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D3Jon Member Since: 15 Aug 2020 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 409 ![]() ![]() |
The 4.4 is far less likely to snap it's crank! |
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Vogue Member Since: 31 Jan 2008 Location: on the hill Posts: 3719 ![]() ![]() |
I’m just going to leave this here :-
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Tomgc61 Member Since: 12 Oct 2018 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 28 ![]() ![]() |
Is the crank failure still an issue in a 2017 car? I thought they'd largely sorted it by then |
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Vogue Member Since: 31 Jan 2008 Location: on the hill Posts: 3719 ![]() ![]() |
According to my main agent - they solved it with the replacement straight six D300/D350 2021 L405 Vogue SE 4.4 V8 DIESEL ~ #17 |
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Tomgc61 Member Since: 12 Oct 2018 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 28 ![]() ![]() |
Major failure aside I was more interested in knowing what the 4.4 was like to use as a daily driver for varying journey lengths and types compared to the V6 |
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Andy S Member Since: 16 Jun 2013 Location: Sevenoaks Posts: 982 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
V8 every time. It’s a hell of a power plant; great acceleration, bucket loads of torque, smooth quiet, unflustered and makes a wonderful noise. FFRRs are also meant to be V8s (well in my world they are….) |
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Vogue Member Since: 31 Jan 2008 Location: on the hill Posts: 3719 ![]() ![]() |
Endless power delivery throughout the whole rev range - takes off like a stabbed rat - we also have a 5.0 SVR here - yes the SVR is quicker, but it’s not a relaxed drive - you only lose 1 second 0-60. The bottom line is stick to a V8, or a straight 6 any of them in a 405 and avoid the V6 2021 L405 Vogue SE 4.4 V8 DIESEL ~ #17 |
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Tomgc61 Member Since: 12 Oct 2018 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 28 ![]() ![]() |
That seems fairly categorical! The dealers are all saying the V6 is all you need and the V8 is great if you have a caravan which I don't. I seem to remember reading that the 4.4 does not need to be overly thirsty if you're careful and I love the idea that the engine is low revving and under stressed which suits the RR ethos. |
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Vogue Member Since: 31 Jan 2008 Location: on the hill Posts: 3719 ![]() ![]() |
Dealers will say that - they have cars to shift. If you stick to the speed limits and don’t stamp your foot up to 35mpg is achievable with the V8 Diesel - the trouble is it’s difficult not too
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Arch Stanton Member Since: 26 Apr 2012 Location: chavshire Posts: 432 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
get the V8, they wont be around for much longer in a newish car so get one while you can. I love mine and will be sad when I move to a straight six D300/D350 in a short while. First time FFRR owner |
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BAZ8046 Member Since: 26 May 2023 Location: Chatham Posts: 17 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I have a 3.0 V6 D4 and a 4.4 TDV8 L322.
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Red Merle Member Since: 19 Sep 2016 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2158 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
My local dealer was so insistent that I only needed the V6 that, in the end, I had to go to another dealer to order a new V8!
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RoverP5B Coupe Member Since: 13 Dec 2022 Location: Powys Posts: 7 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
I was similarly undecided as there's a logic on paper for the 3 litre but when it came to it there was only one choice.
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Red Merle Member Since: 19 Sep 2016 Location: Cornwall Posts: 2158 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The V8 has a broader spread of power, with the single turbo TDV6 having very noticeable turbo lag at the bottom end. Ticking over at 1,350 rpm at 70mph is a joy, yet the pick up is still instant. The V8 also corners a lot flatter and has vastly better brakes. Fuel consumption will differ by 4-5mpg, but you won’t have the need to replace cambelts or the risk of the catastrophic cost of crank failure. The fuel consumption difference is a small price to pay for the reduction in costs elsewhere. |
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