by AE86 » Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:40 pm
The Cayenne is actually pretty solid off road, and even the base V8 is loads of fun on road as well.
The 2.7 TD Rover isn't too bad of a dog if you can manage boost, although the 3.0 is much better (both on power and fuel). Either one though, you'd be lucky to top 15-17 mpg here in town honestly, so perhaps the your RX had issues? I remember my RX would do 13 mpg here, so a TD Rangie probably wouldn't help all that much unless on the "motorway". Even then though, 22 mpg would be what I'd expect tops out of the 2.7 here in Cambodia. Still damn impressive though for a 3 ton beast.
As for me, I'm a complete diesel fan. Modern diesels are a bit more picky, but in general I find diesel much more appealing for daily drivers (low end torque and fuel economy). Noise? Hardly an issue nowadays although I love the old diesel rattle. Recently I got to spend some time in a Holden Cruze diesel recently and that thing was fantastically pleasant to drive. Ultra quiet, loads of torque, and at the end of the week, 52 mpg. Also the lack of a throttling valve makes them very efficient at idle, great for places like Cambodia.
The Cayenne is actually pretty solid off road, and even the base V8 is loads of fun on road as well.
The 2.7 TD Rover isn't too bad of a dog if you can manage boost, although the 3.0 is much better (both on power and fuel). Either one though, you'd be lucky to top 15-17 mpg here in town honestly, so perhaps the your RX had issues? I remember my RX would do 13 mpg here, so a TD Rangie probably wouldn't help all that much unless on the "motorway". Even then though, 22 mpg would be what I'd expect tops out of the 2.7 here in Cambodia. Still damn impressive though for a 3 ton beast.
As for me, I'm a complete diesel fan. Modern diesels are a bit more picky, but in general I find diesel much more appealing for daily drivers (low end torque and fuel economy). Noise? Hardly an issue nowadays although I love the old diesel rattle. Recently I got to spend some time in a Holden Cruze diesel recently and that thing was fantastically pleasant to drive. Ultra quiet, loads of torque, and at the end of the week, 52 mpg. Also the lack of a throttling valve makes them very efficient at idle, great for places like Cambodia.