Hi folks.
I was recently in Germany and had the chance to try the car without speed limits.
I realised that the maximum speed was, on the GPS, 188 km/h on a light positive slope.
When it got flat, I lost some km/h.
I was in drive, no sport.
Car is just serviced, less than 60k kms.

Is this the real maximum speed?
I have seen on the technical details it should be around 191.

Maybe it depends on my wheels (20) with a wider offset (+1,5 cm).

I read somewhere about a factory speed limit on this engine which should be deactivated, but I am not sure about this, also because the guys talking about this seeme dto know very little on the matter...

Any hints?
Suggestions?
Personal experiences?
Ciao.
Gianluca

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Killerbob wrote:

Just drove to Denmark, most of the way on the Autobahn:

TDV8 usually does around 200km/hr, but with the BAS, WOW. Clocked on an independent GPS, 215km/hr!!! And the acceleration is just unbelievable. Not just the 30-100, but the entire range. Cruising at 140km/hr, and then putting the right foot down, and not really stopping the noticeable acceleration all the way up to 200km/hr.

Fuel usage wasn't bad either. Normal driving at home I'm getting 10l/100km. On the autobahn, going 140-200km/hr, 11.5l/100km, and in Denmark, with speed-limits (130km/hr), 9.5l/100km.

KB

considering above comment was on 3.6 tdv8 with app.50bhp+ remap, i think 188km/h pull from 2.7 tdv6 seems right imho. (FYI, i think my standard tdv8 had done around 200-210km/h top.)
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210km/h is what the TDV8 is limited to, and it will do that easily, no fuss no muss and you can back off the throttle too and it will stay on the limit. All tested on the Autobahns :cough - cough: Sons of dogs come hither and get flesh
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Alicatt wrote:

210km/h is what the TDV8 is limited to, and it will do that easily, no fuss no muss and you can back off the throttle too and it will stay on the limit. All tested on the Autobahns :cough - cough:

Yes, those Germans have parts of their Autobahns all over Europe........  '08 RRS TDV8
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The electronical limit from LR kicks in at about 185km/h (indipendent GPS) and you can feel it "breaking", it doesn't feel nice imho.

Without the limiter it should do a little more on the flat, I think because in my car the limiter definitely brakes. I don't know how much more though, since I still have the stupid limiter.
In a few days I will be hopefully able to tell you, however it should be a little faster than standard then...  RRS TDV6 HSE, 2006, bonatti grey, ebony interior, rear diff, s/c grille and vents, stormers, privacy, tasmods, iphone integration

McBunny wrote:

The electronical limit from LR kicks in at about 185km/h (indipendent GPS) and you can feel it "breaking", it doesn't feel nice imho.

Without the limiter it should do a little more on the flat, I think because in my car the limiter definitely brakes. I don't know how much more though, since I still have the stupid limiter.
In a few days I will be hopefully able to tell you, however it should be a little faster than standard then...

What's 210km in mph  TDV6 - gone
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210 km/h = 130.48795 mph 

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I asked Pete here about this: http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/post199163.html#199163

@Josh:
Just type in "km miles" in google and it tells you "1 km = 0.621371192 miles", so 210 km/h is 130.489195 mph - approximately.


edit: damn, should have just written "130 mph" then I would have been faster.  RRS TDV6 HSE, 2006, bonatti grey, ebony interior, rear diff, s/c grille and vents, stormers, privacy, tasmods, iphone integration

Last edited by McBunny on Thu Aug 06 2009 3:51pm. Edited 1 time in total

Plenty fast enough for UK roads.

Too lazy to do that McBunny  TDV6 - gone
TDV8 - gone
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McBunny wrote:

edit: damn, should have just written "130 mph" then I would have been faster.

 

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Hi, I am back again on the same topic.

By using the sat nav I was able (were allowed) to get to 191 km/h.

Now, after pete's BAS remap (which actually was absolutely stunning), I had the chance to go on the same motorways again.

Were allowed (again), I got to 193 very easily.
Then I felt a severe cut in the power .. on-off-on-off..
So there is actually a speed limit.

Now, it is not my intention to go racing with the car, but I heard that Land Rover services can cancel this sort of speed limit ancd also that some versions of TDV6 does not have such speed limit.

Can somebody confirm this?

I actually felt like the car was going to have at least 5-10 kms more.

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Gianluca the TDV6 has the speed limit at 195 km/h, i have spoken with a dealer, he confirmed me that with the last software they fix it......

ciao Piero

iz6byo wrote:

Gianluca the TDV6 has the speed limit at 195 km/h, i have spoken with a dealer, he confirmed me that with the last software they fix it......

ciao Piero

Piero, does it mean they will update your software when you go for the next service?
Please keep us updated on this and on the procedure they follow in doing so.
Grazie.
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I think the GPS is not so exact.
Has somebody tried with a SC? LR says the mac of the SC ist 225km/h. I think the gasoline consumption will be around 50l/100km.