I have a 2022 V8 Carpathian and I love it. I am averaging about 15 MPG and I do not have a heavy foot. I had a RR sport V8 and this one is just as much fun to drive.

 

I'm trading in a 2022 X5 M50i for another P400 Defender. The X5 was fun, and I think what I liked best about it was the V8. We needed another car quickly and was able to order the X5 and get it in 4 weeks. But going into winter the Defender is just a better vehicle. So many things missing on the X5...air suspension for ground clearance in deep snow, fog lights, snow mode, locking diffs if stuck, heated windshield, headlight washers, spare tire & more. I can see where a V8 Defender is a perfect vehicle.

 

I don’t think 9mpg will be accurate for daily driving if you are not driving aggressive. I have owned 3 SUV’s with greater than 500hp. Never averaged less than 13-17mpg unless I was trying to.My worst was 3mpg in an X3M comp on a 15 mile run. Was above 140 the whole time.

 

Just joined this forum. I had a P400X Carpathian grey (at sticker) for my wife, and after a year sold it and was able to get a CE V8 (at sticker) with full black leather interior not felt. Have had V8 for a month now. Everyone said you would feel a huge difference in not just power but that it was such a better built vehicle and much stronger. It took me a few weeks of driving them back to back before I could really tell. That is more of a compliment to the 6cyl. The defender overall is by far the strongest most rugged feeling chasis I have experienced. Its a special and unique experience. The V8 rumble is nice, but as many reviews have stated, it could be much much better. The power is nice and made since the suspension and antirollbar set up insulates you more, I don't feel it being that much quicker than the 6cyl.
One thing I am very interested in, is getting a ecu tune and less restrictive exhaust. Cant really find anything local, its all in England. And no one is talking about ecu tune. I am hesitant to do it if it will cause problems.

I also have a fully built 2018 Raptor that I just parked and left at my home in Park City along with a off-road build Ford Expedition.

 

I took a beating trading in my M50i. I hope you did better than me.

 

Picked up my V8 today. Oh my gosh this thing is amazing. Big smile! I’ll take some pics tomorrow as it was dark. Until then. I made them throw this in the deal.

 

I paid $85K, drove it for 7 months & 9000 miles and got $80K in trade value. Seemed fair and I'm sure it helped that the Land Rover dealer I traded it into also owns a BMW dealership. It was for sale on the BWM dealer website the next day.

But it was an odd situation...I went to order the Defender last September and they told me they would take the X5 that day at $80K but closer to $70K when my Defender arrives in February. So I cleaned out all my stuff from the X5, put it in a shopping bag and had their runner drive me home that day. I handed him the second key fob and title when I got home and it was gone. With kids away at college we have an extra car so I was willing to do that deal.

 

I've had both - a 2020 110X and loved it. I have a 110 V8 now - love it more - it does match this beast well. Also, no need to pay over MSRP - just call around. In my case one came in while I had a 110X on order. I was making a change on my order and asked my SA "thoughts" on the 8; he mentioned one ordered was due in shortly that was now available. Done deal. The "missing" options are negligible at best. However, important to mention the spec was exactly as I would've ordered it. Don't cave on the key config options, especially color !