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johnson1

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She's run in...and sounds AWESOME

I never thought a Diesel could sound good. The 4.4TDV8 is whisper quiet at low revs, and as the first 3,000 miles is now done I can push the power on. The second turbo makes a massive difference and at 4,000rpm the car sounds like a V8 petrol. So impressed as coming from a V10 Petrol I thought I would miss the sound when it came to Diesel. But I was wrong.

5th Jun 2011 2:11pm

AMV

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Mate, thanks for the great post
Hopefully will get my TDV8 soon Santorini Black RR Vogue 4.4 TDV8

5th Jun 2011 5:39pm

Rolo

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Re: She's run in...and sounds AWESOME

johnson1 wrote:
I never thought a Diesel could sound good.

The guys at Top Gear said the Diesel actually sounds better than the petrol !

But I thought the FF was supposed to be so well sound insulated.......perhaps you have to open the window to hear the growl

6th Jun 2011 9:29am

wackyjim

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Location: Brigadoon
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2011 Range Rover SE TDV8 Santorini Black

Re: She's run in...and sounds AWESOME

johnson1 wrote:
I never thought a Diesel could sound good. The 4.4TDV8 is whisper quiet at low revs, and as the first 3,000 miles is now done I can push the power on. The second turbo makes a massive difference and at 4,000rpm the car sounds like a V8 petrol. So impressed as coming from a V10 Petrol I thought I would miss the sound when it came to Diesel. But I was wrong.

.............. I just love coming off the slip way onto the motorway then flooring the pedal..reminds me of my Audi S8 ...awesome!!!!

6th Jun 2011 10:57am

Vogue

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Re: She's run in...and sounds AWESOME

Rolo wrote:
johnson1 wrote:
I never thought a Diesel could sound good.

The guys at Top Gear said the Diesel actually sounds better than the petrol !

yep got to agree there, nothing like a twin turbo V8 oil burner on full throttle - the petrols are just too quiet now

6th Jun 2011 11:10am

CSK

Member Since: 15 Oct 2010
Location: St Tropez
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The 3.6 TDV8 definitely sounds like a Diesel at idle and at low revs.
I've driven the 4.4 TDV8 and although I agree it sounds way better especially at speed, at idle it still sounds like a Diesel (quieter tan the 3.6 but still not as quiet and smooth as the 5.0L Supercharged).
For having driven the 5L Supercharged all weekend, I wouldn't say the Diesel sounds better.
On Top Gear, they said this after having driven the 5L Supercharged and at this time the 4.4 TDV8 wasn't out yet so to say the 3.6 Diesel sounds better than the 5L Supercharged is !

6th Jun 2011 5:53pm

azure111s

Member Since: 28 Apr 2011
Location: Wiltshire
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Can't agree or disagree with you boys yet as only had my 4.4 TDV8 for a week, so not many revs yet. However, I can vouch for the fact that a 90mph cruise at about 1650rpm is most satisfying

6th Jun 2011 6:04pm

KurtVerbose

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azure111s wrote:
However, I can vouch for the fact that a 90mph cruise at about 1650rpm is most satisfying

My TD6 is at something like 2800rpm at 75. It's the thing I least like about it. Shows what plenty of cubes, really good turbocharging and 8 gears can do.

Mind you, mine cost probably what yours depreciates by in a year.

What's the mpg like at 90?

7th Jun 2011 6:14pm

azure111s

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26mpg

7th Jun 2011 7:22pm

stan
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thats very good mpg at 90mph.

7th Jun 2011 7:31pm

KurtVerbose

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scarey wrote:
thats very good mpg at 90mph.

About what mine's doing at 75.

7th Jun 2011 8:24pm

Tomw2000

Member Since: 22 Jan 2011
Location: Hertfordshire
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@5.5-6k miles on ours now and she's sounding awesome. I always thought our old tdv8 RRS sounded well but this new 4.4 is a peach (relatively for a diesel).

Getting 26-27mpg. But I don't hang around
So really pleased with that.

8th Jun 2011 6:03pm

azure111s

Member Since: 28 Apr 2011
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mooching about; 'mixed motoring', I'm getting 28mpg from the 4.4 TDV8 with only 700 miles on the clock.

8th Jun 2011 6:26pm

tboner001

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2500 miles and average 26 when i looked at it , although at 135 it only showed current at 17 Far to many gone...

8th Jun 2011 9:04pm

RRUK
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KurtVerbose wrote:
azure111s wrote:
However, I can vouch for the fact that a 90mph cruise at about 1650rpm is most satisfying

My TD6 is at something like 2800rpm at 75. It's the thing I least like about it. Shows what plenty of cubes, really good turbocharging and 8 gears can do.

Mind you, mine cost probably what yours depreciates by in a year.

What's the mpg like at 90?

Kurt,

Have you thought about having your TD6 remapped? It lowers the revs at cruising speeds, makes it slightly easier to live with. Discovery 4 HSE
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9th Jun 2011 7:22am

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