I really like that option.
I do too, for a multitude of reasons. But mostly that if I can get 6-8 mpg better for the same price of premium gas.
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I really like that option.
I may have mentioned that my neighbor has one and it's quite nice on the inside. She did have some electrical problems with it early on (was in the shop for 2 weeks), but seems to be fine now. It's a nice vehicle, but a bit different than the LR4.I do too, for a multitude of reasons. But mostly that if I can get 6-8 mpg better for the same price of premium gas.
I may have mentioned that my neighbor has one and it's quite nice on the inside. She did have some electrical problems with it early on (was in the shop for 2 weeks), but seems to be fine now. It's a nice vehicle, but a bit different than the LR4.
We have an '11 LR4 with the V8, and a '14 SCV6.
Just saying.... The attached pic is a spec-based comparison of the V8 and SC V6. With heavier loads, maybe that's where you'd see the difference, but I'm not convinced.
Don't forget the V8 torque is like a mountain - steep build, peak, steep decline. The SCV6 torque curve is steep, then flat lines from 3500-5000 RPM.
Yes, but here' my question, don't I need more torque at low end rather than at 3500 rpm (and above) where my car does not really live most of the time?
And if I am at 3500 rpm, its usually on the freeway while cruising at much higher speeds or trying to gain more speed in a hurry while I am already at highway speed. And at those speeds, doesn't horse power have more role to play than torque?
I always had thought/read that torque is generally beneficial at the low end and horsepower at the high end of rpm.
Yes your thoughts are correct, especially with the weight of the vehicle, plus any additional weight.
This is exactly why I am keeping my options open for my next Vehicle.
And for this very reason I am interested in finding out (by looking at the curves) what really happens before 3500 rpm in both SCV6 and NAV8. If before 3500 rpm, with SCV6, I get torque numbers higher than LR3 and a little lower than NAV8 then I'll be cool with it I guess. SCV6 has a good 0-60 number but that doesn't tell me what would happen with extra weight of five people/towing etc, torque curve will tell the whole story.