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| Paulo Member Since: 28 Sep 2010 Location: Glasgow Posts: 199  
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The TDV8 has been dropped from the RRS to enable Land Rover to differentiate more clearly between Sport models and the Full Fat Range Rover....
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6th Jun 2011 2:02pm |
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| Vogue Member Since: 31 Jan 2008 Location: on the hill Posts: 3762 
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My guess is they will upgrade the Sporty engine when the new FFRR is launched, perhaps along the lines of the Jag V6 engine...
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6th Jun 2011 2:02pm |
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| Fox Member Since: 02 Apr 2010 Location: Essex Posts: 2313
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The Disco is supposed to be getting a more powerful tuned diesel engine and the 8 speed box in th near future. My guess is the Sport will get the same.
To be fair "sport" is not just about 0-62mph. It's about handling and cornering for the 5% of the time you're driving like a crazy person on a country road. In that situation I'd let the sport driver go and enjoy the ride. 
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6th Jun 2011 2:19pm |
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| Rolo Member Since: 11 May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 852 
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Is there any difference in the engine from that year to the one they fit in the FF now ? (or was the V8 only the 3.6 still ?) |
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6th Jun 2011 2:47pm |
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| Vogue Member Since: 31 Jan 2008 Location: on the hill Posts: 3762
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3.6 in the Sproty |
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6th Jun 2011 2:50pm |
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| iancollins Member Since: 17 Mar 2010 Location: milton keynes Posts: 264  
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my understanding was that they dropped the tdv8 because the new 4.4 is slightly bigger and wont go in the rrs body |
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6th Jun 2011 3:06pm |
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| Rolo Member Since: 11 May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 852
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Great name !  good job it wasn't a complete finger slip and ended up as "scroty" all hell will break loose from the sport forum !
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6th Jun 2011 3:09pm |
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| Vogue Member Since: 31 Jan 2008 Location: on the hill Posts: 3762
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oh hell, do I edit it or leave it! |
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6th Jun 2011 3:15pm |
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| wackyjim Member Since: 11 Aug 2010 Location: Brigadoon Posts: 2015 
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Just leave it Vogue...they ain't happy anyway so nothing you do now will change anything http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/topic22649.html?highlight=...I think we are being portrayed as pipe smoking boring old farts in our frumpy RR's for comments made about Sports. Here's me thinking we were all brothers in arms 
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6th Jun 2011 3:34pm |
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| Vogue Member Since: 31 Jan 2008 Location: on the hill Posts: 3762
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oh dear! they do get wound up don't they |
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6th Jun 2011 3:56pm |
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| tboner001 Member Since: 22 Jan 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 691 
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6th Jun 2011 4:24pm |
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| mattstevenson2005 Member Since: 01 Jan 2011 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 737 
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Yes you are correct the newer 4.4 TDV8 is bigger than the previous engine so cannot fit into the sport, the sport may get it back when they release the new version of the sport in a couple of years |
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6th Jun 2011 4:37pm |
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| tboner001 Member Since: 22 Jan 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 691
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I was also told that some of this has to do with Brussels Crap and emissions across a range of vehicles and that they either had to drop the TDv8 from the sport or the 5.0 SC which would have killed sales of the sport in the USA ETC. But also yes they would have had to rework the already tight bay to fit the 4.4 and it would not take the 8 speed box. Far to many gone... |
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6th Jun 2011 5:04pm |
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| letsavit2 Member Since: 16 Oct 2010 Location: essex Posts: 854
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they like using the word  alot, chavs.... 2004 black Vogue TD6
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6th Jun 2011 5:48pm |
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