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SDV8 vs Supercharged

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wackyjim

Member Since: 11 Aug 2010
Location: Brigadoon
Posts: 2014

2011 Range Rover SE TDV8 Santorini Black

SDV8 everytime especially with red diesel ..............................................

27th Jun 2013 6:17am

5.0

Member Since: 25 Feb 2012
Location: Surrey
Posts: 716

KurtVerbose wrote:
If you're driving it like that why did you get the supercharged?

You don't have to be driving with your foot to the floor all the time to gain the benefits of petrol over diesel.

27th Jun 2013 6:32am

Fitcherama

Member Since: 07 Jun 2013
Location: Gerrards Cross
Posts: 14

2013 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 V8 Orkney Grey

I've posted another question on the site regarding engine noise but it hasn't been answered. Based on my experience the only major drawback to the SDV8 is, however hard LR have tried to incubate the occupants, you still hear you are in a diesel engined motor until you reach higher gears. Motorway cruising is very quiet though. In my heart a SC would be perfect, but with stop/start drives to work every day I elected for the diesel. Overall I am happy.

27th Jun 2013 7:27am

CSK

Member Since: 15 Oct 2010
Location: St Tropez
Posts: 750

2013 Range Rover Autobiography 5.0 SC V8 Causeway Grey

5.0 wrote:
KurtVerbose wrote:
If you're driving it like that why did you get the supercharged?

You don't have to be driving with your foot to the floor all the time to gain the benefits of petrol over diesel.

+1. I've had two TDV8's and a 5.0L Supercharged. You don't have to floor it, just enjoy the smoothness of the Supercharged petrol engine, direct power delivery without turbo lag, and lots of overtaking power when needed.
Economy shouldn't be an issue when buying cars like these, especially when buying new.

27th Jun 2013 1:47pm

johnf

Member Since: 16 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 84

2013 Range Rover Autobiography 5.0 SC V8 Bonatti Grey

Quote:
5.0 wrote:
KurtVerbose wrote:
If you're driving it like that why did you get the supercharged?

You don't have to be driving with your foot to the floor all the time to gain the benefits of petrol over diesel.

Quote:
+1. I've had two TDV8's and a 5.0L Supercharged. You don't have to floor it, just enjoy the smoothness of the Supercharged petrol engine, direct power delivery without turbo lag, and lots of overtaking power when needed.
Economy shouldn't be an issue when buying cars like these, especially when buying new.

Or perhaps the question should be "If you can get economy like that from the petrol engine why would you bother with the diesel?"

27th Jun 2013 6:31pm

KurtVerbose

Member Since: 08 Aug 2010
Location: Les Arses
Posts: 5848

2007 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Stornoway Grey

Let's be clear - that's 20mpg which is a lot when the diesels are pushing over 30.

I'm not anti-petrol, but I do like the diesels and some of the arguments like standing in diesel when you fuel up just aren't relevant to most of us these days.

27th Jun 2013 6:56pm

5.0

Member Since: 25 Feb 2012
Location: Surrey
Posts: 716

[quote="KurtVerbose"]Let's be clear - that's 20mpg which is a lot when the diesels are pushing over 30.

Just looking at the mpg is how a lot of people get conned into buying diesel cars when a petrol can actually work out cheaper. You need to look at how much mileage you are doing as well because diesel is more expensive than petrol.

27th Jun 2013 8:20pm

KurtVerbose

Member Since: 08 Aug 2010
Location: Les Arses
Posts: 5848

The difference in price petrol/diesel is currently less than 1% in the UK.

I can see how people are easily conned.

27th Jun 2013 8:34pm

5.0

Member Since: 25 Feb 2012
Location: Surrey
Posts: 716

KurtVerbose wrote:
The difference in price petrol/diesel is currently less than 1% in the UK.

I can see how people are easily conned.

Not in the case of the RR but in a lot of mainstream cars like for like the diesel version costs more than the petrol to buy and often the diesel costs more to service. Factor in the cost of fuel as well and you have to be doing above average mileage to make the numbers add up.

In the case of the RR if you do average mileage it costs you less than £1000 per year more to run a petrol at 20mpg than a diesel at 30mpg. When my car is losing £20K a year in depreciation it makes little difference to the running costs of the car.

27th Jun 2013 8:56pm

Robert

Member Since: 25 Oct 2011
Location: Perigueux
Posts: 2289

2007 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Zambezi Silver

As far as I can see on the web diesel is 1.38 and petrol 95 is 1.33 in the uk, so if you would drive a 15000 miles a year the difference would not even be 1500 gbp a year. If price is an issue, why not drive on lpg? Looking at car prices the difference for a petrol car and a diesel car would largely pay for the fuel. I would never buy a diesel, the noice, the dreadfull smell...

27th Jun 2013 9:11pm

johnf

Member Since: 16 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 84

If cost is a big issue don't buy a new range rover. Keep it for two years with average mileage and you can easily find it has cost you £50k plus all in. A bit extra on fuel seems immaterial when, if we are honest, the main reason for buying new is emotional not practical. Pressing the start button on my supercharged makes me smile and helps takes my mind off the cost of depreciation in a way that a diesel clatter never could.

If you want to let your head rule your heart then spend substantially less on a used car and, for many drivers, choose petrol.

27th Jun 2013 10:34pm

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