When did the AJV8 unit get fitted to the FFRR?

Looking through eBay and Autotrader there seem to be some 05MY with it and some of them still have the BMW M62 lump.

The number of cars for sale without an engine bay picture makes it hard to tell whats in what. Some quote power outputs of 305bhp which is the AJV8 however some people are quoting anything from 275 to 295 for the BMW lump.

What the Jag engine only fitted to cars with the 2006 facelift when they put smaller lights on without the wipers?

Cheers!

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior
2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Black Edition in Santorini Black with Ebony Interior

2006 MY onwards

If it has an AJV8 engine it will have the six speed ZF gear box , the BMW never had this so I guess you could count the gears  2008 MY Supercharged
Rimini Red / Jet
four zone climate
remote park heater
and no ugly kid windows.
magnus satis quod turpis satis

This is a ajv8 if that helps


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. . . Yes to the facelift front, also "6A" in the VIN

 Where do you go after one of these . . . ?

Cheers guys.

I just wish people would put engine bay pictures so you could tell easily.

I've seen some 55 plates with the AJV8 engine, what's the earliest model that you're likely to see? Did it only come in when they face lifted them?

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior
2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Black Edition in Santorini Black with Ebony Interior

Vogue wrote:

2006 MY onwards

When was the 2006 MY available to buy and be registered though?

This one (not interested as it's high mileage and scruffy) is an 05 plate car, registered on 02/05/05 however when checking the number plate it says that it has 301bhp which is significantly more then the BMW engine.

Was the 06 MY available as far back as this?

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior
2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Black Edition in Santorini Black with Ebony Interior

Vogue wrote:

And yes only with the facelift

Perfect Thanks! 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior
2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Black Edition in Santorini Black with Ebony Interior

One last question...

Was the BMW engine completely finished by the facelift or were there still a few of them kicking around?

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior
2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Black Edition in Santorini Black with Ebony Interior

My second ajv8 was a 05 2005

All factory Facelift Petrols are AJV8

Cheers Gaz! That's exactly what I needed to know

If they've got the later display underneath the dials on the dashboard then it's a AJV8 as well I believe from what I've read on the internet.

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior
2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Black Edition in Santorini Black with Ebony Interior