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rrsboy

Member Since: 06 Jan 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 1391

2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Santorini Black

new arrival - TDV8 HSE

picked her up today and super impressed. TDV8 HSE 10-plate, Santorini black with ebony extended leather interior + 20" S/C style wheels. A few extra toys bolted on. Came from a 57 plate nearly identical (externally) car with the same beloved engine.

Lookers Park Royal SUPER helpful as always - tweedle-Jeremy and tweedle-James ensuring a super smooth handover.

Immediate impressions are:
1. holy !#%$ the TDV8 feels even better than it did in the MY08 I had before - and that felt GOOD. Coupled with adaptive dynamics and paddle shift now the experience = WOOF. And the sound!!
2. interior is a big step-up and feels very special

smaller irrelevant stuff
3. much easier to park with the reverse camera and super-imposed tram lines
4. they removed the pocket from the front of the seat - d'oh!
5. stereo now accepts USB drive = godsend. Also you can e.g. run Radio through one DVD, DAB through the other, while listening to CD on the main speakers
6. feels very special sitting in the back watching the dvds
7. painless bluetooth integration with a blackberry 9580
8. auto-fold mirrors on locking
9. rear interior lights still don't come on
10. surround cameras provide at least 30 minutes entertainment

Overally seriously impressed (and I was very much in love with my previous TDV8). I look forward to many more miles in this one too!

thanks James & Jeremy for helping me find the exact car I wanted ============
2010 TDV8 HSE - ooo laa laaaaaaaaa
2007 TDV8 HSE - superb car and very reliable
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2012 - dearly departed, sadly missed.. to return in late 2013 with a new TDV8!

Thu Apr 28 2011 11:14pm

ilard

Member Since: 20 Aug 2010
Location: London
Posts: 975

Sounds like a beautiful car. You must feel like a dog with two cox (if you'll pardon the expression). Enjoy! Any pics to upload yet?

Try one front view camera enlarged when driving at pace. You can pretend you're in an F1 car. L405 P400e Autobiography (MY2020)... Silicon Silver / Espresso
RRS TDV6 HSE Lux (MY2011)... Nara Bronze / Arabica - now gone!

Fri Apr 29 2011 6:15am

RichardM

Member Since: 24 Sep 2009
Location: Herts
Posts: 745

2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Galway Green

Sounds like the perfect RRS! Well done. Where are the pictures?

I take it this one won't be going off road now you have your other toy? WINNER - 2009 ‘Just Doing What It’s Designed To Do’ Award

2010 TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Adaptive Cruise - Sunroof - Privacy Glass - 5 Spoke Alloys
2009 TDV6 3.0 HSE Buckingham Blue - GONE

Fri Apr 29 2011 6:46am

Bradders

Member Since: 08 Oct 2009
Location: Leeds
Posts: 2515

Sounds a really nice motor - you lucky b*st*rd ! FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad

Fri Apr 29 2011 7:06am

Lookers Park Royal

Member Since: 15 Nov 2007
Location: London
Posts: 2303

Pleasure dealing with you both, as ever.

The spec is absolutely spot-on, can't think of anything I'd add or remove. A lucky stroke that we found it that morning.

Enjoy the new RRS, and thanks for your business!

James

PS PICTURES, PICTURES, PICTURES PLEASE!

Fri Apr 29 2011 7:13am

Ady 555
Site Moderator

Member Since: 12 Dec 2010
Location: Good old yorkshire
Posts: 8738

2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Santorini Black

Yes piccies please

Fri Apr 29 2011 7:18am

rrsboy

Member Since: 06 Jan 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 1391

btw, how crap has photobox become? they moved to flash and the site is AWFUL

Click image to enlarge

:thumbsup:

Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated

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2010 TDV8 HSE - ooo laa laaaaaaaaa
2007 TDV8 HSE - superb car and very reliable
============
2012 - dearly departed, sadly missed.. to return in late 2013 with a new TDV8!

Fri Apr 29 2011 2:58pm

Ady 555
Site Moderator

Member Since: 12 Dec 2010
Location: Good old yorkshire
Posts: 8738

Very very nice, I'm so tempted to go the V8 route myself
Any plans to enhance it further?
Ady

Fri Apr 29 2011 3:16pm

SRE

Member Since: 16 Jan 2010
Location: Alicante Prov Spain + Hampshire UK
Posts: 2329

Fan---Tas---Tic In Spain - 2018 F Pace - Frightened away from the Sports due to crank failures
Gone - A couple of RRS, A couple of Disco's. However thinking of another Sport.

Fri Apr 29 2011 4:09pm

rrsboy

Member Since: 06 Jan 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 1391

seriously V8 vs V6 is such a dramatic change.. James tried to convince me the new 3.0 V6 would be sufficient replacement.. my thoughts are, if you have never driven the TDV8 then the 3.0L V6 is a superb car. However if you have driven the TDV8, you will always be left wanting more (especially the sound).

I am tempted to colour code the vents and grill again, and may swap the wheels back to standard 20" - but the S/C are growing on me by the hour, so maybe not. Or maybe I'll get them sprayed graphite grey?

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2010 TDV8 HSE - ooo laa laaaaaaaaa
2007 TDV8 HSE - superb car and very reliable
============
2012 - dearly departed, sadly missed.. to return in late 2013 with a new TDV8!

Fri Apr 29 2011 4:12pm

rrsboy

Member Since: 06 Jan 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 1391

RichardM wrote:
Sounds like the perfect RRS! Well done. Where are the pictures?

I take it this one won't be going off road now you have your other toy?

absolutely zero chance! in fairness going off road did no damage to the other one, just superficial stuff that polished out. And boy what a capable machine! But as you mentioned, with a pimped Defender on call (twin shocks and Detroit lockers, for example) why ever would I put the new RRS through that again!

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2010 TDV8 HSE - ooo laa laaaaaaaaa
2007 TDV8 HSE - superb car and very reliable
============
2012 - dearly departed, sadly missed.. to return in late 2013 with a new TDV8!

Fri Apr 29 2011 7:21pm

NickM

Member Since: 14 Feb 2008
Location: London
Posts: 2995

Frickin gorgeous....I love it! Good choice, great car.....

Fri Apr 29 2011 7:51pm

jed.w

Member Since: 02 Jan 2011
Location: West Lancashire
Posts: 191

*drool* SDV6 HSE Sport2 - Santorini Black, Ebony Interior, Pano Roof, Things I haven't found yet!

TDV6 HSE, Java Black, Black Premium Leather, Privacy, LR Side Steps, Smoked Side Repeaters, SC Vents and lots of toys!

Fri Apr 29 2011 7:52pm

jed.w

Member Since: 02 Jan 2011
Location: West Lancashire
Posts: 191

Fri Apr 29 2011 7:52pm

Royle

Member Since: 24 Nov 2010
Location: Perth
Posts: 211

Lovely The black leather looks very upmarket

Fri Apr 29 2011 8:39pm

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