My first post here as a potential future owner. Looking for a SUV as our next vehicle and have realised that the RRS may be in reach. The German competition does little for me. Very interested in the new Volvos, but hitting the Volvo showroom followed by sitting in a MY18 RRS I realised just how good the latter feels.

My usage will be low mileage, urban interspersed with the odd 100-200 mile run monthly or so. Max 6-7k per year.

I have a BMW 440i (which we will keep) and love the petrol six. So the supercharged V6 in the RRS appeals immediately.

But...is the diesel actually a better drive due to the huge amount of torque?

Is there much difference in refinement in what I imagine must be very refined vehicles, whatever the engine?

Interested to hear the pros and cons of the two V6s.

Pros - V6SC is petrol
Cons - SDV6 is diesel

Hope this helps. 

With that sort of mileage I would be looking at a V8 SC,,if its used you are looking at pls don't go for the V6 diesel.

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Love the pros and cons. I guess my main concern is that the V6petrol will need revving a little to make progress and might not be so suited to the RR character. Perhaps the diesel has enough refinement to make it the more desirable choice?

Re the V8 - whilst mileage is low now, if I get a RRS it will be a long term keeper - intended to be an outright purchase at the end of the PCP and kept for 6 years +. That’s the only way the investment makes sense to me. That means that career changes could take low miles to 20k or more, so the V6 is a safer bet. Plus probably couldn’t fund a V8 purchase anyway.

Will be buying new, with these residuals that’s what makes sense.

The sdv6 is a good engine in my opinion, I can get late 30’s & even into 40mpg on a run, however the crank issues are a worry but if you buy new & maintain with LR as per service schedules, take their extended warranty, you should get the engine replaced if the worst happens from what I can glean from the posts where cranks have snapped in these scenarios.
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Be warned that the V6 S/C is described by LR as being the HSE Dynamic............ but the Dynamic function of the Terrain Rseponse is not fitted or even an option! So no clever ride control that flattens out the rolls when driving fast on twisty roads, no clever remap of the gearbox to quicken gearchanges and no remap of the PAS to give it more weight. Also red Brake calipers are not an option if that is important to you. The one member of the forum who has a V6 S/C reckoned it didn’t have the get up and go it should have and has had his modified to give more power..... they are very rare beasts in the UK. Basically the get up and go of the V6 Diesel with the economy of the V8 S/C......... what’s the point! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Equilibrium wrote:

Love the pros and cons. I guess my main concern is that the V6 petrol will need revving a little to make progress and might not be so suited to the RR character. Perhaps the diesel has enough refinement to make it the more desirable choice?

Re the V8 - whilst mileage is low now, if I get a RRS it will be a long term keeper - intended to be an outright purchase at the end of the PCP and kept for 6 years +. That’s the only way the investment makes sense to me. That means that career changes could take low miles to 20k or more, so the V6 is a safer bet. Plus probably couldn’t fund a V8 purchase anyway.

Will be buying new, with these residuals that’s what makes sense.

Equilibrium wrote:

My first post here as a potential future owner. Looking for a SUV as our next vehicle and have realised that the RRS may be in reach. The German competition does little for me. Very interested in the new Volvos, but hitting the Volvo showroom followed by sitting in a MY18 RRS I realised just how good the latter feels.

My usage will be low mileage, urban interspersed with the odd 100-200 mile run monthly or so. Max 6-7k per year.

I have a BMW 440i (which we will keep) and love the petrol six. So the supercharged V6 in the RRS appeals immediately.

But...is the diesel actually a better drive due to the huge amount of torque?

Is there much difference in refinement in what I imagine must be very refined vehicles, whatever the engine?

Interested to hear the pros and cons of the two V6s.

Thanks guys, lots of interesting opinion/fact and food for thought so far.

I hadn’t picked up on the V6 petrol not having the dynamic pack, that would be a concern as I think adaptive/intelligent suspension options are excellent and probably very relevant on a two tonne suv.

I will look into the V8, but I think the purchase price will be out of reach. Realistically I’m at HSE Dynamic plus the odd option level of expenditure. Re. Investment, expenditure is the word I perhaps should have used. I view a car as largely a sunk cost. Happily range rovers hold on to a good percentage of their value though.

Why buy a car of this type? Hehe, pretty sure that the majority of RRS don’t see off road use. That said, I see the all weather capability (on appropriate tyres) and flood wading as useful advantages.

In truth though, it’s a desirable large SUV. On showroom appeal it has beaten the XC90 for me and I’ve just sat in a new Cayenne this lunchtime and still prefer the RRS as a place to sit. We want a SUV as the main family car for the next few years, the midsize ones (XC60/Macan/X3) are a little tight on boot space. So that’s how I have come to consider the Sport.

IRBails, I think I might have misinterpreted your question which was not ‘why rrs’ but ‘Why diesel rrs’. Apologies if so.

I was definitely leaning towards petrol, just slight concerns on torque vs. Diesel. Until I looked at the RRS I had sworn never again on owning something that sipped from the black pump!

Definitely test drives of each are in order, especially bearing in mind the lacik of dynamic pack on the petrol V6.

Tyrefitter wrote:

With that sort of mileage I would be looking at a V8 SC,,if its used you are looking at pls don't go for the V6 diesel.

Andy

Looked into the V8 and it's just way out of my price league. Maybe one of the sixes for now and then a V8 RRS3

http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/topic50599.html

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Thanks Canary, I read it.

Fully agree with your points. The salesman also did not make this clear to me - that the V6SC lacks the dynamic features.

It's a shame, but that could be enough to swing me towards the diesel - all subject to test drive, of course.

Just been pricing up the AB spec diesel and that could be a possibility - lower option spend, nicer spec, higher GFV makes it within reach perhaps.

Would love to be considering the V8SC, but it's a huge step up in 3-yr cost.

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