Hi All,

Havent had my freelander long , and have not driven FLs before, its does seem pretty quick is there any way to tell if its been chipped or not ?

Cheers

TD4 or SD4 ? The SD4 is quicker than you would imagine for the size and weight it carries, but to check if it has been chipped you will need to take the car to a remapper and they will be able to tell you.

its an SD4 , but previous car was a merc 320clk with a 3.2 petrol v6 , there doesnt appear to be that much difference though

The SD4 is a fairly quick car but should not be any where near the performance of a 3.2 petrol CLK, it’s definitely been chipped

Last edited by Jack frost on 27th May 2021 12:55 pm. Edited 1 time in total

yes , thats whats making me think its been chipped

Don’t forget though off the line the FL2 will feel fast with much more torque low down than the CLK off the line, but of course once it gets above 15-20 mph

Easiest way is just try and time the 0-60 on a nice quiet bit of (level) road. Regards

David

Lovely i6 has now gone, but not me......

Please let me know if anything in my post offends you, as I may wish to offend you again......

yes , ill give that a try at some point

apparantly not chipped as per previous owner , i have to say i`m well impressed with the SD4

It is surprisingly quick for a 2 ton brick. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948

2014 Orkney grey Freelander SD4 GS.
2004 Zambezi silver Discovery 2 Td5 (Gone)
1963 Surf blue Morris Mini Minor Super de Luxe (my little toy)

We had a similar discussion a while ago. Below is a copy of my post then, in which I noted that my FL2 had the same performance as my Triumph Dolomite Sprint, which was very quick in its day.

I have driven SD4s now since 2012 (9 years) I have found I the overtaking, and fast cruise ability, very adequate. - a joy to drive.


I have been a keen driver all my life, but I am very happy with the automatic FL2.

It suits the FL2 large amount of torque, and I believe that you would have to work exceedingly hard to keep in the right gear as the FL2 does. I also doubt that you could produce the quick, full throttle, gear changes time, after time, after time.

I owned a Triumph Dolomite Sprint for many years, it was quick, to my surprise the SD4 FL2 matches the acceleration times and top speed of the Sprint. 0-60 mph 8.7 secs ; Top Speed 118 mph.

If you choose the FL2 SD4 Auto then you will quickly wonder why anyone chooses manual gearboxes.

Also some time spent climbing in the woods on a 'Land Rover Experience' day will show you the advantages off road of the auto box, as you slowly clamber out of the holes, in complete control.

https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic30088.ht...ite+sprint FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 77k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

thanks Ian , i`ve been very pleasantly surprised , hence me thinking it may have been chipped , but previous owner advises not , just been on a trip to the lakes after buying it and i`m really happy with it  dazs
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2013 FL2 SD4 Dynamic
1969 109 V8 Series 2a

just read through this and I must admit, of late I wondered if mine was chipped, I 'only' have a TD4 and can only wonder how nippy an SD4 could be, my last 2 cars were a Honda Civic 2.2i Type S and a Mini Cooper S supercharged version . . . but the Freelander does not half shift for its weight 2017 SEAT Ateca 4drive 2.0 xcellence (May 2022 -
2007 HSE with HST bodykit in Zermatt Silver 169,700 miles (dec 2016 - May 2022 )
2007 Honda Civic Type S GT (2012-2017)
2002 Mini Cooper S (2008-2012)
1992 Honda Legend 3.2i (2003-2008)
1990 Honda Concerto (1999-2003)
1985 Honda Accord (1997-1999)
1983 Honda Accord (1993-1997)
1983 Mini Mayfair (1988-1993)
1974 Mini 1000 (1979-1986)