fair comparison to the regular cherokee, but in the U.S.(WHERE LETS FACE IT, It MAtters MORE) THEN yes, because of the mark up in import Grand cherrokee would be better.
these two turtles put me to sleep!
Why not compare a Land Rover Discovery SE to a Jeep Wrangler?
Neither.
Great video guys. I love the comparison!
What the hell happened to the awesome Firestone tires that come with the Trailhawk....
Not sure why the destination at tires are not on this vehicle...
He said the cherokee had plastic running boards but mine has metal skid plates down the side?
The tires on that Jeep are not the same ones that the US version comes with. However, I've raised mine 2" and put 30" ko2s on, also these 2 seem they are a bit too nervous at off road
Weekend Warrior what year u got ?? Just got a 19. Hvnt taken it off road yet. And no blizzards yet. And I noticed also no Firestone destinations either.
etnnycmusic I got a 19 Cherokee Trailhawk. Rides through the mountain snow like a dream. 8-10 inches in most spots and had no issues
Omg you guy's didn't do anything the jeep can handle so much more
So can the Discovery Sport. Poor drivers and not a very good demonstration.
Agreed! I have a ‘17 Trailhawk and it can do so much more than show!
I just led a group on a much harder trail that included a trailhawk.
These models might have fairly similar specs and equipment but as others have pointed out the Disco costs a lot more and is lacking proper tow hooks, skid plates, locking rear diff and in both the Jeep and Land Rover 2L turbos, they really need premium fuel for best performance. Premium 98 here in Oz is up to 40 cents a liter more expensive than regular Unleaded - let alone E10. If you need to tow then the turbos don't pull as much as the Jeep's V6. Jeep Australia didn't give the Trailhawk proper off road tires either like the USA gets Firestone A/T tires so there's an extra expense if you want to go to more than a nice grassy camp ground. The related article mentions few of these things.
Thanks for feedback!
I think the Trailhawk can be run on regular fuel.
Bottom line: Every major tire manufacturer makes all-terrains that will fit the Jeep. The Land Rover will be hard-pressed to find better than an all-season. Slap some Cooper AT3s on that Cherokee and watch it turn into a whole different animal on the trails.
good video lads- but try some mud tests next time
And you can lease a brand new cherokee fully loaded for about $300. Per month. Pretty good bang for your buck. Doesnt3 matter if its trail rated or not. Similar lease price
Paddle shifter on the Cherokee ? Never heard of that
Yeah those aren't available in the North American Cherokee's. Has to be the international model
love you jeep
Put identical MTs 7.50 16" on both, and then try the same circuit!
17" wheel is the smallest you can put on the Cherokee to clear the calipers.
Tell LR to put AT tires on their vehicles.
Very good video, funny I have the same picnic table cloth/ shirt from TB.
Wouldn’t want either. Rather go old school. Less complicated,less expensive,less to breakdown!!!
sherman4970 curious which old school Soft Roader ? Older X trail or Freelander?
Like a 1996 Ford Bronco ;-)
All Terrain Progress Control is for flat or going uphill. You should probably use the Hill Descent Control in the Discovery Sport for downhill, not ATPC in most cases.
Odd you drove over the log when there was a clear area to the left side of it.
And as for the rear diff lock in the Jeep, you don’t want to be using that on high friction surfaces like rocks - only on low friction surfaces so I would not have locked it on the rocky areas.
DS made it easily, just goes to show you don’t need a 4-Low or a rear diff lock except maybe in extreme cases where neither of these vehicles could go anyway.
Lockers are made for rocky areas.
Watch videos by Fearless Trailhawks if you think the Trailhawk isn't capable of difficult terrain.
Those aren’t the tires the Jeep comes with. At least here in the US they come with AT tires but my 2019 doesn’t have the paddle shifters. Jealous of that.
In Australia we get shitty Yokohama SUV road tyres even on the Trailhawk!!
Great video :) ... Crazy loud music :(
This video highlights just how good the Wrangler Unlimited really is.
Too bad this isn't testing the Wrangler.
Overall great video. The Jeep managed it better, as would be expected. For this kind of terrain it's probably better to keep a bit more pressure in the tyres, to maximize clearance.
You can lift the KL Cherokee definitely totally safely / harmlessly - and easily - by 1" - and there's evidence you can even go as much as 3" with the std driveshafts (driveshaft articulation is the limit on lift height).
There are two methods to achieve lift on the KL: first is lifting the front struts in the front knuckles (lift height ends up a bit more than the physical amount you slip the struts up out of the knuckles) - and lifting the rear by putting spacers under and/or above the rear springs (there's a kit of gear for under $200 to do all that - ie. new front pinch bolts and set of rear spacers + instructions). The second is to simply put raised springs front and rear (Dobinsons is one company that makes bothe springs and shocks for the KL). Lift as high as 3" uses both methods together.
I've been off road in both and while the Landy is better than it should be, the Cherokee Trailhawk with a little bit of lift and a slightly bigger BFG tyre is actually a bit of a weapon. Low range, excellent traction control and a rear diff lock makes it way better than a soft roader. Petrol only in the Trailhawk is a turn off economy wise.
Euro Cherokee's have Paddle Shifters??? Whaaaattttt????
I think they are nose to nose with unreliability too.
