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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3555   
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Also very surprised how poorly the 3.0 BMW diesel fared. Maybe the vehicle is just too heavy for it?
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9th Feb 2025 8:14pm |
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| mwestcrew Member Since: 09 Dec 2019 Location: South Warwickshire Posts: 275 
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The engine is obviously mapped differently to any car that I’ve driven with it previously. It’s possible that they just haven’t got it right. Maybe like the steering they don’t have the budget for continued development. 2011 130 Utility Body 2005 110 Van |
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11th Feb 2025 9:15am |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3555
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Is it just the weight of this vehicle?
It must weigh several bags of sugar more than an X5. It’s also not as aerodynamic. It’s got a lot more to do than any BMW that I can think of? It could also be a really poor map. Getting back to the long term test drive article, one thing that jumped out at me was the comment about Jim seeing a business opportunity after the old Defender was cancelled. I naively had assumed that this was a billionaires vanity project (Howard Hughes and the Spruce Goose style). If this comment is correct, I can’t see it will ever make a profit and Jim being the hard nosed businessman he is, will just kill it off. He’s made a point. He’s done what he said he was going to do. He won’t want to keep subsidising people to drive around in his companies 4x4. But let’s get real about this, Jim isn’t the only person with a car manufacturer that’s losing money at the minute? Jim has the advantage is his core business is doing very nicely thank you and the likes of Volkswagen, Nissan and Stellantis don’t have that luxury to bail them out. |
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11th Feb 2025 9:48am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17585 
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Does anyone know how easy it is to remap a BMW diesel, or a Grenadier?
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11th Feb 2025 9:53am |
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| pjm-84 Member Since: 12 Apr 2021 Location: Hampshire Posts: 669
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Agree
However I think its the running gear and as the TG review says, lift off and its like it has regenerative braking, which of course it doesn't have. So the engine is having to work all the time. |
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11th Feb 2025 9:58am |
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