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That wasn't quite my point. I drive mine in the WV mountains quite often and when I am in a rather short passing zone on a 2ln road and need to pass a semi(or two), the 5.0 is underwhelming. It's adequate(with careful planning) and it's not slow by any means but compared to a Benz m278 twin turbo v8 in a gl450(which my friend has), I'll take the Benz motor over this any day, even if it makes less power on paper. This is why I think the 510hp aj133 motor would be much better in this truck, even if it can't handle worth a damn. Deeper reserves of power when you need it.I've said this before, but I think the LR4 (V8) has plenty of power. If you got this car to go fast, you got the wrong car. This is my relaxed family cruiser. On sport mode (which is too aggressive, IMO) the LR4 can move surprisingly quickly.
It accelerates smoothly and effortlessly in a luxurious way. I still rather would have had a turbo diesel, but so be it, I'll take the big V8. But I have zero motivation to try to make this car faster even if it were free just based on the weight, complexity, unreliability, and other issues that may be introduced.
I have proper sports or sporty cars to scratch the speed itch. And if I had to have one car to do it all, it sure as heck would not be an LR4.
My “ridiculous question” was because someone started telling me how much better their Mercedes G-something or other was due to the turbo and extra horsepower, and despite my many attempts to peacefully assert a sort of “to each his own” ending to that topic, the guy seemed to want to hear me say that the Mercedes G was better because of power.
Myself, not knowing a lot about these things, wanted me bring up that the LRs have options too, but I didn’t say anything bc i didn’t know for sure.
I guess my question MUST be ridiculous to someone who knows as much as you do about these sorts of things. Since i don’t know, I ask. I’m not afraid to ask or to... I guess ridicule myself, so long as I’m learning something new.
Ohhhhhhh!!!! I was actually very confused about why there was an “S/M” designation there. I erroneously assumen Sport and Manual were one and the same. The way i was using it was:Correct.
I find the default programming to be adequately lazy and chill. But the rpms basically live at 2,000 rpm or less. The sport setting holds gears longer allowing you to more easily access more of the power. My beef is that it's a little on the neurotic side. I don't need the LR4 to go all the way to 4-5krpm. I call it getaway car mode.
The particularly annoying thing is that you can't access manual mode without first going through sport mode - which again, is a little crazy. So say I see a hill coming up and wan tot hold the current gear (say it's 4th). In all likely hood the car will go crazy when I shift to sport mode and shift to 3rd or even 2nd before I up-shift to 4th manually. It's annoying.
One time I was late to a wedding and sport mode made the LR4 positively scoot through traffic. It did feel like I was running away from a hit squad, though. I probably got 5mpg during that time, but still.
My take has always been: the S/M is supposed to be a manual mode. It holds gears longer because it was waiting for you to manually shift, and it finally shifts the gears when it senses you've waited too long and the engine is near the maximum rpm to safely shift into the next gear.
My take has always been: the S/M is supposed to be a manual mode. It holds gears longer because it was waiting for you to manually shift, and it finally shifts the gears when it senses you've waited too long and the engine is near the maximum rpm to safely shift into the next gear.
Yes that is correct. Sport mode also(from experience) locks you out of 6th gear, 5th becoming your top gear then. Sport mode is useful with how it delays upshifts too, as the stock shifting program is way too slow and lazy.
Yes that is correct. Sport mode also(from experience) locks you out of 6th gear, 5th becoming your top gear then. Sport mode is useful with how it delays upshifts too, as the stock shifting program is way too slow and lazy.
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