Tuscan 3.6 4.0 and 4.0 S????
Discussion
Good choice!
In 2003 the standard Tuscan was nominally the 350bhp 3.6, although you could pay an extra £1000 for a 4.0 engine, which gave 360bhp and a little more low end torque. Specs were the same: 16" wheels, no air con, although lots of customers added both as options.
The 4.0S was by then rated at 400bhp, and comes with an upgraded spec. Bigger brakes, aircon, 18" wheels, close ratio gearbox, DAB radio, xenon main beam headlights, colour coded boot carpet (!) are the ones I can remember. The S also has the obvious boot spoiler and front splitter, and the rear light arrangement it a little different.
However the great thing about Tuscans is that every original owner spec'd them differently. My 3.6 has aircon, big wheels and DAB for example. By far the biggest difference is how they drive, and build quality varying between different examples. The engines have quite distinct characteristics, although they're all wonderful and mental in their own way. Best recommendation is to test drive lots of them, then buy the one in your price bracket which just feels "right". That's what I did, and I don't regret it for a second.
Pete
In 2003 the standard Tuscan was nominally the 350bhp 3.6, although you could pay an extra £1000 for a 4.0 engine, which gave 360bhp and a little more low end torque. Specs were the same: 16" wheels, no air con, although lots of customers added both as options.
The 4.0S was by then rated at 400bhp, and comes with an upgraded spec. Bigger brakes, aircon, 18" wheels, close ratio gearbox, DAB radio, xenon main beam headlights, colour coded boot carpet (!) are the ones I can remember. The S also has the obvious boot spoiler and front splitter, and the rear light arrangement it a little different.
However the great thing about Tuscans is that every original owner spec'd them differently. My 3.6 has aircon, big wheels and DAB for example. By far the biggest difference is how they drive, and build quality varying between different examples. The engines have quite distinct characteristics, although they're all wonderful and mental in their own way. Best recommendation is to test drive lots of them, then buy the one in your price bracket which just feels "right". That's what I did, and I don't regret it for a second.
Pete
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