<Tr> <Th> Production </Th> <Td> 1989--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Layout </Th> <Td> Longitudinal front - engine, all - wheel drive </Td> </Tr> <P> The Land Rover Discovery is a mid-size luxury SUV, from the British manufacturer Land Rover . There have been five generations of the vehicle, the first of which was introduced in 1989, the second called the Series II update in 1998, the third generation, titled Discovery 3, launched in 2004 and was marketed in North America as the Land Rover LR3 . The fourth in 2009 was the Discovery 4--Land Rover LR4 for North American markets . The fifth generation Discovery was introduced in 2017, and omits the numeric suffix of the previous two versions . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Series I </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Pre-facelift Discovery Tdi four - door </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Overview </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Also called </Th> <Td> Honda Crossroad (Japan) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production </Th> <Td> 1989--1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Assembly </Th> <Td> United Kingdom: Solihull (Solihull plant) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Dave Evans, Mike Sampson, Richard Bartlam, Mike Brogan, Mehmet Ozoturk, Alan Sheppard and George Thompson (1987) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Body and chassis </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Body style </Th> <Td> 3 - door wagon 3 - door van 5 - door wagon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Powertrain </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Engine </Th> <Td> 2.0 L T - Series I4 (petrol) 2.5 L 200Tdi I4 - T (diesel; 1989--94) 2.5 L 300Tdi I4 - T (diesel; 1994--98) 3.5 L Rover V8 (petrol) 3.9 L Rover V8 (petrol) 4.0 L Rover V8 (petrol) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Transmission </Th> <Td> 4 - speed ZF 4HP22 automatic 5 - speed manual </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Dimensions </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wheelbase </Th> <Td> 2,540 mm (100.0 in) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 4,540 mm (178.7 in) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Width </Th> <Td> 1,790 mm (70.6 in) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Height </Th> <Td> 1,970 mm (77.4 in) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

When was the land rover discovery first built