RE: Jaguar F-Type: confirmed

[DJRC]

Im banned from putting my name down for one of these by half the website

[benzito]

V6 Engine??

Why don't they just stick the 5.0l supercharged V8 in the F-type (with a few mods of course)
It will be the new flagship model after all

[rm89]

Driller said:

Please, please let it have a normally aspirated V8 and look like it was intended to:

Am I the only person on earth that has never, and I mean never, seen the stylistic appeal of that concept? I always thought it was a poor attempt at a follow up to the XK180 concept. Looks too short in the wheelbase.

Even through the camo, the new F-Type looks to be extremely well-proportioned. I'm looking forward to the final unveil.

[unrepentant]

davepoth said:

Doesn't the XJ weigh pretty much the same as the XF?

-edit-

Just checked. The 5.0 petrol XJ weighs less (at 1755kg) than the 5.0 petrol XF (at 1780kg) . That's awesome.

I get 23 mpg (US gallon) from my 5.0 XJ Portfolio. Compared to 18 from my Camaro SS........ And I drive reasonably enthusiastically.

This car is very exciting. Even more exciting is the forthcoming AWD XF and XJ which will give Jaguar a huge boost in North America.

[Trevor M]

Well, let's see...

The E-Type completely rewrote the book in 1962. It was born a legend. The E-Type was:
1) "The most beautiful car ever made" (according to Enzo Ferrari).
2) The faster than any production Maserati, Aston Martin or Ferrari including the 1962 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB.
3) Less expensive than any of them by a LONG shot.
4) More technically advanced than them with its fully independent suspension.
5) Celebrities and the rich and famous SCRAMBLED to be the first among their friends to own one.

So, let's see...

What is the F-Type going to offer? Hmmm... looking over the photos, the projected specs, the rest of it, the other brilliant cars on the market it's going to go up against. So how will it compare with...well...

What a disastrous non-entity this car is going to be. You fools.

Edited by Trevor M on Thursday 5th April 05:50

Edited by Trevor M on Thursday 5th April 05:51

Edited by Trevor M on Thursday 5th April 05:52

[vetteheadracer]

Good to see PH reporting yet another boring Jaguar and yet they failed to notice the new Viper which was launched today.

640 BHP / 560lb/ft torque, 4 stage ESC, cruise control, lunch control (only works in the afternoon), infotainment (this is the Viper not the Jag BTW).

Also fitted with Pirelli 355 rear tyres and 295 in the front!

[Raitzi]

Boo! Where is the awesome looking CX-16 coupe??

[chimpanzee]

I could offer some opinion on what it looks like, but, like everyone else on here, I don't know what it looks like because it is covered in camouflage. So that would make me look stupid.

[PascalBuyens]

chimpanzee said:

I could offer some opinion on what it looks like, but, like everyone else on here, I don't know what it looks like because it is covered in camouflage. So that would make me look stupid.

Even with the camouflage, I think you can tell it's NOT going to look like the CX-16 concept.

Shame because if it does come anything close (like the Evoque to the concept car), Jaguar would have my money in the blink of an eye...

Based on first looks now? No thanks, I'll pass...

[mph]

vetteheadracer said:

Good to see PH reporting yet another boring Jaguar and yet they failed to notice the new Viper which was launched today.

640 BHP / 560lb/ft torque, 4 stage ESC, cruise control, lunch control (only works in the afternoon), infotainment (this is the Viper not the Jag BTW).

Also fitted with Pirelli 355 rear tyres and 295 in the front!

Big engine, big tyres. Big deal.

And you failed to notice that they did notice.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[JonnyVTEC]

PascalBuyens said:

Even with the camouflage, I think you can tell it's NOT going to look like the CX-16 concept.

Shame because if it does come anything close (like the Evoque to the concept car), Jaguar would have my money in the blink of an eye...

Based on first looks now? No thanks, I'll pass...

Watch the Jaguar Video with the red cloth drapped over the body.... I didnt come away with that conclusion.

What has suprised me is how effective the camo is!

[anonymous-user]

We will have to wait for the coupe to see if it's true to the C-X16 concept

[0000]

PascalBuyens said:

Even with the camouflage, I think you can tell it's NOT going to look like the CX-16 concept.

Shame because if it does come anything close (like the Evoque to the concept car), Jaguar would have my money in the blink of an eye...

Based on first looks now? No thanks, I'll pass...

I'm inclined to agree.

[leon9191]

BoostMonkey said:

Will be adding that to my christmas list.

if they build a hard top and it looks like this im buying one, even if i have to sell my mother!

[speedy_thrills]

What is the price range? The back looks a bit Z4 from the side but overall it looks like it should be pitched against an MX5?

[anonymous-user]

Double post. Mobile site grrr

Edited by MSTRBKR on Thursday 5th April 08:25

[anonymous-user]

Double post. Mobile site grrr

Edited by MSTRBKR on Thursday 5th April 08:25

[Big Rumbly]

Jaguar Global Brand Director Adrian Hallmark


How many people did they need to interview to get someone with that name

[Doofus]

Why is everyone so obsessed with convertibles?

This Jaguar will launch as a convertible; just about everything else on the road has a folding-roof option; they're even doing a convertible RR FFS!

I'm looking for a year old 6-series, and 99 out of every hundred of them are soft tops too!

I've nothing against them per se (I do have two soft top classics), but I just don't understand the obsession.

[Skater12]

0000 said:

PascalBuyens said:

Even with the camouflage, I think you can tell it's NOT going to look like the CX-16 concept.

Shame because if it does come anything close (like the Evoque to the concept car), Jaguar would have my money in the blink of an eye...

Based on first looks now? No thanks, I'll pass...

I'm inclined to agree.




Am I the only person to think it looks EXACTLY the same as the concept?
The difference between the pictured cars is one's a drop top, the other isnt.
Look closely at every design detail, and the only bits missing other than a fixed roof are vents and crease lines etc, which are so very easily covered with the wrap the drop top has all over it.
Look at each panel and compare it to the other car, and you'll see what I mean.