In the flesh.........

**willem** · 1st May 2017, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by chuck

To answer my own question
Called in to MLR today to ask few questions;
1. They have told me the following tyre sizes
19" = 255 X 60
20" = 255 X 55
This is good news to me any way as it means we should be able to fit BFG KO2 in 275 x 55 x 20 these will only be 20mm wider & 22mm taller thus legal in all states & a much better option than currently available on standard oem rims for a D4.
I believe this size also works on a current model RRS.

2. I priced up a D5 HSE with a few good options and it came to $128,000 this is obviously full RRP, the corporate plan will now provide 5 years free scheduled servicing.
Two of the big ticket options were sliding panoramic sun roof & advanced off road pack including ediff.

I had a look at it when it was in Geelong a couple of weeks back.

It's big! With a big bum.
A lot of technology in it. Some a bit over the top, but most pretty useful.
It has gone upmarket from the D3/ D4. I reckon the new Defender will slot in under it.
Electric everything, including the third row seats.
The big tailgate with the flap for the tailgate parties worked for me. I'd like to have seen a similar setup on the Disco Sport.
Some of the videos I have seen seem to show that the D5 is pretty capable off road.

While I was there another couple were looking, and placed a deposit on a new one.

It looks pretty capable and comfortable to me. But it is complex, and complexity costs to run and maintain.

Did I say it's big?

**Grentarc** · 1st May 2017, 04:59 PM

Originally Posted by WhiteD3

This one being the $144k HSE. The ladies said it was the TD6 but you could swing a cat between the radiator and the front of the engine. We thought is must have been an SD4.

You do know that a 2.0 4 cylinder engine is going to be longer than a 3.0 V6 engine?

**scarry** · 1st May 2017, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by Grentarc

You do know that a 2.0 4 cylinder engine is going to be longer than a 3.0 V6 engine?

I wonder if they have done away with timing belts on the 4cyl engines?

That will be one less maintenance cost.

**Grentarc** · 1st May 2017, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by scarry

I wonder if they have done away with timing belts on the 4cyl engines?

That will be one less maintenance cost.

The ingenium engine uses a timing chain

**MartyJB** · 3rd May 2017, 08:45 PM

Why doesn't it get the 225kW 700Nm V6 in the Velar and RRS?
Also why make the fuel tank smaller for the 4 cylinder?
Just two things that could help make a decision on which engine you'd buy...
I did have one on order, but cancelled, will keep the D4 for a couple more years....

**RobA** · 7th May 2017, 10:51 AM

Had a look at the HSE Luxury spec on Friday. Very nice fit and finish and now a RR by a different name. Interesting to note in this 4 cylinder version the battery is not in the engine bay. Not a lot of room for a second battery even under the bonnet of this one with a lot of plastic in the engine bay making up the crush zones as well. So looks challenging to find a spot to get a bracket in for the second battery as well. But room for a compressor if you need.

Will be keeping the D4 for as long as I can as I don't need a car. I reckon the market for low km D4 will be strong amongst us 4WD users

Rob

**Graeme** · 7th May 2017, 05:09 PM

The L494 RRS has its batteries in the boot.

**RobA** · 7th May 2017, 05:20 PM

Graeme I let the salesperson find it which was interesting as an experience in product knowledge. Clearly 99% of purchasers don't care. As an ex road service manager for an auto club it is always something of interest. I reckon the second battery for these will end up being LifePO4 so it can fit under the folding seats. I had a decent look at them and with the electricals the look rather challenging to remove at this point. But I am sure there will be creative souls prepared to go where no one else has gone before them

Rob

**~Rich~** · 7th May 2017, 06:49 PM

Hi guys,
I was up in Lithgow Sat morning 9am driving down the main shopping street and spotted a white HSE 3.0 D5 parked!
Had to go up and have a sticky beak at it, spoke to the driver a LRA employee.
Getting some k's on it he said drove up from the Central Coast on the way to Parkes for the weekend.
5 on board with his wife in the third row to test them!
He loved the vehicle, but of course he should say that.
Looked smaller in the flesh to me.

**Graeme** · 7th May 2017, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by RobA

I reckon the second battery for these will end up being LifePO4 so it can fit under the folding seats.

Dual battery kits are available for the L494 and L405 that hang the battery from unlikely spots so providing there's space somewhere, someone will find a way to mount one.

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