RE: Jaguar F-Type V6 S Manual: Driven

[smilo996]

Great photos and it certainly looks the part. Jag however have to capture the kudos of Porsche because no matter how good the car, tearing people from Porsche will bring dividends.
RS version would be good.

[kambites]

iloveboost said:

Surely a manufacturer like Porsche, Ferrari and Lamborghini, can afford to develop a car as well as any large manufacturer?

I very much doubt it. When say Toyota produce a new mainstream engine, they'll recoup the development costs over millions of units; when Porsche do, they'll at best be selling a few tens of thousands to get their money back. I suspect Toyota spend tens of not hundreds of times as much to develop and test a four-pot diesel than Porsche do on their flat sixes.

[J4CKO]

Guvernator said:

J4CKO said:

So, you go back with your year old Jag F Type and they would claim wear and tear on a clutch thats only done a few thousand miles ?

I should imagine the folk that buy them are generally intelligent and probably not above litigation, letters to Head Office etc if they feel it is not up to scratch, so I would counter with, good luck to Jaguar if they think they can fob a 10k mile clutch failure as wear and tear without a battle and loss of custom.

I suspect they will just ensure production ones are up to the job and it wont be an issue.

Why wouldn't they get away with it? Lamborghini did and they are a lot more expensive than a Jag. Look up e-gear

I suspect that Jaguar will just make the clutch work for customer cars, one slipping clutch, in one car does not mean they will all do it prematurely.

[sideways sid]

I thought I had accidentally strayed onto the WhatCar? review of this. Just when wondering how one would change gear, the reviewer helpfully explains it!

"the movement from second to third and back again is really sweet, a flash across to the right going up and a short tug (ahem) towards you on the way back."