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Range Rover Blues:
They can do engine braking.  By coincidence I was reading the workshop manual the other night.  Apparently there is a one-way clutch in the gearbox that free-wheels in 1st gear if the engine slows down.  By selecting 1st another clutch pack is engaged which stops this from happening, so giving engine braking.  
That's why you don't notice it happening in 'Drive'.

mike142sl:
Yep mine is auto and I get engine braking by selecting 1st. You'd also get it by selecting 2nd or 3rd as well, the manual explains that those settings simply prevent the box from selecting a higher gear than what is selected.

Also got hill decent electrickery on mine but never used it as I prefer the engine braking technique - suppose it's what you're used to.

Disco Matt:
Fair enough - still not keen on the way they tend to blunt the power delivery though.

Ralph:
I have a manuel but would choose auto.
I had a pajero auto no gears to change smooth power delivery when stuck and hardly ever had to go into lo box.

Range Rover Blues:

--- Quote from: "Disco Matt" ---Fair enough - still not keen on the way they tend to blunt the power delivery though.
--- End quote ---


Horses for courses.  I think on the TDi that an auto would only be bought by someone who wanted an auto (new this is) and I can see the merrits of both.  Having hated autos when I was younger I think they are a lot better than they used to be (I had a 2.0 Auto Capri and it was a slug), my sister's is excellent with the caravan on.

As for the V8, the choice is somewhat helped by the manual boc on offer, I'm not a fan of the old Sherpa box of cogs, though the R380 is much nicer to drive but on my LSE I love the auto.  Blunt you say :?  well I for one can't change gear that fast.

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