SDV6 HSE vs TDV6 HSE

[lpj]

Hi all,

I've been lurking aound here since Christmas, vicariuosly living out my dreams of ownership of a D3 or D4 until i can actually afford one.

Anyway, on the weekend I noticed a beautifull looking white D4 in front of me at the traffic lights with SDV6 instead of TDV6.

At the risk of asking a really stupid question, what does it mean? :confused:

[roamer]

Basically just a rebadge ,

SDV6..... used to be 3.0 TDV6
TDV6..... used to be 2.7 TDV6



Cheers Ken

[lpj]

Oh, OK...I thought it looked different to what I had seen.

Any idea what the "S" stands for?

[nice1guv]

TD is turbo diesel, which is a single turbo.

SD is sequential diesel, which is a sequential twin turbo.

[lpj]

Thanks for satisfying my curiosity.

I assume that it is only the later D4's that distinguish between the 2.7 and the 3.0 (hence the "it's basically a rebadge" comment) or has it always been that way and I've missed it?

[TerryO]

Only the D4's have the 3.0 litre option as well as the 2.7 option or if your feeling like power is everythng then you can get the 5.0 litre V8 petrol option in the HSE.

D3's came with either the 2.7 TDV6, a V6 petrol six or a 4.4 V8 petrol.

The petrol six was dropped for the D4.

cheers,
Terry

[roamer]

Thanks for satisfying my curiosity.

I assume that it is only the later D4's that distinguish between the 2.7 and the 3.0 (hence the "it's basically a rebadge" comment) or has it always been that way and I've missed it?

Yeah, I think it started with the MY11's and maybe late MY10

Ken

[lpj]

Thanks Roamer and everyone else for commenting.

Being such a keen lurker and general car nut, I am well aware of the D3 & D4 2.7 & 3.0 options. It was the badge's "S" designation that caught my eye as I hadn't seen it before.

So the early D4 3.0's were designated TDV6 just as the 2.7's were. Now, as well as the extra power, you also get the new S DV6 badge.

[sniegy]

11MY only has the "S" designation.
This is only for the 3.0Ltr SE & HSE variant vehicles.
The base TDV6 is still going around nicely.

Cheers

[Graeme]

TD is turbo diesel, which is a single turbo.

SD is sequential diesel, which is a sequential twin turbo.
The 3.0 TDV6 has the 2 turbos.

[Disco4SE]

Thanks Roamer and everyone else for commenting.

Being such a keen lurker and general car nut, I am well aware of the D3 & D4 2.7 & 3.0 options. It was the badge's "S" designation that caught my eye as I hadn't seen it before.

So the early D4 3.0's were designated TDV6 just as the 2.7's were. Now, as well as the extra power, you also get the new S DV6 badge.
The earlier D4 3.0Lt had a '3.0 TD V6' badge at the rear whereas the 2.7Lt just had 'TD V6'. To me it made it alot easier to establish whether it was a 3.0Lt or a 2.7Lt. Why LR changed it, I don't know.
I still like the 3.0Lt badge. Looks more ballsy.
Cheers, Craig

[Graeme]

Why LR changed it, I don't know.
There not being any 2.7s in the MY11 range for the EU might have something to do with it, along with the TDV6 being a low power engine compared with the SDV6 excepting for the MY10 3.0 TDV6.