A Land Rover Discovery Sport pulled a train weighing 100 tons to demonstrate why it's the king of 4x4s
Published on Jul 17, 2025 at 9:57 AM (UTC+4)
by Molly Davidson
Last updated on Jul 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
A family SUV. A 100-ton train. And 10km of real railway track. In a wild brand stunt, Land Rover hooked its Discovery Sport up to three full-size rail cars and sent it rolling through Switzerland.
No, it’s not CGI.
It’s not the kind of thing you’d expect from a crossover built for school runs and city streets – but that was exactly the point.
Even the smallest Land Rover still packs serious grit.
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How the Discovery Sport towed like a locomotive
The train weighed 100 metric tons – that’s 238,000lbs.
The Discovery Sport’s official towing capacity? Just over 4,400lbs.
So how did it pull 50x that? Simple: torque, traction, and tech.
Land Rover didn’t drop in a race engine or do anything dramatic. The SUV used its stock 2.0-liter turbodiesel engine with 180hp and 317 lb-ft of torque.
The only mod was a set of rail-compatible guide wheels so it wouldn’t slide off the tracks – which seems entirely necessary, given the situation.
Everything else – from the nine-speed auto to the Terrain Response system – was factory-fitted.
And it worked.
No overheating, no warning lights, no wheelspin. The Disco Sport just got on with it.
And what this feat lacked in speed, it made up for wildly entertaining tenacity.
Land Rover had a point to prove
Sure, it looked cool. But the stunt’s message ran deeper than: proficiency matters most when you’re the king of 4x4s.
Land Rover has spent decades building go-anywhere machines – and this was its way of proving it really means anywhere. Even its most city-friendly SUV still carries that DNA.
Other brands have pulled off headline stunts too – like Porsche towing a jumbo jet. But Land Rover did it differently. No flagship SUV, no fanfare.
Just the Discovery Sport – a compact crossover – hauling a 100-ton train without breaking a sweat.
And they didn’t stop there. A year later, they upped the ante with a 110-ton road train in the Australian Outback.
Most owners will never need to pull a train – but Land Rover wants you to know you could.
The Discovery Sport may be built for pavement, but underneath, it’s still a Land Rover – and this stunt made sure we’d never forget it.
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Molly Davidson is a Junior Content Writer at Supercar Blondie. Based in Melbourne, she holds a double Bachelor’s degree in Arts/Law from Swinburne University and a Master’s of Writing and Publishing from RMIT. Molly has contributed to a range of magazines and journals, developing a strong interest in lifestyle and car news content. When she’s not writing, she’s spending quality time with her rescue English staffy, Boof.
