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  Thread: P300e not available with Adaptive Dynamics...why?
Post: RE: P300e not available with Adaptive Dynamics...w...

(10-12-2021 05:13pm)XFullFatTim Wrote:  Could be something to do with the total weight of the vehicle and the adaptive dynamics system not being able to cope with the extra weight of the electri...
Ricvifarho Orders 3 2,267 11-12-2021, 05:23pm
  Thread: P300e not available with Adaptive Dynamics...why?
Post: P300e not available with Adaptive Dynamics...why?

Having had Adaptive Dynamics on my 2012 SD4 Prestige and 2016 HSE TD4, and really enjoyed the handling, I was looking at a possible replacement, a P300e hybrid R-Dynamic HSE. However it seemingly is ...
Ricvifarho Orders 3 2,267 09-12-2021, 05:34pm
  Thread: Flickering dip beam on adaptive headlights
Post: Flickering dip beam on adaptive headlights

Hi folks, My MY16 TD4 HSE has adaptive LED headlights. I am suffering from intermittent flickering of the LHS on dip, which I suspect is one of the two lamps flickering. I don't think it relates to bu...
Ricvifarho Technical 1 2,298 14-01-2019, 06:16pm
  Thread: Will we get the 240hp Ingenium diesel in the Evoque? SD4?
Post: Will we get the 240hp Ingenium diesel in the Evoqu...

Could explain why the 180hp is still just a TD4...but will we get the 240hp..when? MY18?
Ricvifarho General 1 1,815 04-03-2017, 06:09pm
  Thread: Why is this forum so quiet?
Post: RE: Why is this forum so quiet?

(23-02-2017 10:14am)Donny Dog Wrote:  I'm another one who's had the same Evoque for five years (next week). We've never had any bother with it and it still looks like brand new (25,000 miles). ...
Ricvifarho General 29 9,974 04-03-2017, 04:43pm
  Thread: How often do you change the music loaded on your hard disk drive?
Post: How often do you change the music loaded on your h...

When I traded in my MY12 Prestige with Meridian 380w with 10CD storage I realised I had only changed 1 disk in 4 years... Is that my fixed musical taste or the slight faff in changing and the 15 mins ...
Ricvifarho In Car Electronics 3 2,788 30-04-2016, 12:04am
  Thread: 2014 vs 2016 MPG & Sound System
Post: RE: 2014 vs 2016 MPG & Sound System

Bear in mind that Meridian are true top end hifi makers..with active speakers etc... I couldn't afford their stuff in my house but could just about stretch to the 380 now it is not standard.. Another ...
Ricvifarho My Range Rover Evoque 22 12,035 19-04-2016, 12:06am
  Thread: AdBlue / DEF Top-up
Post: RE: AdBlue / DEF Top-up

Which MY16 models need AD Blue?
Ricvifarho Service Information 11 21,324 13-04-2016, 06:52am
  Thread: 2014 vs 2016 MPG & Sound System
Post: RE: 2014 vs 2016 MPG & Sound System

I am not putting Ad Blue into mine- do not have the separate filler tube anyway! Mine is Td 180?
Ricvifarho My Range Rover Evoque 22 12,035 12-04-2016, 10:24pm
  Thread: More on MY16 vs MY12 dynamics
Post: RE: More on MY16 vs MY12 dynamics

Just to close this out it appears to have been down to 2 software updates needed to make the Adaptive Dynamics work properly...see the 'different steering..less feel' thread for more info. If you have...
Ricvifarho My Range Rover Evoque 4 3,484 09-04-2016, 05:09pm
  Thread: New Evoque...different steering...less feel?
Post: RE: New Evoque...different steering...less feel?

Thanks for the info Tim. Just done a good 20 mile thrash on fave B roads and it is handling indeed fine. Will now carry more speed through various bends than the MY12. As mentioned by others the torqu...
Ricvifarho My Range Rover Evoque 38 15,107 09-04-2016, 05:01pm
  Thread: Smoke and rattle (but less roll)
Post: Smoke and rattle (but less roll)

Sorry to clog the forum with more stuff but now I seem to have a car with the correct suspension I can move on to two other issues: 1- On refuelling, as the diesel fuel goes in, a significant amount o...
Ricvifarho My Range Rover Evoque 4 3,431 09-04-2016, 07:43am
  Thread: New Evoque...different steering...less feel?
Post: RE: New Evoque...different steering...less feel?

Another interesting day in MY16 ownership. Visited dealer, tech advised 'I was mistaken as the wire is in a different place now on the MY16 but you do have Adaptive Dynamics, and it is listed in a dif...
Ricvifarho My Range Rover Evoque 38 15,107 08-04-2016, 09:54pm
  Thread: New Evoque...different steering...less feel?
Post: RE: New Evoque...different steering...less feel?

Would fitting the actual Adaptive Dynamics chassis parts be a dealer workshop option or would it mean a different floor pan etc ...I.e. A new car?..! Any thoughts? I do have the button and lights in t...
Ricvifarho My Range Rover Evoque 38 15,107 08-04-2016, 06:22am
  Thread: New Evoque...different steering...less feel?
Post: RE: New Evoque...different steering...less feel?

Hot news! I was phoned by the dealership at 4pm to say ' the service engineer says the reason your old car handled better than your new one is that it had adaptive suspension and your new one has sta...
Ricvifarho My Range Rover Evoque 38 15,107 07-04-2016, 07:11pm
  Thread: New Evoque...different steering...less feel?
Post: RE: New Evoque...different steering...less feel?

Tata did say they wanted to take £4m costs out of JLR a few months back...maybe some of that was in the steering and suspension parts... The car is in for a check of tracking/alignment on Thurs...not...
Ricvifarho My Range Rover Evoque 38 15,107 04-04-2016, 12:30am
  Thread: More on MY16 vs MY12 dynamics
Post: RE: More on MY16 vs MY12 dynamics

I did not spec Adaptive Drive' as I wanted to be in 4WD all the time, but Torque Vectoring is standard I understand. Maybe it is the EPAS which does seem significantly 'slower'/ lower geared now, with...
Ricvifarho My Range Rover Evoque 4 3,484 03-04-2016, 09:34am
  Thread: More on MY16 vs MY12 dynamics
Post: More on MY16 vs MY12 dynamics

Following on from my recent thread about different steering...less feel, I thought it best to start a new thread as it morphed Into a Macan forum item... My latest views on why the MY16 does not corn...
Ricvifarho My Range Rover Evoque 4 3,484 03-04-2016, 09:12am
  Thread: New Evoque...different steering...less feel?
Post: RE: New Evoque...different steering...less feel?

In my test configuration costing I went for Carrara White with black rails, pano roof and black innards with a tad more leather, Macan Turbo 19s and the fancy compass ...but sport chrono looks tasty!...
Ricvifarho My Range Rover Evoque 38 15,107 02-04-2016, 10:38pm
  Thread: New Evoque...different steering...less feel?
Post: RE: New Evoque...different steering...less feel?

Hi Andy, yes tried all the chassis settings, left it in Sport mostly, the demonstrator had the sports exhaust too but that did not seem to do a lot. I thought you could feel the weight of the V6 up fr...
Ricvifarho My Range Rover Evoque 38 15,107 02-04-2016, 08:55pm
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