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[aaronjb]

They saw what VW were doing and said "We want a piece of that!", apparently...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47564225

tl;dr: "Jaguar Land Rover recalls 44,000 cars over emissions"

[Viral_Jim]

They saw what VW were doing and said "We want a piece of that!", apparently...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47564225

tl;dr: "Jaguar Land Rover recalls 44,000 cars over emissions"

The most shocking thing about that article (if true) is that you can buy a 2litre range rover sport!

[aaronjb]

Just checked the configurator - you can indeed; 2.0 4-cylinder with 300hp, 2.0 4-cylinder hybrid (404hp), 3.0 straight-six (400hp) or 5.0 V8 with supercharger in 525 or 575hp trim..

I know which I'd be going for. If I had a spare £101,000 (base price) 

[Viral_Jim]

Just checked the configurator - you can indeed; 2.0 4-cylinder with 300hp, 2.0 4-cylinder hybrid (404hp), 3.0 straight-six (400hp) or 5.0 V8 with supercharger in 525 or 575hp trim..

I know which I'd be going for. If I had a spare £101,000 (base price) 

Its funny, I still haven't re-calibrated my brain to the idea of 300bhp from a  2.0l 4-pot. Despite having driven a car with one in. On that basis its probably 'enough' bearing in mind the 4.0 v8 in the P38 made do with 185bhp

[aaronjb]

Likewise - a 2.0, in my mind, belongs in a shopping trolley .. 'tis a strange world we live in!

[Doctor Gollum]

Can't see it lasting much past the factory warranty either... 

[Sir Tigger KC]

I think that they put that 2.0ltr 4 pot in the Disco 5 as well, and that's a tank of a thing!   

[Doctor Gollum]

I think that they put that 2.0ltr 4 pot in the Disco 5 as well, and that's a tank of a thing!   

Yeah, that's not going to be stressed. Much. 1.0 Mondeo estate anyone... 

[STEMO]

2.0 four pot diesels are the way to go. Everyone should drive one. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

2.0 four pot diesels are the way to go. Everyone should drive one. 

 

[aaronjb]

VW saw the news and the CEO said "That's nothing, hold my beer and watch this": https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47566898

tl;dr: "The [German] chief executive of Volkswagen has apologised for evoking a Nazi slogan to describe the importance of boosting the group's profits."

[Nick W]

2.0 four pot diesels are the way to go. Everyone should drive one. 

Yes, they should.


Not everyone will enjoy the experience. Same applies to 1.0l petrol triples: OK in a Fiesta, horrible in a Focus and I suspect undrivable in a Mondeo.

[dave the builder]

we have 3 Vauxhall 4 pot tractor juice cars in the fleet now and I quite like them  they seem to accelerate ok in traffic 
(obviously I don't have to drive them much , )

Maybe the government should step in,
get a British car company to build a "peoples car" 
say a 4 door saloon,RWD obviously , 4,898mm long should do 
choice of engines ,a 4 banger dirty tractor juice lump, a V6 engine with free unlimited petrol or V8 with petrol subsidy of 90%
and a choice of automatic transmission (for the old ,lazy ,infirm  ) and one with a full set of pedals 
most of the design ,moulds/tooling etc already exist,and could be purchased quite cheap as OPEL are not using it 
if they hurry and sort if BEFORE Brexit shuts down all trade with the Euromob 
all sounds reasonable to me 

[Doctor Gollum]

we have 3 Vauxhall 4 pot tractor juice cars in the fleet now and I quite like them  they seem to accelerate ok in traffic 
(obviously I don't have to drive them much , )

Maybe the government should step in,
get a British car company to build a "peoples car" 
say a 4 door saloon,RWD obviously , 4,898mm long should do 
choice of engines ,a 4 banger dirty tractor juice lump, a V6 engine with free unlimited petrol or V8 with petrol subsidy of 90%
and a choice of automatic transmission (for AndyB ) and one with a full set of pedals 
most of the design ,moulds/tooling etc already exist,and could be purchased quite cheap as OPEL are not using it 
if they hurry and sort if BEFORE Brexit shuts down all trade with the Euromob 
all sounds reasonable to me 

Quite right too

[2boxerdogs]

we have 3 Vauxhall 4 pot tractor juice cars in the fleet now and I quite like them  they seem to accelerate ok in traffic 
(obviously I don't have to drive them much , )

Maybe the government should step in,
get a British car company to build a "peoples car" 
say a 4 door saloon,RWD obviously , 4,898mm long should do 
choice of engines ,a 4 banger dirty tractor juice lump, a V6 engine with free unlimited petrol or V8 with petrol subsidy of 90%
and a choice of automatic transmission (for the old ,lazy ,infirm  ) and one with a full set of pedals 
most of the design ,moulds/tooling etc already exist,and could be purchased quite cheap as OPEL are not using it 
if they hurry and sort if BEFORE Brexit shuts down all trade with the Euromob 
all sounds reasonable to me 

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Morris Minor, now there's are car for the people.😀