Range Rover Sport TDV8 Ultimate launched in Europe
Posted by Richard Sinclair
The Range Rover Sport TDV8 Ultimate has been launched in Europe, boasting Bi-Xenon car lights among its updated features.
It is available in just black or white with a chrome grille and side air vents.
The vehicle also benefits from dynamic response, heated front and rear seats, a heated steering wheel, a sunroof, a heated windscreen, Bluetooth and 20-inch alloys, carsuk.net reports.
"We dont know yet if the UK will get the Range Rover Sport TDV8 Ultimate. Weve grabbed the details from Land Rover in Germany and weve had nothing from Land Rover in the UK," a piece on the website stated.
The writer warns that the vehicle "only" delivers 268bhp, whereas the new 4.4 litre TDV8 is set to produce at least 300bhp.
Later this month, the Range Rover will celebrate its 40th birthday.
Its second model line – Range Rover Sport – was launched in 2005 and became Land Rovers biggest selling vehicle worldwide in 2007.
If you already have a diesel Range Rover, there is a cheaper option to get better performance from your existing engine. Our sister company, BHP Plus has a external tuning box available for most Modern Diesel Engines, such as the Discovery TD V6. On that engine, it gives a boost 20 a estimated 226 BHP and 510mn torque. You generally get a slight improvement in MPG, but this depends on the sorts of driving you do.
The Speedhawk diesel tuning box is quick and easy to install, and can be done by most people at home. There are a range on pre-installed tuning maps on each box, so you can find the tuning that best suits your vehicle, driving style and loads.
Go to http://www.bhpplus.co.uk/ and select your make and model to see the options available to you.
Real performance and MPG increases will only ever come from evolved ECU maps. Tuning boxes are OK but remaps are better. I’ve had both so I can speak impartially. Remaps are superior and are coming down in price.
MPG increases and vastly improved torque and bhp is pretty hard to believe at first, but once I bit the bullet, I was happy I made the right choice choosing a remap. Excellent improvements from TDV6 and TDV8 with an optional dyne printout.. My TDV6 2.7 made an extra 30% and now goes like a TDV8
Both chip tuning and diesel tuning boxes have their advantages and disadvantages. A tuning box can be taken out of the car – ideal for main dealer servicing or fault finding, or when it is sold. The better ones also offer a selection of tuning maps, allowing it to be fine tuned to your vehicle and driving style, and can often be turned off when you do not want the extra power, such as in icy weather. However, they do take up a bit more space in the engine bay, and are not as ‘recognised’ as ECU tuning. In the end, both will provide the same performance gains.