IBOO57 Member 538 Member For: 17y 3m 29d Posted 26/12/10 11:38 PM Posted 26/12/10 11:38 PM What sort of Fuel economy can be expected out of the Turbo Diesel?Is it the same V6 from a Discovery 3 ?
Adam Here since the start... Legacy Donating Member 10,282 Member For: 23y 5m 16d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 27/12/10 12:18 AM Posted 27/12/10 12:18 AM I believe it is. 2.7L twin turbo V6. From what I've read it does a good job in the Land Rover and that's 600kg heavier.
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 23y 10m 28d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 27/12/10 02:13 AM Posted 27/12/10 02:13 AM although its really a reference to the tailights im assuming.Thats where my eye was drawn to it looking like a Kluger.
cobramad Member 824 Member For: 21y 2m 24d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 27/12/10 05:16 AM Posted 27/12/10 05:16 AM Its a shame Ford chose to use the older and now outdated 2.7 V6 instead of the more cutting edge 3litre... It would be nice to compete with the newer opposition with the latest spec motor, not what is effectively last generations engine..
Adam Here since the start... Legacy Donating Member 10,282 Member For: 23y 5m 16d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 27/12/10 05:57 AM Posted 27/12/10 05:57 AM You mean like an inline 6 cylinder?
cobramad Member 824 Member For: 21y 2m 24d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 27/12/10 07:45 AM Posted 27/12/10 07:45 AM Like for like, the newer 3litre is streets ahead of the 2.7.. Having said that, the 3litre, as used in the Land Rover Disco4, is an option, not standard equipment. These new-gen diesels go in a very un-diesel like manner.. As a prospective buyer in the near future, I'd always prefer the newer, better specced and undoubtedly better performing motor... What say you?
Adam Here since the start... Legacy Donating Member 10,282 Member For: 23y 5m 16d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 27/12/10 08:06 AM Posted 27/12/10 08:06 AM Agreed.But there's probably more factors than you or I will ever know as to why they chose the engine they did.As far as I know nothing has been confirmed to the public, so you may get your wish.
cobramad Member 824 Member For: 21y 2m 24d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 27/12/10 09:49 AM Posted 27/12/10 09:49 AM Ford being Ford, Im willing to bet that some super deal was done, to secure the 2.7 at whats most likely a bargain price, remembering that at the time, Ford still owned Land Rover and Jaguar.. With Tata now in the drivers seat so to speak, we can but hope for the latest and greatest.. Also remember, Ford was the only one of the Big Three car maunfacturers in the US, that did not have to go the government, cap in hand, to beg for a bail-out. Thems cagey and scrooge-like, but it continues to keep them profitable..
spook Legacy Donating Member 180 Member For: 18y 6m 8d Gender: Male Posted 27/12/10 11:04 AM Posted 27/12/10 11:04 AM (edited) Iv'e been in my mates Disco 3 with the 2.7 on a trip to the snow. It hauls arse up the hills so I can only imagine what it will be like in a lighter territory Edited 27/12/10 11:04 AM by spook
mattyb Legacy Donating Member 1,097 Member For: 18y 3m 28d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast, QLD Posted 27/12/10 11:27 AM Author Posted 27/12/10 11:27 AM (edited) Bunna, here's one for you. I've got a 2010 TTG and am certain that they only have 245kw motor. If I found a friendly ford dealer, can they 'flash' the car so it has a 270kw tune in them, not unlike the F6X, or did thy run different injectors etc??? I know of 1 mate with an FG xr8, that was 'apparently' edited at a ford dealership he worked at to match the GT... Is there any truth to this? Edited 27/12/10 11:28 AM by mattyb
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