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I did think he might have gone for the DBX given the price of some of those now - much nicer from the outside but the interior also looks a bit bland.

GG. wrote: Mon Dec 15, 2025 1:32 pm The V8 is a cool engine but again I don't get the sporty SUV thing and mpg in the teens doesn't appeal.

I have the agree, a 3.0 diesel Range Rover is all the performance any one needs.

More power is betterer.

Dave!

V8Granite wrote: Mon Dec 15, 2025 5:26 pm More power is betterer.

Dave!

While I generally agree with this, I'd suggest in a vehicle like this, more torque is more bettererer.

I suspect that if Harry wasn't a Maserati fanboi, he wouldn't have touched it with a bargepole. There's a LOT of compromises to get that brand.

I’d take reasonable torque and a great noise when you mash it over a mountain of torque and something which sounds like a tractor every time. Even if it’s slower “in the real world” and drinks a lot more juice.

Disappointing developments at HG. Sells the interesting manual V12s, buys an abomination.

Interestingly there is a mere 10nm in it between the Trofeo and my 4.4 SDV8 - I then thought to myself, OK but it'll be at 4500 RPM but again, its 2500rpm in the Maserati and 1700rpm in the Range Rover so hardly night and day. I expect it would perform well as a relaxing cruiser on that basis.

Still doesn't ultimately address the fact that its only got 2/3 the boot and much less rear legroom. The V6 and V8 Land Rover units both sound nice IMO though (and I say that as someone that would never by a 4cyl diesel because of the noise).

I went into the Maserati garage a couple of weeks ago and sat in four of their cars… Bizarrely they have a 530 hp V8 Grecale Trofeo and a 550 hp electric Grecale Folgore, yes both are the same model name.. There was a big SUV that’s been discontinued, Might have been that Lavante and it just reminded me of every Chrysler I’ve ever sat in with awful squeaky buttons, an unpleasant steering wheel and cheap plastic everywhere.. think it was £150k

Jobbo wrote: Mon Dec 15, 2025 10:55 am

Matty wrote: Mon Dec 15, 2025 10:53 am Oh, and £3k a year for a non-dealer warranty sounds expensive to me. I know they have a penchant for being expensive cars, but if it's that for third party, how much is the main dealer warranty!?

I don't think that sounds bad value for a warranty on a Maserati which was £140k new. I wonder how much use Harry will have to make of it, and how painful it will be.

Can extend official snooter-to-tooter warranty with Maserati upto 5 years for less, so he could get 2 years with them instead. Past that it's only drivetrain upto 10 years, though.

As @Mito Man said, it's a big advert for Warrantywise, so suspect he's paid a fraction of that.

He claimed in the vid that he's just a regular customer, so no special treatment etc...

If it looks like shit, smells like shit...

Simon wrote: Mon Dec 15, 2025 10:12 pm He claimed in the vid that he's just a regular customer, so no special treatment etc...

I’m just a regular sponsored customer, no special treatment over other sponsored customers…

GG, I think even the 1700rpm v 2500rpm torque peak difference would feel quite noticeable. I rarely exceed 2000rpm in my S6 in normal use.