garrycol
Member Since: 06 Dec 2010
Location: Canberra
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I agree but the "official" word was that it would not fit.
While the marketing position about the a D3 outperforming the RRS is sort of understandable the reality is that the D3 is a fat tub of lard compared to the RRS - bigger, heavier, longer and less aerodynamic so a D3 with the same engine as a RRS will never be able to outperform a RRS. 
Garry
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Pezzer
Member Since: 04 Feb 2015
Location: Stanford-Le-Hope, Essex
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Does the 4.4 TDV8 have the same dimensions as the 3.6? Now that would be a monster..
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| 12th Aug 2018 12:30 pm |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
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garrycol wrote:I agree but the "official" word was that it would not fit.
While the marketing position about the a D3 outperforming the RRS is sort of understandable the reality is that the D3 is a fat tub of lard compared to the RRS - bigger, heavier, longer and less aerodynamic so a D3 with the same engine as a RRS will never be able to outperform a RRS.
Garry
Pretty much the same weight/width/length/wheelbase as each other?
Im sure the giveaway is that Mike can use the bottom half of one car and drop on the top half of another.
In my eyes any extra weight the D3 may carry will be offset by the RRS sport having the ACE set up, plus of course the RRS will have the optional drug storage lockers 
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| 12th Aug 2018 1:00 pm |
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garrycol
Member Since: 06 Dec 2010
Location: Canberra
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You do realise the RRS chassis is 5.5" shorter than the D3 with associated savings in weight (a couple of hundred kg) and shorter length. Also most RRS do not have ACE.
So no, a D3 body will not go straight onto a RRS chassis.
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| 12th Aug 2018 1:13 pm |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
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garrycol wrote:You do realise the RRS chassis is 5.5" shorter than the D3 with associated savings in weight (a couple of hundred kg) and shorter length. Also most RRS do not have ACE.
So no, a D3 body will not go straight onto a RRS chassis.
Whats 5.5 inches between drug dealers
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| 14th Aug 2018 3:54 pm |
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A1GSS
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
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Pezzer wrote:Does the 4.4 TDV8 have the same dimensions as the 3.6? Now that would be a monster..
Or drop the 4.2 or 5.0 supercharged out of an RRS into a D3 V8 or a D4 V8...? ____
Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey
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| 14th Aug 2018 9:11 pm |
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ANother
Member Since: 28 Jul 2018
Location: None
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whats 5.5ins' between drug dealers...
...about 10 grand 
now looking at TDV8s it's addictive
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| 14th Aug 2018 9:12 pm |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
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stripped?
Why ?
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| 1st Oct 2018 7:46 pm |
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KostasA
Member Since: 23 Aug 2015
Location: nairobi
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Mikey, the TDV8 is it a better engine than the petrol V8? i would though that is more straight forward to use the petrol V8 (since that is also on the production line) and maybe play with a supercharger.....
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| 2nd Oct 2018 5:11 am |
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