Had a look at the pics in the other thread and even though the interior looks very nice I don't think that the car's front is an improvement. On the contrary it looks rather bland and sort of cheapish compared to the current model . It did look a bit better in the official press pictures released by LR a while ago but car photography is an art form and LR know how to do it.

My trusted old 06 TDV6 is up for a replacement in another six months or so and my original plan always was to get me the new 3.0 litres diesel but the problem is that some of the new options like the new DR are not even available for the 6 cylinder, only for the (dated) TDV8 and petrol V8

Does anybody know about a new improved TDV8 engine coming along in another year or so? That would definitely be the route to go then, and I would be more than happy to wait that long. SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE BUG AND SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE WINDSHIELD

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Why do you say the TDV8 is dated - in what way?

I agree that the front of the new one doesn't look as good as the current model. I don't think final specs have been decided yet, so it's too early to speculate on DR etc. Also, don't cinfuse DR with the new Dynamic mode and dynamic dampers etc.

I just meant that should LR manage to improve the current TDV8 as much as they did the TDV6 (hp, torque and fuel economy), such new TDV8 would be a very very serious machine. It would leave all current and future beemer and Audi diesels in it's wake.

The specs are already out, at least here in Switzerland that is, and among other TDV6 no-goes, there's no new DR for the 6 cylinder. SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE BUG AND SOMETIMES YOU'RE THE WINDSHIELD

2010 TDV8 Ultimate Edition, zermatt-ebony-grand lacquer, and all the goodies, plus Superchips Bluefin ECU performance upgrade, Gibson Performance exhaust tips

gone after only 7 months: MY10 TDV63.0 HSE, zermatt-ebony-anigree, Dynamic Response, Rear diff-lock, flappy paddles, premium leather, Sunroof, PTI, privacy glass, S/C design 5 Spoke Diamond Turned alloys

one thing i did forget to mention... first public display of the new baby V12 Aston Martin. Yep, you heard me correctly... baby V8 now has a V12!!!!!!!  RRS First Edition S/C, Vesuvius Orange, Rear Entertainment, Alpine TUE-T200DV, Stormer Alloys. (+ 19" MTR's for playing in the snow!)

That red on the baby was stunning.

Is it worth travelling down from Manchester for this Expo? Is it along the lines/ size of the normal motor show??

I'm trying to decide whether I can be arsed travelling a 450 mile round trip if it's not that big an exhibition......  Range Rover Sport HSE DYnamic SDV6 Velocity blue 2020 MY
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No way Hoppy don't do it not for a 450 mile round trip.

No problem, decision made then.

Why are these things never held in the north!

(Que - tirade of abuse and whitty quips about hub caps from the shandy supping soft southerners!) Range Rover Sport HSE DYnamic SDV6 Velocity blue 2020 MY
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Range Rover sport 2.7tdv6SE 2005 Gone
Range Rover sport 2.7tdv6SE 2007 honey
Range rover Vogue 2005 4.4 - GONE and missed
BMW 535d M sport 2006 - GONE not as missed
BMW X5 4.4 2004 sport - GONE

there is a motor show at Harewood House, Leeds

I saw it in the local free paper and it says LandRover has a stand there........ Maybe they will bring the new range

Show £5 entrance and is on fathers day IIRC

More details here but no mention of LR attending

http://www.harewood.org/cgi/events/events....&a=501

Exhibitors include

Jaguar, Land Rover, TVR, Lotus, MG, Ford, KIA, Volvo, Lexus

According to the Advert in Leeds Weekly News

hoppy_70 wrote:

No problem, decision made then.

Why are these things never held in the north!

Hoppy, motor expo is on for a week and all the cars are dotted around Canary Wharf, lets face it if it was held up north the show would only be on for a day.





















































Because the 1st night all the cars would have been nicked.

Misery, what did you think of the 5 Series Gran Turismo???? seems stuck between an X5 and 5 Series... might be good to cart the older members of you family about (good size entrance/exit to the back seats, plus fairly low to the ground), but other than that, i struggle to see the point RRS First Edition S/C, Vesuvius Orange, Rear Entertainment, Alpine TUE-T200DV, Stormer Alloys. (+ 19" MTR's for playing in the snow!)

Another entry in BMW's internal "What Niche Can We Make Up This Week?" competition.... looks good I think, if a little bit like a Mondeo. 

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Lemm I'm sorry didn't even bother with any of the other stuff except AM and Ducati. Wouldn't even step onto a BMW stand.