Lol, I think jeep takes the cake for unreliability by just a little bit 😂
No that disco sport is actually very reliable, I still have the freelander2 and after 6 years of ownership not a single unreliability issue, have the disco sport now and again fantastic, after 2 years, no issues, we also have the Range Rover sport 2012 model and also great car, those old Land Rover reliability owes are over mate. I have had more issues driving Audi’s and a bmw than the years of these newer land rovers.
Dickhead response.
Rick Leonard the Freelander 2’s we’re very well made. Far more reliable that BMW x Series and Audi Q, series their peer comparisons in premium SUV, not white good brands.
My friend owns a 4x4 garage in Sydney and drives a Freelander as it’s outlived a lot of other brands.
Jason Moyle, those sad dickhead facts hey. They are posted if you want to have a peak. They must be biased.
I choose the Jeep it preformed better and a lot less money and land rover isn’t as reliable and costs more to maintain
Kyle Phillips and Jeep holds its value a lot more
Does the Discovery Sport have a low range like the Cherokee does?
No the discovery is a single speed box. The cherokee has also a lockeable rear diff.
Alejandro Moran Barroso they both have the exact same ZF 9 speed. “Low Range” is just a slightly low ratio first cog. Jeep just happen to market that as low range. The drive lines are very similar also, again Jeep market this as a locking diff but very similar to the Land Rover. Have a look at the article in the video description.
ERWO MEDIA the Cherokee has a true two speed PTU actually. Its the Renegade and the Compass that just lock it into first gear when you put it in “Low”.
The Discovery Sport, uses it's terrain response systems to sort out traction. It does have electronic rear diff lock but that is controlled by the terrain response system. There's and off road display in the infotainment system that if selected shows you what all the wheels are doing and if the diff is locked or not. In normal road diving the car does not use 1st gear that's only used by the auto box in off road situations.
TickTocker H yeah, but the Cherokee has all of that, plus real low range, plus the rear locker is user controlled so you can turn it on yourself.
the tires are too deflated for that kind of terrain. jeep wouldn't have strached the left running board
They arent the stock tires that come with it either
They are. And its wrong. Thats not needed for this type of terrain. You need more ground clearance not less.
@@rickymacqueen6690 they ARE the stock tyres supplied on Australian version - they're crap SUV tyres :-(
@@tailfirst that's disappointing
Nobody I know says "I wouldn't try that". You guys need better friends. Too much negativity in your life.
Bit like watching paint dry
Well... what's stranger, paint drying or wierdos watching it?? I actually agree BTW - just couldn't resist :-)
the freaking number of times these guys said "TRICKY" ..... fuuuucccckkkkkkk
My God guys our little girls back home in the States would drive circles around you. I own a 2020 Cherokee Trailhawk and I would pass you and waiting for you at one of the Pubs having a 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺 🍺 before you got out of the woods. You guys are putting me to sleep zzzzz
It's not a car it's a Jeep! both vehicles had terrible tires for off-roading
I got My 2015 Subaru Forester its Loves trails
Jason Jose my mate sold his and really misses it!
Our 2012 loved drinking oil!
Please,
Watch TFLC !
Tks
Those are not the stock tires that come with a trailhawk.
Actually Jeep decided to make them stock on their export versions. I'm waiting for my MY19 Trailhawk and it will have geolandar street suv tires 😭 I already ordered some Cooper ATs
@@henryjones6957 that's crazy. Shouldn't a trail vehicle come with trail tires lol? Mine came with Firestone AT's
@@rickymacqueen6690 That's totally crazy. The EU Trailhawks even come with no tow hooks in the front. They're allowed here, no pedestrian safety reasons, just to save Jeep some money. ruclips.net/video/w7WpPrg9pBc/видео.html
Well this is very unfair r u serious a trackhawk
Land Rover and Range Rover have become nothing but a status symbol to drive around, as those useless off-road tires and wheels clearly indicate. Jeep for the win!
Come on guys you're driving like a couple of little girls... don't be scared to drive that Trailhawk...it can take it..
Stoned while 4xing interesting.
If it's going offroad, the jeep will win. If it's going to the mall, the land rover will win.
Dejavu to 2015? Or running out of idea?
pathetic, either car is more capable
Now take them on the beach
i like both two cars but i mostly like jeep
Discovery vs GRAN Cherokee Trailhawk... I smell sort of bias here
At least that new Jeep isn’t scratched to the shit house
Save your $$ and get the JEEP
nice
Yawn
Was that jeep designed by Stevie wonder ? He'll it's ugly
Did you learn grammar from hellen keller?
@@ronchrismaniii783 Did you ,its one L in Helen ?
Battle of the shitboxes
LOL!
Jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep 💪💪💪💪💪💪💪💪
So slowwwww.......
Great video of the Discovery Sport and Jeep, well done! Check out the video I created of my Discovery Sport going off road near Los Angeles:
ruclips.net/video/K9fMHgBcI-8/видео.html
Jeep Cherokee is the better offroader
I’d take the Jeep
the ubquitious 'squeaky chipmunk' music. absolutely infantile.
Sorry guys can't watch your videos with ridiculous background music.
I lol so hard ..... A fairly difficult climb... My driveway is harder than that
Yep - the TH could do any and all of that in Auto mode and just driving - none of the crawling crap!
The cherokee is better in offroafing.
Lol the new suv line ups are junk
Used to love my Cherokee but this new model is seriously ugly! The front end is like a cross-eyed pig. That said, not keen on the blobby Kardashian butt on the Disco, either.
Sooooo Boring OMG 👎🏾
You guys are terrible drivers!