I owned a 5.0 Supercharged for the last 6 months or so but due to a change of circumstances it had to go unfortunately. I couldn't decide what to replace it with having looked at X5s (which were particularly underwhelming after a FFRR) and Discos. In the end, the only thing you can replace a FFRR with is another one. So that's what I did. It's a 2012 Vogue TDV8, and I made sure I got one without adaptive cruise which I found slightly dim-witted nor the cooling seats which felt ever so slightly like I'd wet myself.
It was actually a pleasant surprise as I was expecting it to feel underpowered with dropping 200bhp but it still has a decent turn of pace and a sedate run down to Stansted returned an almost unbelievable 45mpg which goes without saying was completely unheard of in the supercharged.

Glad you got a nice replacement, might I suggest it has an error somewhere if it is saying 45mpg....!!! Pete

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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
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Well I did say it was sedate. Cruise on at 56mph to keep up with the trucks and it was the most mind numbing drive ever. I don't think I'll be repeating it again in a hurry.

 Pete

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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Everyone is surprised when I tell them I'm getting 36mpg on the motorway. For the size and weight they are a superb choice over the alternatives. I'd agree the X5 is not a suitable replacement for a FFRR. I love my BMWs but the X3 and X5 are not designed igned for off road. I had an X3 35d with the 3.0 straight 6 twin turbo and 286bhp. A superb tow car with lots of torque but not in the same league as my Westminster. X5s have a bad reputation for reliability too but I suspect like everything, they become affordable at a certain age and people buy them and try to maintain them on a shoestring. You can't do it.