Although news surrounding the coming updates to the luxurious and shapely Range Rover and Range Rover Sport tend to steal the spotlight from their smaller sibling, the Discovery 3, it too is due for an update. Pictures captured by spy photographers show that although the exterior of the Discovery 3 is only getting a small revision, sources reveal the powertrain could be the major focus of the face lifted model.

Prototypes for Land Rover’s facelifted Range Rover Sport have been spotted testing at the Nurburgring less than two months after the test cars were last seen in the UK. The performance SUV already received a series of major upgrades last year, including the introduction of a 3.6L twin turbo diesel V8 overseas, so for its next update the list of changes have been kept to a minimum.

A 16 percent increase in sales of four-wheelers and full-size utilities shows the market for big vehicles is not slowing, it’s growing.