Discovery 3 wins top award

The Land Rover Discovery 3 has been voted the best 4x4 of 2007 by Planet 4x4 magazine.

The British vehicle fought of competition from 36 other competitors to claim the coveted award, winning credit for its practicality, packaging, off-road ability and all-round dynamics.

Taking the prize the new Discovery was awarded 819.4 out of a possible 1,000 from the judges.

There was further success for the company at the awards with Range Rover voted overall runner up - just 4.1 per cent behind the Discovery 3.

The Range Rover Sport and Freelander 2 also both scooped class wins.

"With the top three overall places in 2006 and a clean sweep of class awards this year, Land Rover is getting it right at just about every level. One tester after another was wowed by the Range Rover's class, the Sport's style and the Discovery's practicality," said Alan Kidd, editor of Planet 4x4 magazine.

"But what I think Land Rover can be particularly proud of is that this result comes in a competition where scores for off-roading meant almost nothing - and value for money counted towards almost a quarter of the total mark.

"It would be easy to write this off as a series of victories for the most expensive machines, but in reality, it shows with Land Rover, you really do get what you pay for."

The Discovery 3 is available from £27,315 on the road, which includes a CO2 off-set for the first 45,000 miles.