Thread: Discovery 5

The Ingenium has more horse power and torque than a TD5! I'd get one of these in a D5 except that they will not supply my colour combinations, (Firenze red with leather seats) in the SE model. I don't have the spare cash for the HSE. Nor the base model.

Originally Posted by Grentarc

Here you go



The higher payload number is for 7 seat vehicles, lower for 5 seat.

Gee looking at those stats I reckon the SD4 will be a very popular practical compromise if ppl can get past the 2.0l capacity - 1015 kg payload if I'm reading it right, along with 500nm and half a tonne less kerb weight than a D4, and the extra range over the 6 cylinder. It'll be impressive.

Originally Posted by Stuart02

Gee looking at those stats I reckon the SD4 will be a very popular practical compromise if ppl can get past the 2.0l capacity - 1015 kg payload if I'm reading it right, along with 500nm and half a tonne less kerb weight than a D4, and the extra range over the 6 cylinder. It'll be impressive.

Agree looks good on figures but really need to wait and see if does stand up to its potential. Still trying to get my head around how a 4cyl can be better than a 6cyl towing around this size 4WD ( even with the reduced TARE ). I'm trying to keep an open mind till I get to test drive one next year.

Number of cylinders isn't really relevant - big torque 4 cyl are common.

Agree with Tare being only relevant to urban operating.

Once loaded to GVM is where the performance needs to be

The Amorak TDI420 is a 2 litre, 4 cyl with 132 kW, 420nM, weighs 2020 kg and tows 3000kg.

The D5 is a 100kg heavier so even the poverty pack TD4 should be fine. If not, get the SD4 for showing off and the TD6 for (big) towing.

Makes sense to me.

I agree the SD4 seems (on paper) to be the pick. More so if you can option the TD6 bigger tank, although I'm not sure that 8 litres makes a difference in the real world.

Now if they just (re) made an SD1...

Cheers

Originally Posted by Garfield

Agree looks good on figures but really need to wait and see if does stand up to its potential. Still trying to get my head around how a 4cyl can be better than a 6cyl towing around this size 4WD ( even with the reduced TARE ). I'm trying to keep an open mind till I get to test drive one next year.

Remember when the D1 came out 26 or so years ago,every Tom Dick and Harry expert claimed the 2.5ltr engine was too small,didn't have enough power and they would never last?,498,634km's later mines still going like a train .Time's the great revealer,the D5 will prove to be just the same. Pat

They were right in that the Td5 didn't have enough power