Yes. The intention will be to pcp for 3 or 4 years then buy outright

What about the plug-in petrol due out shortly sounds ideal for urban and low annual miles? MY18 SCV8 Satin flux silver
Gone:
MY19 SV VELAR AUTOBIOGRAPHY firenze red
MY18 SCV8 Yulong white- perfect 👍
MY16 SDV8 SANTORINI BLACK - perfect 👌
MY64 SCV8 DARK BLUE - nightmare car
MY64 SCV8 FIRENZE RED - loads of annoying issues
MY15 SDV6 FIRENZE RED - perfect 👌
MY12 SDV6 DISCO4 IPANEMA SAND - perfect 👌
MY09 TDV6 SPORT BLUE - lots of issues

The plug in is maybe too sensible, but thanks for the suggestion. One of the key appeals of the RRS is the availability of six cylinders and decent power. Beyond the commute, the car will probably be regularly used for 100 mile motorway runs and the effortless feel of a large engine is hard to beat for that.

Equilibrium wrote:

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.

Damn, it’s happened again. Two years ago I went on a BMW forum intending to find the pros and cons of leasing a 430d. Ended up buying a 440i with lots of options.

After a week on here, I now know I need proper dynamic spec and that I want an Autobiography. still resisting the lure of a V8, mainly because I can’t afford one.

^^^

Resistance is futile my man. Another week on here and you'll be looking at selling the family jewellery to fund an SVR let alone a regular V8 ...

SVR you say? Hmmm let me investigate

I have the V6 SC - overall very happy with it - at Tim said even though is says Dynamic on the blurb AND the logbook it does not have the Dyamic pack or red callipers - I have done just over 13k miles in almost 12 months - I am very happy with it, I do "drive" it, but cant really say I am missing have the "Dynamic" element - 28-29mpg too...  GONE** RRS 3.0SC Silver fully loaded - 2020 110 loving it
BMW R1200GSA Rallye
GONE** Fiesta ST2 - Mrs Wokka's - AMG35 now
GONE**BMW K1600GTLE Matt Blue
GONE**Disco 4 2014 Firenze Red
GONE**Evoque SD4 Dynamic Coupe
GONE**RRS 5.0 SC
GONE**RRS HSE TDV8
GONE**RRS HSE TDV8 (The Crap one)
GONE**FL Facelift
GONE**FL 1
GONE**D1
GONE**BMW R1200GS Adventure
GONE: Kawasaki ZX10R
GONE: Focus ST2
** Chinook CH47 - 2 x T55 engines 3,750 hp each!! 183mph, 2xM134 Miniguns, 1xM60

Thanks, great to hear from a SC owner. That mpg is pretty impressive I must say. The 3.0 petrol turbo in my 4-series ranges from 25 to 35mpg depending on usage in a much lighter car. Although can crack 45mpg on a long run.

I was expecting low 20s might be the norm in the RRS SC.

How does she sound? I’m guessing quiet and refined most of the time?

Its never going to be as good as a V8, but this was day 3: https://www.facebook.com/AdventureMotorbik...295396208/

 GONE** RRS 3.0SC Silver fully loaded - 2020 110 loving it
BMW R1200GSA Rallye
GONE** Fiesta ST2 - Mrs Wokka's - AMG35 now
GONE**BMW K1600GTLE Matt Blue
GONE**Disco 4 2014 Firenze Red
GONE**Evoque SD4 Dynamic Coupe
GONE**RRS 5.0 SC
GONE**RRS HSE TDV8
GONE**RRS HSE TDV8 (The Crap one)
GONE**FL Facelift
GONE**FL 1
GONE**D1
GONE**BMW R1200GS Adventure
GONE: Kawasaki ZX10R
GONE: Focus ST2
** Chinook CH47 - 2 x T55 engines 3,750 hp each!! 183mph, 2xM134 Miniguns, 1xM60

Great, thanks - will have a look and listen when I get home

Sounds lovely wokkaman, very similar exhaust bark to the BMW straight six. Even nearly two years in, i love the sound of the engine on every single drive.

Interesting read. I am looking to move to RRS from my Evoque 2.2d (6 speed). I love the Evoque, but find the delay at junctions frustrating - the wait wait GO makes for some jerky manoeuvres.

I am concerned about the politics surrounding diesel and could not live with the V8 petrol fuel consumption, so my options seem to be V6 petrol or V6 (or used V8 ) diesel.

I also read about crankshafts on the V6 diesels, is this just a few bad luck incidents or is there more to this?

Finally coming back to the "wait wait GO" mentioned above, does the RRS suffer with this?

Cheers

I’ve not driven the RRS yet, so someone with a real answer will hopefully be along soon, but...

The RRS uses the same 8ZF box as my 440. At least in it’s BMW implementation, it’s an incredibly good gearbox. In Sport or Sport+ it leaps off the line and even in comfort mode the softer response is easily adapted too. Hopefully LR have got the mapping right with their motors too, but certainly the hardware is outstanding.