Landrover Discovery TDV6 or SDV6 to tow 20 foot outback Expanda?

[Kate File]

Just ordered a new Expanda and need to upgrade our tow vehicle. We currently havea 15month old diesel Ford Territory.
Looking at a Landrover Discovery but don't know if we should pay an extra $11,000 for the more powerful engine? Will it make a big difference. We can afford it (if we look at the ig picture!) and I prefer more power and I guess it will give a better resale value?
Any thoughts?

 

[achjimmy]

Kate sounds like you half answered your question there?

There s few Disco guys on here who will give you a better idea. But more power never hurt when it comes to towing IMO.

 

[Pace]

Seeing as you can afford it, l'll have one. lol. No really power for towing is great,though the expence of all the time when not towing is another factor. Plus $$$ saved is more $$$ trips away. Pace.

 

[S&k]

Is the sdv6 petrol? I have a 2008 disco 3 se petrol and it tows great and believe it or not its fairly economical.

 

[Flanders]

I don't know about the TD but the SD has been great for us. Averages about 14.5L/100k towing the 17.56-1

 

[Matty4]

Is the sdv6 petrol?

No. The SD V6 is the 3.0lt twin turbo sequential diesel.
However, there is a new supercharged petrol 3.0lt V6, but I don't know how it's badged.

 

[navmatt]

My father purchased a TD last year to tow his van, he is wrapped in it. Especially going from a 100 series v8 petrol cruiser he's loving the fuel economy. He hasn't whinged it lacks power though, from what i heard its the same 3.0l twin setup just detuned and if you are willing to spend only a couple grand more to chip it up to the higher specs

 

[Matty4]

I think the current TDV6 is a single turbo and the SDV6 is the twin turbo.

 

[navmatt]

Right you are, just googled it. TD= turbo diesel, SD= sequential(turbo) Diesel

 

[mfexpanda]

Right you are, just googled it. TD= turbo diesel, SD= sequential(turbo) Diesel

OK so what is the difference ?

 

[Flanders]

OK so what is the difference ?

My understanding is the TD is a Bi-Turbo (De-Tuned, Standard) version. The SD is a Sequential Twin Turbo Diesel (Turbo's are different size), that gives more power and better economy. But I stand to be corrected.

 

[Kate File]

Being a girl and not a rev head, I don't follow all the car technical stuff, but we did order the SDV (purely based on more power and better resale and we screwed them down a long way on the extra cost). I LOVE the sound of twin turbo, if it is that!!! Towing a 3000kg van makes me a bit nervous so more power is good (not for more speed obviously).

What speed should be our max, towing 3000kg with the Discovery SDV6? I would like to put hubby on a speed limit of 90kmh or is this too slow for the straight highways?

 

[straydingo]

I'll throw this one in to confuse matters.....

The 2.7l engine used in the Ford Territory for the last few years is the same TD2.7 that LR used till this year.
Both also use the same gear box......
(FYI - so do Jags)

Interestingly though, the Territory has only a 2300kg tow limit, so must come down to the chassis design not coping with more.

 

[Kate File]

Yes, the tow limit was a serious problem!
But we fell in love with the idea of a full van rather than poptop, with bunks for the kids, so bought the new van, knowing it would lead to a new car.

 

[straydingo]

Being a girl and not a rev head, I don't follow all the car technical stuff, but we did order the SDV (purely based on more power and better resale and we screwed them down a long way on the extra cost). I LOVE the sound of twin turbo, if it is that!!! Towing a 3000kg van makes me a bit nervous so more power is good (not for more speed obviously).

What speed should be our max, towing 3000kg with the Discovery SDV6? I would like to put hubby on a speed limit of 90kmh or is this too slow for the straight highways?

You'll be governed by how much fuel you'll use more so than the capability of the car. I've overtaken a B-Double while towing the 17' only to look down and realise I hit 140km/h doing so - with more power to spare.
90km/h will be a nice fuel usage, 100km/h is a bit of jump, and 110km/h a big jump.

 

[Flanders]

What speed should be our max, towing 3000kg with the Discovery SDV6? I would like to put hubby on a speed limit of 90kmh or is this too slow for the straight highways?[/QUOTE]

With the 17.56-1 I sit on 100 on the highways and average around 14.5L/100K.

Just another thing you will need to consider, the Jayco has LED lights on the van, so you will need to get resistors put on to the caravan so the Discovery recognises that a caravan is connected. UNLESS this has been fixed now on the newer Discovery model (not sure if it has), check with the Land Rover dealer.

 

[davemc]

@Flanders We are getting next week a module for the Disco3.. Was looking to get a load resistor and auto elect from Jayco dealer said there is a module for the car instead. Yes wonder if its been fixed.

 

[Flanders]

@Flanders We are getting next week a module for the Disco3.. Was looking to get a load resistor and auto elect from Jayco dealer said there is a module for the car instead. Yes wonder if its been fixed.

@davemc I looked at the car things but they were a bit big and bulky. You had to fix this electric box thingy between the car and trailer plug to the drawbar, they may have changed now though. They were also about $250-300 bucks from memory. The resistors cost me $50 installed by the jayco dealer and haven't missed a beat.

 

[davemc]

yeah I thought they do resister he said this was better cost the same so see..not $50 though

 

[Matty4]

I'll throw this one in to confuse matters.....

The 2.7l engine used in the Ford Territory for the last few years is the same TD2.7 that LR used till this year.
Both also use the same gear box......
(FYI - so do Jags)

Interestingly though, the Territory has only a 2300kg tow limit, so must come down to the chassis design not coping with more.

If you bought the AWD version of the Territory you got a 2700kg towing limit.