Lookers Park Royal
Member Since: 29 Nov 2008
Location: London
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| 2011my Embargo lifted today! |
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All,
The embargo covering 2011my is lifted today for Discovery 4 and Range Rover Sport. Your local dealers will now be able to share the 2011my information with you, however a summary is as follows:
Range Rover Sport
3.6 TDV8 withdrawn from production.
3.0 TDV6 V-Max increased to 124mph.
Badges changed to silver/green as opposed to gold/green.
DPF fitted as standard to all TDV6 vehicles to meet Euro 5 regulations.
New colours being introduced including Siberian Silver.
Autobiography being made available in both 3.0 TDV6 and 5.0 Supercharged.
Introduction of HSE Lux model.
Reshaped rear headrests to meet safety requirements.
Optional bodykit available as a factory order on all models.
Hill Start and Gradient Acceleration Control available.
Discovery 4
Badges changed to silver/green as opposed to gold/green.
DPF fitted as standard meet Euro 5 regulations.
New colours being introduced including Siberian Silver.
Reshaped rear headrests to meet safety requirements.
Hill Start and Gradient Acceleration Control available.
2.7 TDV6 engine with manual gearbox discontinued and replaced with a 210bhp 3.0 with automatic for Commercial.
3.0 210bhp being badged as TDV6 and 3.0 245bhp being badged as SDV6.
Electric leather seats with arm rests (non-memory) as an option on GS models.
The above information is purely a summary, and as mentioned your dealer will be able to discuss it in more detail with you. I will hopefully post more information when I return from the 3 Peaks Challenge next Tuesday.
James 
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 17th Jul 2010 8:48 am |
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DigitalJunior
Member Since: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Cumbria
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Sometimes it pays to wait and the GS with leather/armrests is interesting news SOLD - 23my Range Rover Sport D300 Dynamic SE
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| 17th Jul 2010 10:21 am |
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mrandmrsh
Member Since: 25 Sep 2008
Location: Holmfirth
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So what was all that cloak and dagger "oh I know something u don't and u won't like it" crap spouted on another thread all about?
Thanks for the update.
Nothing at all there of any real surprise or important is there? Minor improvements typical of a mid life tart up...
C 2012 Defender 110 XS Utility 2.2
2012 D4 Commercial 255 8-speed, Active diff, lots of extras on order, comes Sept - ORDER CANCELLED (isn't divorce expensive....?)
2008/08 D3 HSE G4 - part exchanged for the 110
1987 110 CSW with 200 Tdi (now gone)
2007/57 D3 TDV6 HSE - NOW GONE owned 1/oct/08 to 31/dec/09
2007 Seat Altea Freetrack4 170 tdi (wife's car, wife now gone!)
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| 17th Jul 2010 10:24 am |
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Lookers Park Royal
Member Since: 29 Nov 2008
Location: London
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mrandmrsh wrote:So what was all that cloak and dagger "oh I know something u don't and u won't like it" crap spouted on another thread all about?
I must admit that I read the other thread and couldn't understand what the bad news was. I can only guess that it could be in connection with the commercial loosing the manual gearbox. FYI you can upgrade the 210bhp TDV6 Commercial to a 245bhp SDV6 Commercial for an option price of £1,000. 8)
Hope this helps, and apologies that as a franchised dealer I have not been able to contribute to the discussions until now.
James
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| 17th Jul 2010 10:53 am |
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doubledoom
Member Since: 09 Jul 2010
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I knew some of those changes but most didnt apply to me. The list of changes is very small. The badging is no big deal.
The only one that potentially does apply to me is the Hill Start and Gradient Acceleration Control. I read that it is an enhancement to the terrain response system. Do you know if its a cost option or an automatic enhancement to the existing system?
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| 17th Jul 2010 11:36 am |
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Lookers Park Royal
Member Since: 29 Nov 2008
Location: London
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Doubledoom,
From the limited information that I have it looks like both systems are a standard item across the range. It also appears that they are passive and do not require any driver intervention (i.e. you won't need to select the system, it will automatically 'cut-in' when required).
Hope this helps, and hopefully there will be more info that will clarify 100% soon.
James
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| 17th Jul 2010 11:57 am |
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adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
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Yawn 
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| 17th Jul 2010 1:09 pm |
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rtune
Member Since: 23 Mar 2010
Location: Berkshire
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I recently took delivery of my D4, its a 3L HSE, so its that 210 or 245 BHP???
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| 17th Jul 2010 5:36 pm |
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Steve in Germany
Member Since: 29 Jan 2008
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Having been out of UK for sometime, will the DPF only make a difference to Company allowance or will it effect VED also.
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| 17th Jul 2010 5:45 pm |
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DG
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Lookers Park Royal wrote:
I must admit that I read the other thread and couldn't understand what the bad news was.
SDV6 of course ....sounds like a venereal disease 
...and it was a bit of humour mr&mrsh  21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 17th Jul 2010 5:51 pm |
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Q86ARR
Member Since: 23 Feb 2010
Location: Jersey
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rtune it will be the 245BHP version.
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| 17th Jul 2010 8:23 pm |
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PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
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This is another one of those things that I knew would annoy me, but kept quiet until now.
Last year they brought out the D4 with the new 3.0L TDV6 - the majority of these engines were sold in SE (outside of the UK) or HSE trims (worldwide)........now the TDV6 is the "entry level" engine and the "top shelf" (which is the same as the old 3.0 TDV6) is called the SDV6.
No real issue with the name change (although it sounds  stupid - it reminds me of the old Rover Vitesse as well as chlamydia), but I feel that some of the people who paid out for the 245bhp TDV6 engine a few months ago will now feel something cheated with the badge on the back of their 50-60K motor now being relegated to the entry level engine.
As a good thing though, some of our sponsors who work in Parts Departments are about to start doing a very good trade in silver/green badges 
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PS. Thanks for the info James 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Buckingham Blue
2007 Golf GT DSG
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| 17th Jul 2010 9:19 pm |
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AndrewW
Member Since: 06 Aug 2007
Location: Saddleworth
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PaulP wrote:. . . some of our sponsors who work in Parts Departments are about to start doing a very good trade in silver/green badges
...and large "S"s I guess. 2006 D3 finally swapped for a 2016 D4 Graphite in Graphite grey. No mods
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| 17th Jul 2010 9:32 pm |
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PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
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2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Buckingham Blue
2007 Golf GT DSG
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| 17th Jul 2010 9:34 pm |
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mrandmrsh
Member Since: 25 Sep 2008
Location: Holmfirth
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DG wrote:Lookers Park Royal wrote:
I must admit that I read the other thread and couldn't understand what the bad news was.
SDV6 of course ....sounds like a venereal disease
...and it was a bit of humour mr&mrsh
Nah I just dont think it matters really tbh.
Perhaps I am more relaxed on the grounds it won't affect me anyway unless they recall my D3 to add "STD Clinic Special" on the back or whatever they go on to next.
The key think is the actual car still sounds great.
C 2012 Defender 110 XS Utility 2.2
2012 D4 Commercial 255 8-speed, Active diff, lots of extras on order, comes Sept - ORDER CANCELLED (isn't divorce expensive....?)
2008/08 D3 HSE G4 - part exchanged for the 110
1987 110 CSW with 200 Tdi (now gone)
2007/57 D3 TDV6 HSE - NOW GONE owned 1/oct/08 to 31/dec/09
2007 Seat Altea Freetrack4 170 tdi (wife's car, wife now gone!)
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