With its trademark alpine windows and utilitarian styling, there's no mistaking the Land Rover Discovery for anything else. Flat panels and straight lines give the Discovery a neat, no-nonsense look that's handsome, distinctive, classy. It looks at home in the African savannah, in Washington's Cascades, in Virginia's tweedy horse country, in Vermont's fly-fishing country, and in the American Southwest.Many of the body panels, including the rear doors and quarter panels, are aluminum, to reduce weight and avoid corrosion. Others, like the hood and roof, are galvanized steel. The Series II has a wider stance and a more confident look than the pre-1999 model, but its visual heritage still goes back through the original Discovery, all the way back to the first Land Rover of 1948. It is a look that suggests safaris, expeditions, and high adventure. For 2002, Discovery will offer a limited-edition Kalahari model, distinguished by its Saudi/Gulf States front bumper and grille, black seating surfaces with Tetra technical fabric center panels, black steel wraparound brush bar and lamp guards, and black steel rear ladder and matching roof rack equipped with a steel mesh floor. Kalahari will be offered in three distinct colors: Borrego Yellow, Tangiers Orange and Bonatti Grey. New 2002 paint colors for all Discovery models include Vienna Green and Zambezi Silver.
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