L405 Range Rover

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Originally Posted by d3syd

I am really looking forward to seeing it in the metal at the Sydney Motor Show in October (hopefully it will be there) and finding out about price and specs.

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I wonder if LR will have one at the LR Expo on 23rd Sept.

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Originally Posted by p38arover

I wonder if LR will have one at the LR Expo on 23rd Sept.

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Probably not Ron as it will be officially launched at the Paris Motor Show on 29 Sept. Then again you never know, LR could have jumped the gun and snuck one into Aus before then ;)

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Originally Posted by d3syd

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If a SE or equivalent model is not too astronomical in price, .......
...I recon LR may put the 3.0 SDV6 motor in the base model.....

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Somehow I doubt that LRA will be re-introducing the SE or even the HSE models back into Australia - the SE disappeared a decade ago and the HSE 7 years ago.

Similarly tdv6 will not be in the L405 as the word is that the change from L322 to L405 does not involve mechanicals (according to pre-release info to dealers). The L322 established the engine evolution trend by going from 3.0 td6 3.0 to 3.6 tdv8 and then through to 4.4 tdv8. A change back to an under-powered 3.0 (in context) would be highly unlikely IMO and damaging to the RR brand which has been announced by LR and being migrated to a different branding trend (as per Toyota/Lexus).

There was some talk about a 5.0 tdv8 and about the next mechanical evolution incorporating a diesel-electric hybrid.