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New Velar P400 or D300 and colours

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Considering ordering the newly refreshed Velar to replace my D300 R-Dynamic SE which is 4 years old in Spring and coming to the end of the PCP.

Has anyone got, or driven the new P400 MHEV engine? Really tempted to go with that rather than the D300 - with the difference in price between petrol and diesel there isn't that much in it any more fuel costs wise, but the P400 HSE is £94 a month more on PCP. 400bhp petrol and 0-60 of 5.1 seconds is tempting and I'm expecting it would sound good!

Also has anyone seen any of the new colours in the flesh or on a car - Varesine Blue, Zatar Grey, Aroios Grey... the dealer has no colour samples except the blue and not sure I'm too keen.

Link to my build below if it works:

Velar P400 HSE build
 
Discussion starter · #4 ·
My dealer tells me there is a dealer only ‘webinar’ the Friday regards the new spec, delivery etc. He tells me a HSE P400e delivery is 6 to 9 months and he will ask why no 360 camera on any model other than Autobiography. I told him that is probably a deal breaker for me as I use mine all the time and you can’t get a P400e in that spec.
Yes I went in on Saturday and they had just had the training on it, but say the 3D camera and 3D sound system is only available on the Autobiography - but that's £12k more for more leather and a few other bits..... my 2019 R-Dyn SE doesn't have them anyway but I did fancy them. They were saying 6-9 months as well. I'm thinking of an HSE P400 MHEV not that P400 plug in hybrid.

They seem clueless on the colours too, the colour renders online look nothing like the real cars and they don't have the swatches of any of the new colours.
 
Discussion starter · #6 ·
Update - I ordered a P400 HSE today in zadar grey… might change my mind on the colour when the swatches come out. Saying 6-9 months.

Wondering if I should have haggled on the price- there’s a manufacturers deposit contribution of £1k but that’s it. Come part ex time I will have to see what I can squeeze out of them (or sell it privately )