TDV6 or TDV8?

[donaldosaurus]

Hi,

I have had Range Rover Vogues for about 8 years and my present one is getting long in the tooth a 04 plate with 105000 miles. It is a 3.0L Straight Six.

Wife now prefers a Sport. Is it necessary to go for the TDV8? I will probably buy an 08 or maybe an 09.

Thanks

D

[camel_landy]

Yes...

There's a reason why we ALL wax lyrical over how much better the TDV8 is over the TVD6.

Go for a test drive & see for yourself.

M

[nagrom]

I have had both, 1 x TDV6 & 2 x TDV8, V8 any day!! Can't understand why they dropped the V8, a fabulous engine,

[KevinA3DSG32]

nagrom said:

I have had both, 1 x TDV6 & 2 x TDV8, V8 any day!! Can't understand why they dropped the V8, a fabulous engine,

Does not meet EuroV emissions rules.

[nagrom]

okay, but why not fit the 4.2 TDV8?

[camel_landy]

nagrom said:

okay, but why not fit the 4.2 TDV8?

...coz they never made one!

Oh, you mean the 4.4 TDV8?

It depends who you talk to: Some say that the 4.4 is too tall to fit in the engine bay...

...others say that it was decided that as the 3.0TDV6 is pretty much just as powerful as the 3.6TDV8, it wasn't needed.

...but others think it's a cynical ploy to differentiate between the Range Rover and the Range Rover Sport.

M