zagatoes30
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I also use a 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography as daily wheels and I have to say I am a big fan. These cars are about torque not BHP and whilst I have had to adjust driving style (piling into roundabouts at high speed is not a great plan), it covers ground wonderfully well in great comfort and silence. I bought mine one year ago and have put 31000 miles on it at 27 mpg. A friend had the 5.0 s/c and drove very sedately for 17 mpg and I read that Chris Harris achieved 13 mpg from his but that is probably an indication of his driving style. I bought mine with new tyres and they still have 4/5 mm so it really has been cheap luxury motoring and a pleasant foil to the 'occasion' of driving the QP GTS. Outstanding 1200w hifi, great seat comfort (heated and cooled back and front), relaxing radar cruise, rubbish sat nav (use waze) and half the price of a new shape L405, which is a bit lighter but with a smaller boot. For LR products, I would always choose last of the line rather than be a guinea pig. Guess that's true of Maserati too!
All of above makes sense, the 4.4 was my plan but just intrigued by the SC version, loads of 4.4s available so no harm in going to see the the sportscar version