| Author | Message | ||
     Rick (Rick) New Member Username: Rick Post Number: 7 Registered: 02-2003 |
LRNA has announced that two diesel RRs and 2 diesel Freelanders will begin making the rounds in NA this fall. Dare we hope that LRNA will bring diesels to market. Rick | ||
| Luis Constantin (Luisc) New Member Username: Luisc Post Number: 9 Registered: 02-2003 |
WHAT? No Discovery TD? For some reason, I can't see the RR being successful in the US in diesel form. The clientele that buys RR seems different somehow. However, I think that the Disco would really sell. I know that I would have bought one in 98. Of course sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't have waited 6 or 8 more months and gotten a D2. None the less, I like my D1. | ||
| Mark Tappin (Hiprint) New Member Username: Hiprint Post Number: 8 Registered: 05-2003 |
I think diesels will sell very well, because of the reliablity epecially if they have decent perfomance. | ||
| Shaun Power (Shaunp) New Member Username: Shaunp Post Number: 21 Registered: 05-2003 |
The TD6 Rangies are here in Australia and they go real well,quiet and plenty of power, In fact I read a road test down here were the tester reckons after driving it for a while he forgot which car he was driveing the oiler or the V8. Do you blokes get TD5 Discos in the US? | ||
| Peter J Blatt (Peteb) Member Username: Peteb Post Number: 156 Registered: 10-2002 |
No, we're not allowed to play with toys like that over here! I think that even MB, audi and volvo have taken the diesel toys from the US. | ||
| Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) Moderator Username: Kyle Post Number: 305 Registered: 11-2002 |
Like it would really matter that the 2005 Disco has a TD5 in it,,,,LOL.... Kyle "Blow me" | ||
| Chris Browne (Chris_browne) Member Username: Chris_browne Post Number: 126 Registered: 02-2003 |
2005 Disco will be the new model...therefore no sneak peaks.....I'd jump for a TD4 Freelander If you want to get a ride in a TD5 defender go to Busch Gardens in Florida | ||
| Jeremy Katka (Jkatka) Senior Member Username: Jkatka Post Number: 252 Registered: 02-2002 |
It was discussed at the Chicago Auto show. http://www.thelandroverchronicle.com/new_page_463.htm JK | ||
| Shaun Power (Shaunp) New Member Username: Shaunp Post Number: 24 Registered: 05-2003 |
It's a shame they don't let have the TD5 Discos. They get 850km to a tank of fuel I think thats about 30mpg in US terms and they go Ok. TD5 don't have the same Turbo lag as the TDi engines in the D1 cars, you can get power chips and stuff for the TD5 in Oz that makes them pretty close to the V8 in power. I still stick with the V8, though a couple of my mates have oilers. |
