D3 guy tried his luck!

**charliebrisbane** · 27th March 2006, 11:26 PM

I have an 01 4.6 Rangie and a guy in his new lookin D3 4.0 s was taking the same way home from work late last week in western Brisbane. We must have been like minded because I thought to myself I wonder how the acceleration is in one of those with the extra gears. So we eventually came to the roundabout at the start of the Western freeway and both planted it. He was in the inside lane so came out the better off the round about and I had to pull in behind him as there was only one lane onto the freeway. (they seem to handle pretty well anyway around corners and we weren't being too foolish). He kept his foot down as I did accelerating up to 100 and seemed pretty equal. That was about the end of it and the vehicles seemed pretty even while accelerating. It was a bit of fun but wouldn't push it too far past the 90 kph limit as it would be too dangerous. I would like a rematch on a straight standing start up to 100 that would be interesting.

Looks like I'll have to leave the 4.4ltr ones alone I dont think I'd keep up.

Oh well.

Charlie

PS. I know the road isnt a race track but we didn't make any sharp cornering and the road was clear ahead and the cars in the other lane were doing 100 already so no harm done. These cars aren't sports cars anyway I think we both realised this and took it pretty easy.

**p38arover** · 27th March 2006, 11:32 PM

Last December, I had a trip in a red RR Mk III diesel owned by a bloke up on the Gold Coast ( GCLRO member?). Boy, does that thing get along quite nicely - a few cars tried to out-accelerate this beast and were soon put in their place.

Ron

**charliebrisbane** · 27th March 2006, 11:42 PM

Well Ron sounds like the p38's are old technology now. Still don't want to be out done by an oiler now thats embarasing.

Charlie

**drivesafe** · 28th March 2006, 05:04 AM

Hi Charlie and Ron. Charlie, before you pair got to the roundabout, had you both been giving it a bit of stick. The reason I ask, the D3s have a self determining fuel usage set up where the accelerators use is continually monitored and if the D3 is being driven economically then the D3 accelerates economically. Even if the peddle is suddenly floored, the vehicle still continues to accelerate economically.

You need to be giving it some stick for a few minutes before the vehicle starts to accelerate accordingly.

I’ve noticed, with my wife’s D3, if I have been driving docilely and suddenly accelerate hard, the D3 gently starts off and then gets it’s wind.

If on the other hand, I have been giving the D3 a bit of stick and I suddenly hit accelerator, the acceleration rate nearly snaps your head off.

My point being, next time you come up against a D3 and you want to see how it goes, you have to get it going first.

Cheers.

PS that was my RR Ron was on about.

**Ace** · 28th March 2006, 08:24 AM

How many KW's do the 4L 6 D3's punch out? Matt

**drivesafe** · 28th March 2006, 09:45 AM

Hi Ace, the D3 is averaging about 14 lt / 100 kms around town so far and that depends on whether I’m driving or the wife is.

It hasn’t done 10k yet, so it’s nowhere near run in yet.

Cheers.

**noddy** · 28th March 2006, 09:50 AM

Originally posted by Ace
How many KW's do the 4L 6 D3's punch out? Matt

4.0ltr V6 = 360Nm & 160Kw
4.6ltr V8 = 380Nm & 150Kw

I would have thought the weight difference would have come into play more, but that 6speed ZF must also make the D3 hussle.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>self determining fuel usage set up where the accelerators use is continually monitored and if the D3 is being driven economically then the D3 accelerates economically. Even if the peddle is suddenly floored, the vehicle still continues to accelerate economically.[/b][/quote]

drivesafe -- this is what I don't like about some modern cars, they think they are "smarter than the average bear".

What happens if you have been sitting behind some slow traffic for sometime and then an opening appears? The D3 says, uh-uh you ain't going anywhere. No over-ride I imagine?

**drivesafe** · 28th March 2006, 10:36 AM

Originally posted by Noddy+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Noddy)</div><div class='quotemain'>

Originally posted by Ace@
How many KW's do the 4L 6 D3's punch out? Matt

4.0ltr V6 = 360Nm & 160Kw
4.6ltr V8 = 380Nm & 150Kw[/b]

Hi Nobby, thanks for the correction.

<!--QuoteBegin-Noddy
drivesafe -- this is what I don't like about some modern cars, they think they are "smarter than the average bear".

What happens if you have been sitting behind some slow traffic for sometime and then an opening appears? The D3 says, uh-uh you ain't going anywhere. No over-ride I imagine?[/quote]

This is something I have yet to discover but yes it could be interesting.

The RR does the same but the change in response times when there is a change in driving patens is much, much faster.

**Captain_Rightfoot** · 28th March 2006, 10:46 AM

Originally posted by drivesafe
Hi Ace, the D3 is averaging about 14 lt / 100 kms around town so far and that depends on whether I’m driving or the wife is.

It hasn’t done 10k yet, so it’s nowhere near run in yet.

Cheers.

So the real question is, who get's better ecconomy?

In our case it's actually me... even in the MINI 8O

Just a question on the adaptive driving modes, does the D3 have a "kickdown mode" where at 100% throttle it does all it can?

**gghaggis** · 28th March 2006, 10:59 AM

Doesn't switching to 'sport' mode force a re-map - at least of the gearbox?

Cheers,

Gordon

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