L494 RRS Engines
Discussion
Hi All,
Got to the point where I'm a bit sick of sports cars and after a bit of luxury in my life (my back will also appreciate it!)
L494 RRS are looking like a good bet for me with mix of comfort, size etc. Would love a FFRR but don't have the space for it to be honest. The RRS will be a push for space also!
From what I've seen on the internet, I need to avoid the V6s and I don't fancy the 4 banger hybrid, which leaves me with the V8s.
Has anyone on here had experience with either the SDV8 4.4 or 5.0 P525? Are they considered reliable? (by land rover standards!) Or at this point am i just better off going for the full on SVR? I'm not massively fussed about fuel bills as I'm used to MPGs in the teens with previous cars, my local petrol station knows me well!
Would be interested to know about servicing/warranty pricing as It seems to be a bit hush hush from main stealers listing prices, I guess it's a case of different groups having different pricings.
If anyone knows any good Indys South East England way would be helpful!
Got to the point where I'm a bit sick of sports cars and after a bit of luxury in my life (my back will also appreciate it!)
L494 RRS are looking like a good bet for me with mix of comfort, size etc. Would love a FFRR but don't have the space for it to be honest. The RRS will be a push for space also!
From what I've seen on the internet, I need to avoid the V6s and I don't fancy the 4 banger hybrid, which leaves me with the V8s.
Has anyone on here had experience with either the SDV8 4.4 or 5.0 P525? Are they considered reliable? (by land rover standards!) Or at this point am i just better off going for the full on SVR? I'm not massively fussed about fuel bills as I'm used to MPGs in the teens with previous cars, my local petrol station knows me well!
Would be interested to know about servicing/warranty pricing as It seems to be a bit hush hush from main stealers listing prices, I guess it's a case of different groups having different pricings.
If anyone knows any good Indys South East England way would be helpful!
I have an 11 plate L322 with basically the same 5.0 Supercharged V8...all be mated to old school 6 sped auto.
The 5.0 is a great engine, but being quad cam, I personally think the powerband is a little high up in the rev range for a FFRR. Might be better suited in the lighter and more nimble RRS.
Also the petrol means none of the usual diesel gremlins (Injectors, EGRs, Turbos blah blah blah). Mine is currently doing 14.8mpg, so you should expect more with a RRS. However, the thier poster is right to check insurance.
with limited use and a5k limit, a RRS was nearly £1k and a L322 was £700 and I think I did well to get that!
You are right to steer clear of the SDV6. Awful reputation. Same can be said for the 2.0 SD4 as well.
No matter what engine you get, you should consider investing in a Ghost immobilizer kit. Also work turn off the auto lock. It does mean you have to blip the key to get in and lock afterwards, but adding that feature in goes a long way to preventing a theft along with a faraday box in the house for the Key.
The 5.0 is a great engine, but being quad cam, I personally think the powerband is a little high up in the rev range for a FFRR. Might be better suited in the lighter and more nimble RRS.
Also the petrol means none of the usual diesel gremlins (Injectors, EGRs, Turbos blah blah blah). Mine is currently doing 14.8mpg, so you should expect more with a RRS. However, the thier poster is right to check insurance.
with limited use and a5k limit, a RRS was nearly £1k and a L322 was £700 and I think I did well to get that!
You are right to steer clear of the SDV6. Awful reputation. Same can be said for the 2.0 SD4 as well.
No matter what engine you get, you should consider investing in a Ghost immobilizer kit. Also work turn off the auto lock. It does mean you have to blip the key to get in and lock afterwards, but adding that feature in goes a long way to preventing a theft along with a faraday box in the house for the Key.
The Diesel is the sensible option. Coming from a sports car background then the SVR might be a better bet. 16mpg around town, 33mp on a run without using the load pedal too much. Parts can be expensive, main dealer labour is on a par with Mercedes, Jaguar, BMW etc. A good indy will keep the bills down. The SVR is the only car I've owned where the owners manual comes with a cabin noise level warning.
mike_e said:
The Diesel is the sensible option. Coming from a sports car background then the SVR might be a better bet. 16mpg around town, 33mp on a run without using the load pedal too much. Parts can be expensive, main dealer labour is on a par with Mercedes, Jaguar, BMW etc. A good indy will keep the bills down. The SVR is the only car I've owned where the owners manual comes with a cabin noise level warning.
Hmmm...the running costs are secondary compared to the risk of the diesel engine going bang which is high. mike_e said:
The Diesel is the sensible option. Coming from a sports car background then the SVR might be a better bet. 16mpg around town, 33mp on a run without using the load pedal too much. Parts can be expensive, main dealer labour is on a par with Mercedes, Jaguar, BMW etc. A good indy will keep the bills down. The SVR is the only car I've owned where the owners manual comes with a cabin noise level warning.
There is no way you are getting 33mpg out of a RRS SVR...My diesel L461 has averaged 36mpg over 6k miles and almost all of that is on the motorway
For a bit of variety in the discussion, we've just taken on an L494 with the D300 engine setup. This is the MHEV i6 layout, still with the 3.0 diesel. It's way smoother and quieter than the SDv6 and the electricery seems to get us away from a standstill faster than the previous engine.
Friends up the road had a 4.4SDv8 and then changed for an SVR. Don't recall why.
Friends up the road had a 4.4SDv8 and then changed for an SVR. Don't recall why.
I've had the L494 with the TDV8 which was a lovely engine, smooth and bags of torque, the later D300 3.0Litre Diesel which was very good also, about 20% better economy than the V8 with very similar performance, I also had the P400 3.0 twin turbo petrol in a late HST model, that was a cracking engine, similar economy to the V8 diesel but a lot quicker and made a nice noise. I've heard the early TDV6's are to be avoided but don't have any personal experience of that engine. I never had a single problem with any of the engines in the cars I've had
flight147z said:
mike_e said:
The Diesel is the sensible option. Coming from a sports car background then the SVR might be a better bet. 16mpg around town, 33mp on a run without using the load pedal too much. Parts can be expensive, main dealer labour is on a par with Mercedes, Jaguar, BMW etc. A good indy will keep the bills down. The SVR is the only car I've owned where the owners manual comes with a cabin noise level warning.
There is no way you are getting 33mpg out of a RRS SVR...My diesel L461 has averaged 36mpg over 6k miles and almost all of that is on the motorway
Lovely engine by the way.
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