Having placed my order in September / October last year (so long ago I'm struggling to remember), I finally picked up my new AB 5.0 (not the SVR) on Friday.

After lots of stressing over the colour and changing my mind lots, from Santorini, to Barolo, to Santorini, to Corris, and agonising over Corris vs Carpathian, I stayed the course with Corris grey and Stealth pack. Never saw this combo in the flesh so was a bit apprehensive that I wouldn't like it when it turned up. Backup plan if I didn't like it was to "de stealth" it and change the wheels to the standard silver.

Thankfully, it's awesome! Much much better than I hoped and much better in the flesh than any photo! It really suits the car and looks mean and moody.

Put a few extras on it: all the parking assist options, cameras, soft close. Was tempted by the HUD but skipped it since I decided I didn't need traffic sign recognition or lane departure (I 've managed without the past 15 years), so I couldn't see that there would be much info to show on the HUD.

The 5.0 is impressive - goes like a rocket and you can really feel the power. Obvious downside, I'm only doing 22mpg on average. And last point, glad I went with the 21" wheels rather than the 22s - again the 21s look a lot better than I imagined from the configurator, and saved myself £1K, plus better ride comfort.

Had a huge smile on my face when I went into the office with it right after collection!

Without further ado, photos below. And thanks everyone for all the help and feedback on colours!

Nice. I want a 5.0...  Arrived: MY16 A/B SDV6 in Aruba, Ivory interior, piano black trim, black panoramic roof, spare wheel, blind spot monitoring, mudlaps and more...

Gone but not forgotten:
2014 RRS2 SDV6 HSE in Loire Blue
2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE in Santorini Black

22mpg,,,,I'm only getting that out of my 2012 sdv6,,that's why I'm after the 5.0 as I don't do much mileage & only use car at the weekend so it will be nice to drive something with a bit more power.

Andy. Andy.
21 Ford Ranger
Gone but not forgotten
Focus RS Red Edition
2015 RRS AB Fuji.
2014 RRS SC Santorini
2016 VW Amarok
2014 RRS AB Fuji
2012 RRS Red Edition Fuji
2015 Nissan Navara
2012 RRS SE Santorini
2008 RRS White
2007 RRS Santorino

Looks great , Well Done.

Chrisr1806 wrote:

Nice. I want a 5.0...

I like the colour  2008 TDV8, Java Black, Ebony Sports Seats, Side Steps, Zebrano, Privacy Glass, Premium ICE, Hybrid TV.

MafroSVR wrote:

Chrisr1806 wrote:

Nice. I want a 5.0...

Hey man, you're in Aruba? Heading there next month for a quick getaway. Where is the LR dealer?

No unfortunately, the colour of my RRS is called Aruba.  Arrived: MY16 A/B SDV6 in Aruba, Ivory interior, piano black trim, black panoramic roof, spare wheel, blind spot monitoring, mudlaps and more...

Gone but not forgotten:
2014 RRS2 SDV6 HSE in Loire Blue
2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE in Santorini Black

 Current RRS: MY18 SVR
Previous RRS: MY15 RRS 5.0L Autobiography

Chrisr1806 wrote:

MafroSVR wrote:

Chrisr1806 wrote:

Nice. I want a 5.0...

Hey man, you're in Aruba? Heading there next month for a quick getaway. Where is the LR dealer?

No unfortunately, the colour of my RRS is called Aruba.

Man, they change the names of these colors all the time!

Hey - I like Aruba too!

The colour, that is. MY2016 HSE D SDV6 - gone due to fuel dilution problems.

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