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 new L460 range rover |
Boatmechanic
 27th Oct 2021 8:06pm
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Forum: General (L460 2022) · Replies: 130 · Views: 30278 · Subject: new L460 range rover |
They were hardly rumours.
Please elaborate.
There were rumors about “all BMW engines” in the L460, as well as of BMW engines in Jaguar products that will never see the light of day.
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| new L460 range rover |
Boatmechanic
27th Oct 2021 12:55pm
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Forum: General (L460 2022) · Replies: 130 · Views: 30278 · Subject: 4.4 liter V8 |
Car and Driver says that it is getting a 523 hp 4.4 liter turbocharged V8.
Which, I suppose, means that the rumours of a BMW V8 were true.
The smaller engines seem to be JLR Ingenium engines, lo ... |
| Early L405 faults / problems |
Boatmechanic
24th Oct 2021 6:47pm
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Forum: General (L405) · Replies: 13 · Views: 5723 · Subject: 2015 or later |
| Model year 2015 or later have most bugs worked out |
| New 22MY FFRR due to be unveiled next week! |
Boatmechanic
22nd Oct 2021 5:11pm
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Forum: General (L460 2022) · Replies: 677 · Views: 122744 · Subject: New 22MY FFRR due to be unveiled next week! |
It's the same whenever a new car comes out. The same comments can be read on any forum, every time:
People who are getting a new one will extol its virtues
People who are not will always say the o ... |
| 5.0 V8 off road performance |
Boatmechanic
14th Aug 2021 7:09pm
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Forum: General (L405) · Replies: 4 · Views: 1885 · Subject: 5.0 V8 off road performance |
Make sure it has the locking rear differential.
Might have been standard on MY18. |
| New 22MY FFRR due to be unveiled next week! |
Boatmechanic
7th Aug 2021 8:31pm
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Forum: General (L460 2022) · Replies: 677 · Views: 122744 · Subject: Philip is right |
They moved the line as a stop gap measure before the arrival of BMW engines.
https://www.formacar.com/en/news/view/28922.html |
| New 22MY FFRR due to be unveiled next week! |
Boatmechanic
7th Aug 2021 8:10pm
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Forum: General (L460 2022) · Replies: 677 · Views: 122744 · Subject: New 22MY FFRR due to be unveiled next week! |
They did not ship the plant to Wolverhampton. The Bridgend engine line was past its useful life. They invested in a brand new V8 line.
So, surprising indeed if they go with BMW engines.
T ... |
| New 22MY FFRR due to be unveiled next week! |
Boatmechanic
5th Aug 2021 9:23pm
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Forum: General (L460 2022) · Replies: 677 · Views: 122744 · Subject: New 22MY FFRR due to be unveiled next week! |
I would be surprised if LR couldn’t see another 10 - 15 years (which is all they really need) out of the Ford V8, having just bought the rights to build it and shipped the plant to Wolverhampton.
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| Deployable Steps |
Boatmechanic
29th Jul 2021 3:43pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Mods (L405) · Replies: 21 · Views: 3983 · Subject: No steps |
You don’t want side steps on your car.
They belong on American pickup trucks, not on Land Rovers. |
| 2015 model year |
Boatmechanic
4th Jul 2021 10:09pm
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Forum: General (L405) · Replies: 5 · Views: 2362 · Subject: 2015 model year |
2015 was the first model year when all the known bugs were fixed.
It is pretty robust. |
| Run out L405 or Disco 5 |
Boatmechanic
29th Jun 2021 9:49pm
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Forum: Orders (L405) · Replies: 23 · Views: 6497 · Subject: Run out L405 or Disco 5 |
| Buy a used L405 |
| 2016 L405 3.0TDV6 Vogue SE......is the engine a gamble? |
Boatmechanic
20th Jun 2021 10:05pm
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Forum: General (L405) · Replies: 26 · Views: 7188 · Subject: The engine is a gamble |
Unless you disassemble the engine, there is no way to know if it has the casting error that leads to a broken crank.
Buying a car with that engine is a gamble, but the probability of the crank bre ... |
| New 22MY FFRR due to be unveiled next week! |
Boatmechanic
8th Jun 2021 9:01pm
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Forum: General (L460 2022) · Replies: 677 · Views: 122744 · Subject: New 22MY FFRR due to be unveiled next week! |
| 1000 per week must be for one model model. |
| Tow Assist |
Boatmechanic
2nd Jun 2021 7:10pm
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Forum: Technical (L405) · Replies: 6 · Views: 1200 · Subject: Tow Assist |
| Please let us know if you can get it to work. |
| What to Look for on a 2014 4.4 Autobiography |
Boatmechanic
24th May 2021 9:21pm
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Forum: General (L405) · Replies: 13 · Views: 3751 · Subject: Buy a 2015 or newer car |
| By model year 2015 (assembly date July 2014 onwards, if I remember correctly), the bugs were worked out. |
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