Facts and figures
| Discovery 4 | Mercedes GL350 | |
| On the road price/total as tested | £52,680/£57,385 | £59,485/£85,235 |
| Residual value (after 3yrs/36,000) | £33,220/63.1% | £26,352/44.3% |
| Depreciation | £19,460 | £33,133 |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | £3,611/£7,221 | £4,117/£8,233 |
| Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) | £2,615/£4,358 | £2,299/£3,831 |
| Ins. group/quote/road tax band/cost | 38/£751/L/£475 | 49A/£1,018/K/£280 |
| Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service | £397/£567/£408 | £294/£390/£294 |
| Length/wheelbase | 4,829/2,885mm | 5,141/3,075mm |
| Height/width | 1,887/2,022mm | 1,850/2,141mm |
| Engine | V6/2,993cc | V6/2,987cc |
| Peak power/revs | 253/4,000 bhp/rpm | 258/3,600 bhp/rpm |
| Peak torque/revs | 600/2,000 Nm/rpm | 620/1,600 Nm/rpm |
| Transmission | 8-spd auto/4WD | 7-spd auto/4WD |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 82 litres/sp saver | 100 litres/sp saver |
| Boot capacity | 280/543/2,558 litres | 295/680/2,300 litres |
| Kerbweight/payload/towing weight | 2,583/657/3,500kg | 2,455/795/3,500kg |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 11.8 metres/0.40Cd | 12.5 metres/0.35Cd |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs | 3yrs (unltd)/4yrs |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | 15,000 (1yr)/130 | 15,500 (1yr)/136 |
| Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. | 25th/17th | 5th/14th |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars | 4/4/1/78* | Not tested |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 8.7/8.4 secs | 8.9/8.7 secs |
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th | 3.4/3.8 secs | 3.6/4.1 secs |
| 50-70mph in 5th/6th/7th/8th | 5.4/6.9/9.0s/N/A | 5.7/7.2/10.2s/N/A |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | 112/1,600rpm | 137mph/1,650rpm |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 57.7/41.4/10.0m | 53.1/38.1/8.7m |
| Noise outside/idle/30/70mph | 63/53/58/65dB | 63/46/53/65dB |
| Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range | 29.1/6.5/525 miles | 33.1/7.4/728 miles |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 28.8/34.9/32.1mpg | 31.7/37.7/35.5mpg |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 6.4/7.8/7.1mpl | 7.28/8.3/7.9mpl |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 260/230g/km/35% | 229/209g/km/35% |
| Airbags/Isofix/rear parking sensors | Eight/yes/yes | Seven/yes/£675 |
| Automatic box/stability/cruise control | Yes/yes/yes | Yes/yes/yes |
| Climate control/leather/heated seats | Yes/yes/yes | Yes/£1,840/yes |
| Met. paint/xenon lights/wind deflector | Yes/yes/yes | £815/yes/yes |
| Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth | Yes/yes/yes | Yes/yes/yes |
