C+D liked the V8 more: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2015-land-rover-lr4-30-v-6-test-review
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C+D liked the V8 more: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2015-land-rover-lr4-30-v-6-test-review
Read that last night. Seems LR tried to keep the '4 fresh by dropping in a new engine, and saved some money by using a similar power plant to the RRS. Just couldn't drop more aluminum into the LR4 body, so the loss in power plus zero weight savings = slow truck.
Happy I've got the V8 under my hood.
I agree with colorover. (Maybe because we're both in Colorado?) I have never felt disappointed with the SCV6. Not that the additional HP and torque wouldn't be nice. But with my driving style I simply don't notice it. I could have done without the start/stop but I've gotten over it. I'm mixed on the shift know thingy. After a year I've gotten used to it. But I would have preferred a lever. Once in a while the shifters on the steering wheel are nice. But, as was pointed out, when you are off road (when you likely use them the most) the wheel can be spinning back and forth like crazy and there is no way to know where the paddles are and which is up vs down.
That said, these are things I have adapted to.
As for an improved, LR4, there will not be a 2016 LR4. It is Discovery time. And, though there may be many of the internal features that they keep or keep similar, the exterior will look like the Discovery Sport only larger. And I would absolutely expect new model issues for the first couple of years.
I though the new Disco was going to come out in 2016 as a 2017? Just thought there would be one more year of the 4. Will be sad to see it go whenever it happens, end of an era.