Hi Folks
Not sure if I have just made the biggest mistake of my life but last Sunday took the wife out for a run and happened to pop into the local LR dealership anyway to cut a long story short and after a really impressive demo I ordered my very first RR Sport in Legano teal with Ivory...but have i done the right thing bearing in mind I am trading in a pretty awesome and totally reliable Audi S8 for something that in all fairness has had lots of reliability issues.. I'm hoping like hell that I've done the right thing and perhaps thats why I have come on here looking for some moral support or should I get a grip and cancel the order asap!!!

errr

no one on here is going to say don't get it

you've made the right choice

Forums like this always seem to be full of problem posts, people just don't post to say " My car has not gone wrong".
Understand the nature of the forum and trust in your instinct in buying a great car from a great brand

From S8 (5.0 V10, 450bhp) to RRS TDV6?

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It depends on what you like.

You like security and comfort buy a RRS. With a RRS you have a better view. (Very helpful in the city)
You like power drive a S8. Compare to a RRS 3.0 TDV6 the Audi is a rocket.
You have to buy a RRS Supercharged (5.0 liter V8 and 510 HP) Very powerful but it needs much more gas than a S8.

Supertrotter

Mmmh....maybe your right,never tried the S/C so can't really say. I have to say I was impressed with the 3.0TD and if I wanted to then there is plenty scope for improving things with a re-map

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S8 performance is jaw dropping and so is fuel consumption which at best is 16mpg...can only imagine what a 2.5 ton RRS S/C is going to be

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@wackyjim:

16MPG = 14 liter/100km. Land Rover says the RRS S/C uses 14 liter/100km. I think it needs much more.
The "old" RRS 4.2 liter Supercharged used about 20 liter/100km. Some says 22 (10MPG) and the other says 15 (15MPG) liter.
The S/C will be also jaw dropping. But not a RRS TDV6. I'm sorry....

Supertrotter

Makes the S8 look eco friendly!!!

Alias

Heard a rumour of a possible new 4litre diesel for RRS..if true it might make sense to wait for that..Im sure that with a couple of tweaks to the ecu it should give it the performance it deserves without burning a hole in the ozone layer

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Never wait!

You could be run over by a bus tomorrow

..and this was stated on friday the 13th..

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wackyjim wrote:

Alias

Heard a rumour of a possible new 4litre diesel for RRS..if true it might make sense to wait for that..Im sure that with a couple of tweaks to the ecu it should give it the performance it deserves without burning a hole in the ozone layer

The rumour you heard is only partly true mate. It will not be a 4litre but a 4.4 litre Ford V8 In the FFRR apparently available in the first half of next year.Don't know about the RRS. Though, still not as impressive as the 5.0 S/C

Sorry to ask the same question, but what makes you want to swap a S8 for a 3.0 RRS?
Ohhh, how about a TDV8 instead? You are free to collect any day if you leave the S8 with me

A 4 liter diesel engine?
Maybe a 4.2 liter but only maybe.... and maybe in 2 years. Land Rover build a brand new engine this year. Tdv6, tdv8 and S/C.