Land Rover has revealed the first glimpse of its new full-sized, seven-seat SUV, Discovery.

Few details are yet available for the car, which will be unveiled at the end of this month at the Paris Motor Show.

It is likely to be offered in the UK from 2017 with a six-cylinder turbodiesel plus smaller, more efficiency-focused engines.

Destined to compete with the Audi Q7 and Volvo XC90, the new Discovery will have standard all-wheel drive, terrain response systems and high levels of comfort.

Gerry McGovern, Land Rover’s chief design officer, said: “New Discovery redefines the large SUV. Land Rover’s design and engineering teams have revolutionised the Discovery DNA to create a highly desirable, extremely versatile and hugely capable premium SUV.”