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Dolphinboy Member Since: 07 Dec 2009 Location: Bristol Posts: 3164 |
Harry reviews the new defender 110 on his farm. £81k and only 18mpg.
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15th Jan 2021 1:31pm |
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DrRob Member Since: 16 Apr 2015 Location: Petersfield, Hampshire Posts: 4305 |
Bonkers price Gone to a good home: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
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15th Jan 2021 1:46pm |
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Andy S Member Since: 16 Jun 2013 Location: Sevenoaks Posts: 1026 |
That’s Fatty money.......... |
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15th Jan 2021 1:53pm |
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Philip Member Since: 05 Jan 2010 Location: UK Posts: 2568 |
... which is why they start at £43k (plus the VAT back). |
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15th Jan 2021 5:01pm |
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SS.Lyria Member Since: 01 Dec 2016 Location: London Posts: 247 |
If that’s what you get for £81k what do you get for £43k
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15th Jan 2021 5:34pm |
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KurtVerbose Member Since: 08 Aug 2010 Location: Les Arses Posts: 5848 |
Full review here.
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18th Jan 2021 9:48pm |
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D3Jon Member Since: 15 Aug 2020 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 439 |
Agree £81K for a defender, that's bonkers!
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18th Jan 2021 10:12pm |
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Red Merle Member Since: 19 Sep 2016 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2158 |
The straight 6 in place of the Ingenium 4 really does make all of the difference to making this a premium product. I'd hate to have bought one of the first year's production 4's and then seen this! |
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18th Jan 2021 10:13pm |
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Red Merle Member Since: 19 Sep 2016 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2158 |
The military stopped buying the LR years ago. It's all about specialist protected vehicles now. https://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/combat-vehicles/ https://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/protected-patrol-vehicles/ If you look at the basic Defender it's priced about like for like with a Toyota Land Cruiser basic short wheelbase and that's only a 2.8 litre 4 with a much more basic auto. |
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18th Jan 2021 10:14pm |
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KurtVerbose Member Since: 08 Aug 2010 Location: Les Arses Posts: 5848 |
I understand that, but 200bhp from a 3 litre straight six is TD6 territory. |
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19th Jan 2021 7:13am |
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Red Merle Member Since: 19 Sep 2016 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2158 |
I find it only being 200 bhp very encouraging. It’s a low peak power output for a 3.0 litre Ingenium diesel, so it’s likely to be retuned for massive torque. |
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19th Jan 2021 7:53am |
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Jayk69 Member Since: 08 Feb 2018 Location: Daventry Posts: 601 |
Is it just me or is 81K a loopy price for that?
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19th Jan 2021 8:24am |
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KurtVerbose Member Since: 08 Aug 2010 Location: Les Arses Posts: 5848 |
It makes 369lb ft at 1250rpm. The 4 cylinder made 317lb ft at 1400, so yes a lot better on torque.
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19th Jan 2021 8:30am |
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Red Merle Member Since: 19 Sep 2016 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2158 |
As a mild hybrid, the 3.0 might, possibly, have been tuned to perform at its best under the conditions of the official test cycles. It still looks promising though. |
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19th Jan 2021 8:41am |
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