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Originally Posted by rchalmers3

Funny you mention it. I've been driving one this week. It's in a late model Defender quad cab pickup.

I have impressions regarding the whole experience of driving a late model Defender, but nothing too positive so I'll defer.

Specifically regarding the motor: It revs and produces power like a car motor. You have to rev it up and slip the clutch to get it moving. Having driven Toyotas with the 2H and 2F (great torque producing long stroke motors), I repeatedly stalled the Defender since it has reduced idle torque (and a stupid clutch pedal movement)

The Defender loves to be driven up in the RPM ranges that seem in the 2k to 4k range. I cannot confirm this as the Defender had no tachometer. Chugging along at low speed and low RPMS do not work well on the 300TDI, at least in the Defender trim.

So to sum it up, the motor is a completely different animal, bred more for attaining higher speeds and sacrificing the low speed tractability that embodies the Land Cruiser.

I hope this post didn't offend any Land Rover lovers.

Rick

I think its better to have 130 hp from a 4 litre ,than trying to squeeze it from a 2.8
Nissan tried it with its 3.0 and it back fired(or grenaded actually)
I think the 2.8 would be suitable in a light duty 7* series to replace the 2LT when it blows up