30mpg, moi??

Thanks for the Sport mode 1st gear tip, I must try it sometime - only the once mind .

Cant believe I've never heard of this till now. Heres me been sitting in sand mode at the lights all this time.  RRS TDV8 (loving it)
Suzuki Bandit 1200 (For when the suns out)
Nissan 350z GONE

Sand mode? You are joking, yes? 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

RRSTDV8 wrote:

Sand mode? You are joking, yes?

No he's not, sand mode is supposed to give you the best getaway from a standing start.

No mate, no joke. Sand mode apparently is set up so the traction control dosnt kick in when your on loose sand and kill the power to that wheel so as you can get out of the sand with constant motion.
I usually set it to sand mode then after the initial pull away change it back to normal running.

Cant wait to try this in conjunction with the sports mode first gear pullaway now. RRS TDV8 (loving it)
Suzuki Bandit 1200 (For when the suns out)
Nissan 350z GONE

Ok. Sand mode. Might try it once but the first gear in CS mode works very well enough... 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Back to the original question. Received a Viezu Switch for my TDV8 about a month ago.
The Performance mapping is really good fun (major grin factor javascript:emoticon('') ) for the cost of 1 mpg overall - don't suffer the lag at take off - just need to be careful as the power is awesome. With 1800kg caravan on the hook it is trully unbelievable!!
Have also had the Economy map on for the last week - better than original by over 1.5 mpg - there is a very short lag on take off but the whole set up is far 'smoother', especially at lower speeds in town traffic. The increase in power over the original is still 'very noticeable'. and I could probably gain better mpg if I could go lighter on the right foot.
Both maps are well worth the £400 paid and only take 5 minutes to swap around.
I read somewhere that Range Rover had little choice but to 'detune' the TDV8, as with a tuned powerplant it seriously challenges the petrol supercharged (only a point or two of a second difference 0-60). Take your pick, being heavy footed, 25mpg diesel or 12mpg petrol. Me thinks they wouldn't be selling too many SC's

Tried the sand mode method. Yeah, works well. Better than CS 1st gear? Not noticeably and it's a lot easier to move the stick around than it is to mess around with the TR dial in my view. Anyway, to each their own  2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Been using the command shift mode for a few days now and I think thats better off the mark than the sand mode, may be all in the mind though. I've also been combining the 2 and just read tonight about left foot braking instead of using the EPB, gonna give that a shot as well.

I can feel a remap coming on though  RRS TDV8 (loving it)
Suzuki Bandit 1200 (For when the suns out)
Nissan 350z GONE

Remap! You won't regret it.... 2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE in Artic Frost. 20" 2010 HST Alloys, sidesteps, Hawke tips, plus minor bits and bobs along with a remap. Four spike spiders ready for the Alps again now tucked up in their garage boxes...

[If you use command shift to pull away just pop it into 1st gear and you will see it make a whole lot of difference but then don't forget to either pop it straight back into auto or use your command shift to go up your gears, if you use auto only to get away from a standing start it sets off in 2nd gear hence the slow get away]

Thanks for that tip ady55, i'm going to try that on the way home. If you struggle to get out of your car park on the way home tonight you'll know it didn't work too well at the two mini donuts at the end of your lane. [/quote]

ellivas wrote:

[If you use command shift to pull away just pop it into 1st gear and you will see it make a whole lot of difference but then don't forget to either pop it straight back into auto or use your command shift to go up your gears, if you use auto only to get away from a standing start it sets off in 2nd gear hence the slow get away]

Thanks for that tip ady55, i'm going to try that on the way home. If you struggle to get out of your car park on the way home tonight you'll know it didn't work too well at the two mini donuts at the end of your lane.

command shift ?! what is that

Put your gear lever to the left it then puts your gearbox into sport mode, then push your gear lever forward and you are now in command shift on your dash where it usually says that you are in D it now says you are in 1 push it again and it goes into 2 and so on, pull the lever back and it drops down the gears thats your command shift it will also tell you so on your dash.