Land Rover Discovery Sport Pull 100 Tonne Train

Land Rover stopped people in their tracks today as the Discovery Sport SUV towed three luxury train carriages weighing more than 100 tonnes along a railway track in a demonstration of towing capability. The 10km journey through the Rhine region of northern Switzerland put the compact Discovery Sports pulling power to the ultimate test. Though the Discovery Sport has a certified maximum towing weight of 2, 500kg (2. 5 tonnes), it was able to pull 60 times its own weight, powered by Jaguar Land Rovers 180PS I