Hi,

I am new to looking for a Range Rover Sport. I found a nice car in Stornaway Grey with Ivory leather with all the options but its only a 2.7 TDV6. After driving a 2.7 I found it painfully slow, Is the TDV8 any better as I am yet to drive one?

I know the Range is no sports car but have driven an X5 35d and would hope the TDV8 is a closer comparison to this performance wise. I would also chip the TDV8, are there any guys on here that have TDV8's that are chipped?

Hopefully i will be able to get slightly better fuel consumption with the Range as opposed to the M3 too lol!

Thanks in advance

Lee

Hi Lee
I used to have a chipped TDV8 and also test drove the X5 Msport before I got it, the RRS sounded much nicer with it's V8 engine and felt 'special'.
The X5 certainly went round corners faster but in the end it just didn't do it for me, I'm certainly glad I went down that route at the time.

I actually sold my RRS to a guy that moved from an M3 and he certainly enjoyed his ownership for the year that he had it.

Hope this helps, a chipped V8 is a totally different car to a V6!!!

Daz 2017 4.4 Autobiography FFRR - love this car
Gone - VW T5 Transporter
Long gone - 2009 Disco
Long gone but never out of my thoughts - 2008 TDV8 HST

OR....do a remap to the TDV6 and get a 2,7 to go like a regular V8  RRS 2006 2.7 HSE

dazsear wrote:

Hi Lee
I used to have a chipped TDV8 and also test drove the X5 Msport before I got it, the RRS sounded much nicer with it's V8 engine and felt 'special'.
The X5 certainly went round corners faster but in the end it just didn't do it for me, I'm certainly glad I went down that route at the time.

I actually sold my RRS to a guy that moved from an M3 and he certainly enjoyed his ownership for the year that he had it.

Hope this helps, a chipped V8 is a totally different car to a V6!!!

Daz

RRSNorway wrote:

OR....do a remap to the TDV6 and get a 2,7 to go like a regular V8

just sold my 57 tdv8, think running costs £300 for 6 months tax, 15-20 mpg yer you can get high 20s on a run sat at 60 max.
also struggle to fit in avarage size car park spacers

yer do sound good cant beat a v8

I don't remember why Marcus sold the sport, I know he went sporty again with a GTR I think.

Daz 2017 4.4 Autobiography FFRR - love this car
Gone - VW T5 Transporter
Long gone - 2009 Disco
Long gone but never out of my thoughts - 2008 TDV8 HST

ONE-LIFE-LIVE-IT wrote:

just sold my 57 tdv8, think running costs £300 for 6 months tax, 15-20 mpg yer you can get high 20s on a run sat at 60 max.
also struggle to fit in avarage size car park spacers

yer do sound good cant beat a v8

Sounds like the only thing that will be cheaper compared to the M3 will be insurance then

dazsear wrote:

I don't remember why Marcus sold the sport, I know he went sporty again with a GTR I think.

Daz

By the sounds of it he got bored then, hope i don't get bored

love the TDV8

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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!

i have road tested quite a few 2.7 and then bough a chipped tdv8 which is defo the right route to go down, i get 32 mpg on a long run and about 23 round town which aint bad for the power, i also had an m3 last year and i know they are on fuel when you get your foot down so running cost wont be as bad, my tax was only £118 for 6 months

cossiedave wrote:

i have road tested quite a few 2.7 and then bough a chipped tdv8 which is defo the right route to go down, i get 32 mpg on a long run and about 23 round town which aint bad for the power, i also had an m3 last year and i know they are on fuel when you get your foot down so running cost wont be as bad, my tax was only £118 for 6 months

32mpg and 23mpg is good, did you have the E92? I can only get 22mpg with a very steady right foot and 50mph everywhere

How come your tax is so cheap? I thought the TDV8 was in the top tax bracket as the M3 is??

dazsear wrote:

I don't remember why Marcus sold the sport, I know he went sporty again with a GTR I think.

Daz

no mine was the e46 cab, i do like the new ones but they were a bit pricey for me tho, mine is cheap tax as it was one of the early tdv8s

TDV8 is an awesome machine even when standard. Try one you might feel you don't need to have it mapped. I have one and love it...but saying that I've just committed to having it mapped by Alive Tuning