Got my 4.2 S/C just before Christmas love it to bits it a smile a mile (& about a fiver!!) Anyway have heard alot about the 5ltr S/C anybody got one? How quick are they? Whats the MPG?? I want to know all about it!! Cheers Laurence.

it will get to 100 mph and stop before yours gets to 100.

Was a link somwhere to youtube vid showing this

And improved mpg over our 4.2 S/C

I've seen that video, its impressive, it smashes the 4.2 to pieces in a sprint. Its on the LR UK webiste (without sound though) and also on youtube with sound.

Check it out.

Its made me want to upgrade my upper pulley to get some more ponies & mid range grunt so im not as far away haha

Nurburgring in 8 minutes 49...

0 - 100 - 0 in 15.6 seconds...

Google for videos.

Defies the laws of physics, remarkable vehicle... Allan

Hi there,

I have one and it is crazy fast, especially if you leave the gearbox in sport mode. However, I drive in sport mode rarely... only if I am in zone 3-4 in London. MPG is horrible, if you get stuck in 5-6pm traffic it can go down to 9mpg... In normal conditions it is about 12.3MPG. But if one buys supercharged, he should keep MPG reading off the screen! I used to watch it out of curiosity, but not anymore. I know more or less what MPG I get, I even know how it varies with my driving style now.

Also, on paper RRS does 0-60 in 5.9 sec. In real life it is even faster. I know someone who did it in 5.1 sec. I personally tried once, but it was rainy, I achieved 5.6 sec... Vadim A.

Vadim wrote:

Hi there,

I have one and it is crazy fast, especially if you leave the gearbox in sport mode. However, I drive in sport mode rarely... only if I am in zone 3-4 in London. MPG is horrible, if you get stuck in 5-6pm traffic it can go down to 9mpg... In normal conditions it is about 12.3MPG. But if one buys supercharged, he should keep MPG reading off the screen! I used to watch it out of curiosity, but not anymore. I know more or less what MPG I get, I even know how it varies with my driving style now.

Also, on paper RRS does 0-60 in 5.9 sec. In real life it is even faster. I know someone who did it in 5.1 sec. I personally tried once, but it was rainy, I achieved 5.6 sec...

Imagine it with the 600bhp it comes off the production line with  L322 Big Daddy SUPERCHARGED 5.0 Autobiography - Here & Now!

5 series for the miles

RRS S/C factory built HST - Gone

45 others have been and gone!

will_wonka wrote:

Vadim wrote:

Hi there,

I have one and it is crazy fast, especially if you leave the gearbox in sport mode. However, I drive in sport mode rarely... only if I am in zone 3-4 in London. MPG is horrible, if you get stuck in 5-6pm traffic it can go down to 9mpg... In normal conditions it is about 12.3MPG. But if one buys supercharged, he should keep MPG reading off the screen! I used to watch it out of curiosity, but not anymore. I know more or less what MPG I get, I even know how it varies with my driving style now.

Also, on paper RRS does 0-60 in 5.9 sec. In real life it is even faster. I know someone who did it in 5.1 sec. I personally tried once, but it was rainy, I achieved 5.6 sec...

Imagine it with the 600bhp it comes off the production line with

According to LR sources, the 5.0 S/C comes off the production line at 600bhp and is hauled back to 510 for the RR/RRS/Jags. They have kept something back for something a little special perhaps?  L322 Big Daddy SUPERCHARGED 5.0 Autobiography - Here & Now!

5 series for the miles

RRS S/C factory built HST - Gone

45 others have been and gone!

i have a 4.2sc with remap & pulley my business partners 5.0sc beats mine but only just

his wife has a Sport Kahn RS600 which smashes the other 2 in every aspect cost £78k though

600bhp! V E R Y Nice! As Borat says: "I like!"
Top gear, when presenting new RRS explained that the new RR has so much power, that LR had to limit the speed to 145mph otherwise the tires would burst. I wonder if bhp reduction is connected to this in any way? or is it really for something to come in the future... unlikely. 600bhp is quite an achievement and any company would be happy to share it with customers, let's not forget the competition with other 4x4's... (which are nowwhere close of course!!!!  Vadim A.

Everything has to be toned down to balance durability. Remember that our engines need to opperate in the desert or Artic Circle at 45deg angles from stock, as well as the 0-60 sprint or cruising from London to Montecarlo 4-up!

I know someone who competes in something called Time Attacks and has a Mitsubishi Evo10 with over 800bhp..... The trouble is that he only manages to compete in 1/3 events due to failures as the engine is so highly strung.

That said, the Jaguar XKR75 had more bite and the new XK-RS means it's potentially possible to get more power. Personally the 5.0 amazes me every time I drive one!

James

Lookers Park Royal wrote:

Personally the 5.0 amazes me every time I drive one!

Lookers Park Royal wrote:

I know someone who competes in something called Time Attacks and has a Mitsubishi Evo10 with over 800bhp..... The trouble is that he only manages to compete in 1/3 events due to failures as the engine is so highly strung.

Who is this James? I used to have an Evo myself which is why I ask. Been looking recently at maybe another for some more track fun

Mis, TBH the RRS impresses me more, however I think it's more to do with the Hot Hatch feel when in Adaptive Dynamics Mode.... it turns it into a real animal!

Big DJ, If you know EVO's you'll know the one I mean.... green and shortened! Just noticed that I said it's a X when it's an IX and it's BHP has gone up.

Power: 950bhp & 700lb-ft with 9250rpm rev limit
Weight 1180Kg (Dry)
Top speed: 215mph + (201.43mph so far )
Best 0-60mph = 2.4 sec
Best 0-100mph = 4.3 sec
Best 0-150mph = 8.00 sec

I think the 0-100 is the most impressive figure (oh, and the BHP, and breaking 200mph)!!

James