Received a note from dealer concerning recall for 2010 modell, so today they changed battery and updated software concerning air condition, phone and some other stuff. Just bought it a couple of days ago... While I was waiting I received infos about new 4.4 TDV8 due in September:
312 PS 3750 rpm
700 Nm 2000 rpm
10.2 l/100 km
8 gears

JJ

http://www.autoindia.com/VehicleStyles/bike-car-details1487.html

http://www.turbochip.co.za/pages/cars/rove...DV8286.htm

That Indian link has got the engine spec wrong.

Torque is massive at over 700 nm @ 2000

WOW

Just think what a certain Coventry based well known Land Rover engine enhancing company will come up with on the back of that.......  Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

Not sure about the 8 gears though as I have heard the 7 gear BMW's are always changing up and down trying to find the best gear?

So what would you buy a 2010 3.6 tdv8 or wait for a 4.4 tdv8.........

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

My thoughts too ...........

bit of a no brainer really - mind you I bet it will come with a £5k price increase...

Really depends WHEN it will be available?

JJ mentions September which is only 6 oddish months away, bet there will also be a waiting list and LR will match production to demand to keep pricing up.

Thinking about it I bet a load of prospective purchasers will just hang on for the new RR - too much going on at the moment with the new 2010 just being out, then a new engine in sept, then a totally new model not far off - unless you change your car every 12 - 18 months why bother...

I personally wouldn't want to buy a new one in September to just get a slightly bigger engine when there is a new model being forcast by some for next year.

Salesmen are telling me the new model will be early 2013 ................ Thinking along the same lines as yourself Vogue .

I think we're 2 yrs off the new shape FFRR coming to light yet.

You can bet though it will have LED lighting, split screen nav/TV, all round camera system and probably driver aids like self parking (ala Lexus) and better adaptive cruise type options.

Current cars always show the way for new bits in the new models to come

RR Classic LSE = P38/L322 extended wheelbase and air suspension for example. Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

That's full three year warranty away. If I was in the market for a 2010 I would try to pre-order a 4.4 TDV8 at the earliest opportunity....

Think you could be right Adam, mind you it took LR 20 years to almost perfect the air suspension - it was blooming useless in the Classic and the P38 wasn't that reliable either