Thread: Supercharged Petrol D4 Write-up

If you can afford to buy an expensive car with a high performance engine, then you shouldn't feel the need to complain about fuel consumption. 11-12 l/100k is nothing to complain about anyhow. My scabby Falcon ute has consistently used 14-15l/100k in city service.

Read that Brian.Not as much torque as our oilers and a healthy appetite for PULP.
I bet they dont sell many in Australia.
Andrew

True Andrew, but the engine is a full litre smaller in capacity than the Playdo petrol, kills it in power and torque, has an 8 speed box compared to the Playdo's 5 speed, and is 7 grand cheaper.

And there are plenty of Playdo V6 petrol's out there - I've had three myself. I quite liked the petrol Playdo to drive (and the company fuel card that came with them ). Going by the numbers alone, I reckon that this Disco would be a fun vehicle to drive. Used to love blowing away tossers in souped up V6 Dunnydoors in a 4WD Playdo - would be even more fun making them look stupid in a Land Rover.

The only thing that beats the Disco's in power / torque numbers of those listed is the Jeep. Don't know if you saw the black one downstairs parked near Brendan's new D4 - it's a bloody nice bit of gear - but at $94K and with that big yankee hemi V8 in it, it'd want to be able to go like the clappers. Not a vehicle I'd take offroad though - but Mick has just taken it up the Gibb River Road pulling a camper trailer.

Originally Posted by BMKal

True Andrew, but the engine is a full litre smaller in capacity than the Playdo petrol, kills it in power and torque, has an 8 speed box compared to the Playdo's 5 speed, and is 7 grand cheaper.

And there are plenty of Playdo V6 petrol's out there - I've had three myself. I quite liked the petrol Playdo to drive (and the company fuel card that came with them ). Going by the numbers alone, I reckon that this Disco would be a fun vehicle to drive. Used to love blowing away tossers in souped up V6 Dunnydoors in a 4WD Playdo - would be even more fun making them look stupid in a Land Rover.

The only thing that beats the Disco's in power / torque numbers of those listed is the Jeep. Don't know if you saw the black one downstairs parked near Brendan's new D4 - it's a bloody nice bit of gear - but at $94K and with that big yankee hemi V8 in it, it'd want to be able to go like the clappers. Not a vehicle I'd take offroad though - but Mick has just taken it up the Gibb River Road pulling a camper trailer.

June-July last year in the US, the Jeep with 6.4 litre Hemi was advertised at US$47000. Must be a bit of fat in a $94,000 deal.

I don't really understand the supercharged V6 petrol. It has less power and torque than the V8 it replaces with greater complexity and similar (only slightly better) fuel consumption.

I don't think Jaguar or Landrover offer the non supercharged V8's in any of their cars now.

That's correct. I think it is probable they dropped it in favour of the SCV6 as V6 sounds better environmentaly than V8.

I agree with you wholeheartedly G - stupid move.