Thread: D4 3.0 motor options.

Originally Posted by Epic pooh

This is all very complicated Andy

They have an engine people like me can understand:

V8 - 5.0 - 276kw, 510nm

No timing belts, turbos or other witchcraft !

Not many of these around though!
I asked our Landrover saleslady about them, and she said, & I quote, "The V8 Discovery goes like the clappers"!.....Nothing like a V8 IMHO..(No substitute for cubic inches, or as they say these days, no replacement for displacement?) I realize these statements normally relate to "normal" cars ( I've had LOTS of V8s, the last being an AMG C63), so how do you like your "V8"?
Pickles.

Originally Posted by Pickles2

Yes, we don't have the C63 any more, the Contis were pretty good, .....at least as good as the Yokohamas that were on it previously.
Pickles.

I ended up putting Kumho KU39s on my wife's Merc. I knew nothing about these tyres so was a bit dubious but they had good reviews. I'm very impressed and they are considerably cheaper than the Conti Sports.

Admittedly the C250 CDI has nowhere near the grunt of a G63 but with 510 torques, it's pretty hard on rear tyres. I found them as quiet as the Contis (if not better) and a better, more direct/stable drive. They don't appear to have any grip issues in the wet or dry either.

But the main thing, they are not wearing anywhere near as quickly as the Contis. I recently even got Mercedes to admit that some AMG owners are lucky to get 10K out of their tyres.

Kev.