RR Sport advice needed.
Discussion
Always wanted one - so going to get one now - but which one to get?
Supercharged 4.2l or standard petrol engine (what size is it?)? Diesel V6 or V8? LPG - is that possible on the supercharged RR Sport or only on the standard petrol engine? What is HSE and HST?
Are they really ok off road (light usage)? Which body kit to avoid for off road? Which wheels to avoid - 22's seem a bit extreme..?
Thanks
Cuda
Supercharged 4.2l or standard petrol engine (what size is it?)? Diesel V6 or V8? LPG - is that possible on the supercharged RR Sport or only on the standard petrol engine? What is HSE and HST?
Are they really ok off road (light usage)? Which body kit to avoid for off road? Which wheels to avoid - 22's seem a bit extreme..?
Thanks
Cuda
If you're considering running costs & LPG... I'd go diesel. These engines can be a right royal PITA to get running reliably on LPG. (Personally, I think it's a false economy anyway!)
TDV8 diesel is perfect. TDV6 is nice but the TDV8 is something else altogether!
HSE has all the toys.
HST has a crappy body kit!
Off road... Brilliant. The only thing you need to watch out for are the trim pannels at the bottom of the doors. They will take a battering but after a while they pop off their mountings. Mind you, as long as you don't run them over, you can usually pop them back on.
Avoid the HST if using off-road!
If you're going for a TDV8 or Supercharged, you'll probably have the 20" rims (they have the larger Brembo brakes). I wouldn't bother going any bigger than that but you might want to consider getting a set of 19" rims if you want to 'play'...
M
TDV8 diesel is perfect. TDV6 is nice but the TDV8 is something else altogether!
HSE has all the toys.
HST has a crappy body kit!
Off road... Brilliant. The only thing you need to watch out for are the trim pannels at the bottom of the doors. They will take a battering but after a while they pop off their mountings. Mind you, as long as you don't run them over, you can usually pop them back on.
Avoid the HST if using off-road!
If you're going for a TDV8 or Supercharged, you'll probably have the 20" rims (they have the larger Brembo brakes). I wouldn't bother going any bigger than that but you might want to consider getting a set of 19" rims if you want to 'play'...
M
Thank vm - interesting points - i have lpg in my Grand Cherokee and there's no false economy when it exempts me from the congestion charge in London! Even on fuel alone its great filling up for £30...
Anyhow - what is the standard RR Sport petrol engine - is it a 4.4 or smaller?
Cheers
Anyhow - what is the standard RR Sport petrol engine - is it a 4.4 or smaller?
Cheers
Re: off road ability of the RRS, see pics below.
I have a FFRR and it did everything, and I mean everything that the FFRR can do providing, as is mentioned above, you watch the clearance. This is easily done by keeping it in offroad setting when actually offroad - quite easy to remember!
I have a FFRR and it did everything, and I mean everything that the FFRR can do providing, as is mentioned above, you watch the clearance. This is easily done by keeping it in offroad setting when actually offroad - quite easy to remember!
I've got the TDV8 so I'm biased. It'll waft around all day long and can be a hooligan machine when you want it to be!! Sounds good too. If I wasn't doing the mileage I'm doing, I'd probably get the supercharged as you will save a fortune when buying it compared to the equivalent diesel and the difference in mpg is only about 8 miles.
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[/pic]farmeryellow said:
Make sure you use it off road!
Hmmm... Think you got away lightly there - lucky not to hydraulic the engine driving it at that speed through deep water!To the OP - if you seriously want 'waftomatic', why not a FFRR rather than the Sport? I would choose a 4.2 Supercharged FFRR if I also had a CSL / 911 or similar to play with
I DID have a 4.2 S/C Sport for a while: I was hard pushed to decide between the two, but chose the Sport for it's handling alone, as it was to be my main car (after 8 years in 911's) - would definitely have had the FFRR if I could have kept the Porsche as well.
kVA said:
Hmmm... Think you got away lightly there - lucky not to hydraulic the engine driving it at that speed through deep water!
To the OP - if you seriously want 'waftomatic', why not a FFRR rather than the Sport? I would choose a 4.2 Supercharged FFRR if I also had a CSL / 911 or similar to play with
I DID have a 4.2 S/C Sport for a while: I was hard pushed to decide between the two, but chose the Sport for it's handling alone, as it was to be my main car (after 8 years in 911's) - would definitely have had the FFRR if I could have kept the Porsche as well.
Not to worry mr KVA,To the OP - if you seriously want 'waftomatic', why not a FFRR rather than the Sport? I would choose a 4.2 Supercharged FFRR if I also had a CSL / 911 or similar to play with
I DID have a 4.2 S/C Sport for a while: I was hard pushed to decide between the two, but chose the Sport for it's handling alone, as it was to be my main car (after 8 years in 911's) - would definitely have had the FFRR if I could have kept the Porsche as well.
This was just another day at the office...its a tough job
camel_landy said:
Naaaa... No where near!
Reservoir Road I believe (Peacock Villa end).
M
Not exactly staying behind the bow wave though, were we? Reservoir Road I believe (Peacock Villa end).
M
That's not recent is it? Doubt there's that much water up there at the moment...
Back on topic: Range Rover (as opposed to Sport) actually seems to have slightly better extreme off-road performance: It should be the other way around (because of the disengagement of the active anti-roll bars on Sport), but whenever I've done convoy drives at Eastnor (which is quite a few times, it has to be said), it is always the Sport that runs out of grip first - never yet seen a FFRR stuck when others keep going - including Defender (on road tyres).
kVA said:
camel_landy said:
Naaaa... No where near!
Reservoir Road I believe (Peacock Villa end).
M
Not exactly staying behind the bow wave though, were we? Reservoir Road I believe (Peacock Villa end).
M
That's not recent is it? Doubt there's that much water up there at the moment...
Back on topic: Range Rover (as opposed to Sport) actually seems to have slightly better extreme off-road performance: It should be the other way around (because of the disengagement of the active anti-roll bars on Sport), but whenever I've done convoy drives at Eastnor (which is quite a few times, it has to be said), it is always the Sport that runs out of grip first - never yet seen a FFRR stuck when others keep going - including Defender (on road tyres).
It also stays fairly wet all year, due to the springs in the area.FFRR vs RRS in extreme off-road... 6 vs 2x3. I find they're about the same but each one does have its unique limitations!! In the deep ruts, the RRS catches the door trim but you have to watch the FFRR in the tight gaps and its rear overhang.
M
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