RE: This is it: Jag's M5 beater
Discussion
I've been waiting for this ever since the XKR-S was released!
Lovely Lovely Lovely. The colour is mind bendingly lush although the wheel's aren't. I hate spoilers so would be very tempted to tick the delete box, but I'd rather see both in the metal (or carbon) first. The wing is the car's "party piece" and it might be a shame to deny it that.
Especially at 300km/h.
Lovely Lovely Lovely. The colour is mind bendingly lush although the wheel's aren't. I hate spoilers so would be very tempted to tick the delete box, but I'd rather see both in the metal (or carbon) first. The wing is the car's "party piece" and it might be a shame to deny it that.
Especially at 300km/h.
The positives. Its sounds like it'll drive very well, love the auto blip on downshifts (though I suspect that this isn't the first car to feature this, but the first I've heard of), 8 speed auto, 5 litre supercharged V8.
The negatives. I'd never spend £80k on a car that looks like the lovechild of a Mondeo and a Monaro. It looks bloody hideous (for the money).
I predict a massive failure.
The negatives. I'd never spend £80k on a car that looks like the lovechild of a Mondeo and a Monaro. It looks bloody hideous (for the money).
I predict a massive failure.
CHN said:
The positives. Its sounds like it'll drive very well, love the auto blip on downshifts (though I suspect that this isn't the first car to feature this, but the first I've heard of), 8 speed auto, 5 litre supercharged V8.
The negatives. I'd never spend £80k on a car that looks like the lovechild of a Mondeo and a Monaro. It looks bloody hideous (for the money).
I predict a massive failure.
Jag had the auto-blip when the current XK came out in 2007/8. Not with you on the lovechild thing, but hey, I think all Porsche 911s look like the original beetle. In fact there's more of a likeness there than between the Jag and Mondeo/Monaro. The negatives. I'd never spend £80k on a car that looks like the lovechild of a Mondeo and a Monaro. It looks bloody hideous (for the money).
I predict a massive failure.
fatboy b said:
Jag had the auto-blip when the current XK came out in 2007/8. Not with you on the lovechild thing, but hey, I think all Porsche 911s look like the original beetle. In fact there's more of a likeness there than between the Jag and Mondeo/Monaro.
Whats your point???? I see you also made a comment to another poster about his Volvo...Its completely and utterly irrelevant what someone drives, their opinion on whether a car is beautiful or not is no less valid because they drive something that isn't. Do you not understand that? What stunning car do you drive that happens to make your opinion more valid?
Do you happen to drive an Aston DB5 or a Ferrari 250 GTO? No, thought not. A eurobox? Maybe, who cares, its bloody irrelevent!
Is your opinion on whether Jessica Alba is a stunner invalid because your misses has a face like a bulldog chewing a wasp? No, no its not.
The discussion is about the Jag, which DOES look like a cross bewteen a Mondeo and a Monaro. A lot of people think its 80k worth of chavvy saloon that looks like its been driven through Halfords covered in glue. Get over it.
Sixpackpert said:
...looks like it's been chavved with Halfords tat.
It does look better from that angle, but from the side in blue on the original post, definitely chav material. Again, its all about opinions though, but I just cannot see who would part with £80k for that? You could get a 2012 Maserati Gran Tourismo for that with fuel for a year and change! CHN said:
fatboy b said:
Jag had the auto-blip when the current XK came out in 2007/8. Not with you on the lovechild thing, but hey, I think all Porsche 911s look like the original beetle. In fact there's more of a likeness there than between the Jag and Mondeo/Monaro.
Whats your point???? I see you also made a comment to another poster about his Volvo...Its completely and utterly irrelevant what someone drives, their opinion on whether a car is beautiful or not is no less valid because they drive something that isn't. Do you not understand that? What stunning car do you drive that happens to make your opinion more valid?
Do you happen to drive an Aston DB5 or a Ferrari 250 GTO? No, thought not. A eurobox? Maybe, who cares, its bloody irrelevent!
Is your opinion on whether Jessica Alba is a stunner invalid because your misses has a face like a bulldog chewing a wasp? No, no its not.
The discussion is about the Jag, which DOES look like a cross bewteen a Mondeo and a Monaro. A lot of people think its 80k worth of chavvy saloon that looks like its been driven through Halfords covered in glue. Get over it.
CHN said:
It does look better from that angle, but from the side in blue on the original post, definitely chav material. Again, its all about opinions though, but I just cannot see who would part with £80k for that? You could get a 2012 Maserati Gran Tourismo for that with fuel for a year and change!
Or you could have about 160 Jaguar XJ40's!! 
CHN said:
You could get a 2012 Maserati Gran Tourismo for that with fuel for a year and change!
Yes but it's all about image.You drive a Maserati and people wonder how much pasta and pizzas your overpriced restaurant shifts or how much hair gel you use.
You drive an 80K Jag and you're sophisticated working class hero... Albeit with an enormous amount of finance and a failed marriage...
Prof Prolapse said:
Yes but it's all about image.
You drive a Maserati and people wonder how much pasta and pizzas your overpriced restaurant shifts or how much hair gel you use.
You drive an 80K Jag and you're sophisticated working class hero... Albeit with an enormous amount of finance and a failed marriage...
Very funny! You drive a Maserati and people wonder how much pasta and pizzas your overpriced restaurant shifts or how much hair gel you use.
You drive an 80K Jag and you're sophisticated working class hero... Albeit with an enormous amount of finance and a failed marriage...
A great analogy....I can relate (sans the failed marriage!)Having owned both a Granturismo and an XFR recently, I can confirm that for image and the fact you feel like you're driving something special, the XFR comes nowhere. But for everything else, I think the Jag has it covered...it's by far the more competent car but it all depends on what one wants out of their purchase. Personally, I didn't like driving something that always had something not working as it should and tended to be dynamically average at best....both characteristics of Granturismo ownership in my opinion.
I am the sort of person who would spend this kind of money on this XFR-S (after sizeable discount of course...the list price is about £15k too expensive), in that colour and with THAT spoiler. So, whilst there may not be many of us, there are people out there who can and will buy this car. And the less people that buy it in full ostentatious spec, the rarer a car the rest of us will have
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