He said it's a mix. It goes well enough to be sporty on the right road. I was always impressed with how quickly my TDV8 could threaded along a fast bit of toad.

The post facelift versions with the dynamic programme on Terrain Response certainly handle much better at speed. I was very impressed the first time I used my SDV6 in dynamic. It carries frightening speed through corners when you remember it weighs 2.5t and is on AT tyres. The 5.0 S/C with dynamic must be silly fast. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Cymruambyth wrote:

I wouldn`t even compare my s/c to a sports car, let alone a diesel. They certainly don`t handle like one!

As above, get it on the right Road, a flowy A-road for me, and it works well, it's genuinely fun to drive. the gearbox takes a while to get the hang of, but learn when to shift and you can pretend it's manual. Sure it's not as good as a sports car, but its a lot better than my last m3 at towing a 3t cherry picker or going green laning