RE: Jaguar F-Type: confirmed

[andyps]

I hope this car lives up to the name - if it looks like the concept (but without a roof) it should look good. If it drives as well as other recent Jags apparently do it should drive well. If it does both of these then it should live up to the name in my view.

Hope it sells really well too, would be great to see Jag replicating the success of sister co Land Rover.

[speedy_thrills]

Driller said:

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





ETA Dull as a soft-top, are you kidding?

My thoughts exactly. I loved the concept and would have even bought one myself .

Why do Jaguar always make more appealing concept cars than actual cars?

[Stew2000]

speedy_thrills said:

My thoughts exactly. I loved the concept and would have even bought one myself .

Why do Jaguar always make more appealing concept cars than actual cars?

I don't know what you mean

[Driller]

speedy_thrills said:

Driller said:

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





ETA Dull as a soft-top, are you kidding?

My thoughts exactly. I loved the concept and would have even bought one myself .

Why do Jaguar always make more appealing concept cars than actual cars?

Bloody accountants I guess

I'd be sorely tempted too if they made it faithful to the concept.

[okie592]

Stew2000 said:

I don't know what you mean

arent they atchally building this?

http://www.jaguar.com/gb/en/about_jaguar/project-c...

[ewenm]

Driller said:

speedy_thrills said:

Driller said:

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





ETA Dull as a soft-top, are you kidding?

My thoughts exactly. I loved the concept and would have even bought one myself .

Why do Jaguar always make more appealing concept cars than actual cars?

Bloody accountants I guess

I'd be sorely tempted too if they made it faithful to the concept.

Although the roof design would be tricky...

[tommy vercetti]

Brilliant. Jag do seem to be on a bit of a roll, and long may it continue. I think it will look and sound fantastic, theres a guy who doesn't live far from me who has a facelifted XF and an XJ, look mean as fk! It's like you really are walking past a real Jaguar.

[mph]

speedy_thrills said:

My thoughts exactly. I loved the concept and would have even bought one myself .

Why do Jaguar always make more appealing concept cars than actual cars?

So what did you buy instead ?

[mackie1]

k-ink said:

You'll be lucky to get a V6 in this era. If they intend to follow the future Boxter, then a turbo four pot may sell ok. Assuming Jaguar know how to make a car weigh less than Buckingham Palace. I am not convined on that one.

You mean the Jaguar that built the all aluminium XJ that's lighter than everything it its class?

[Stew2000]

okie592 said:

Stew2000 said:

I don't know what you mean

arent they atchally building this?

http://www.jaguar.com/gb/en/about_jaguar/project-c...

Probably something like it. could be the future of the XJ. hard to know with Jaguar.

[mph]

kambites said:

I dare say they'll produce a coupe at some point. I think starting out with the drop-top is better from a marketing perspective because it gives a stronger impression that the car was designed with the lack of structural rigidity in mind from day one (whether it really was or not). If a company produces a tin top then takes the roof off, it will always be viewed as "dynamically compromised" in a way that doesn't seem to happen the other way around.

It certainly worked for Porsche with the Boxster/Cayman.

Valid point. There's also an historical precedent as the E-type was initially designed as a roadster.

If it's even close to the Porsche in capabilities it will surely be a massive success.

The Porsche convertible has looks that only a mother could love.

[6R4 GORDI]

It looks identical to the XK! the original coupe concept was stunning but they are launching it as a convertible! i am very dissapointed, boring!

[sherbert90]

Jaguar are on form at the moment, and it would be stupid to bet against this being successful. However, I have to agree that a modern e-type would sell by the bucketload.

come on Jaguar!

[BoostMonkey]

MonkeyMatt said:

Will be adding that to my christmas list.

[6R4 GORDI]

This aint special enough to be called the F-type!

[anonymous-user]

6R4 GORDI said:

It looks identical to the XK! the original coupe concept was stunning but they are launching it as a convertible! i am very dissapointed, boring!

How can you say that when its cammo'd up like that?

Edited by MSTRBKR on Wednesday 4th April 23:25

[dtrump]

one word.........YAY!!!

[6R4 GORDI]

will-w said:

Am I the only one upset by it being turned into a soft top?

Personally speaking I found the concept to be an absolute stunner

I couldnt agree more i was excited at the X-16 but now its lookin more safe and boring!!!

[6R4 GORDI]

BoostMonkey said:

MonkeyMatt said:

Will be adding that to my christmas list.

Please jaguar make it look just like this, this is one of the best looking cars of all time

[davepoth]

mackie1 said:

k-ink said:

You'll be lucky to get a V6 in this era. If they intend to follow the future Boxter, then a turbo four pot may sell ok. Assuming Jaguar know how to make a car weigh less than Buckingham Palace. I am not convined on that one.

You mean the Jaguar that built the all aluminium XJ that's lighter than everything it its class?

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.

http://www.jaguar.com/gb/en/xf/pricing_specificati...
http://www.jaguar.com/gb/en/new_xj/specification_p...