Got myself an SVR, say hello to a British hotrod/muscle car

Got myself an SVR, say hello to a British hotrod/muscle car

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Gibbo205

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3,527 posts

206 months

Wednesday 27th December 2017
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Hi there


Having sold my Mustang (S550.1) and having another MY18 Mustang GT on order, I was using a Stage 2 MK7 Golf R which was an absolutely cracking car. Having looked at 911's, R8 V10's and AMG GT's they were all missing some of the soul and character the Mustang has, a big loud shouty V8 and not having to be driven at warp speed to even remotely enjoy them.

So I was running out of ideas, then someone mentioned F-Type, a car I had completely forgotten about, so I was all set to get myself an R AWD Coupe, but instead I decided to think you only live once, so get the big shouty one, as such I am now rocking in an SVR. biggrin

Got it from main Jaguar dealership here in the UK, so it has a full warranty and apart from just enjoying and driving the car, all I have done so far is essentially give it a real good cleaning and wax protection, along with a good cleaning of the interior, as such here are some photos:





























Some lovely beading going on now.
Now for me a big part of my enjoyment with a car is modding, hence loving Mustangs, problem with the SVR though its not such a major issue is that it is properly sorted from the factory.

The keen eyed will also spot my car has the carbon exterior design pack and carbon roof, it also has the uprated Meridian sound system, powered tailgate, winter pack, visibility pack, blind spot monitoring and some other options.


My plans for the car are pretty short but I would like to do:
- Paint correction, there are some minor swirls in the paint, so want to get these corrected with a proper polish.
- The brake disc are heavy solid 1pc items, very durable and effective but of course some lighter two-piece disc would be welcomed though no one seems to sell any???
- I dislike the red caliper colour and the rear calipers are the nasty single piston type where you can see the pad. I am going to see if the XKR-S rear caliper plates that cover the pad part also fit on the F-Type or can be modified to fit. I will then get the calipers re-painted most likely in yellow but may consider other colour options.
- Once the Pzero are worn, because just like on other cars the Pzero is not the best, as such when these are worn out (7mm front / 6mm rear) I shall fit PS4S, but that probably won't happen until next year.
- I may change the wheels to the diamond cut ones that come with the ceramic option or repaint these satin grey like Jaguar offered as gloss black wheels are not so much my thing, but admittedly these do work quite well with the car, when clean.
- Hell I might even do a full on ceramic brake conversion in a year or two, but at around £8000 it is a lot of money for just some minor cosmetics, as the stock brakes are very effective.


That is it to be honest, the power is pretty savage and ferocious, JLR claim 3.7s to 60mph but it feels much quicker than that and even in the current cold and wet UK condition it grips amazingly well for standing starts.

Still taking it easy in the corners but it feels pretty planted but is RWD biased absolutely and will happily wag its tail even at legal speeds which makes it a lot of fun and the noise is purely obnoxious but that is why I like it. This has to be the first car I have owned where the need for an aftermarket exhaust is simply not there, plus the SVR has some F1 crazy material exhaust to make it light so I'd only be a fool to change that.

Here are some videos, you might have to click the links to see them:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7omHnHT7i5g


Really looking forward to dry weather now and getting it down to Santa Pod in February when it re-opens for some 1/4 mile fun. smile

NDA

21,488 posts

224 months

Wednesday 27th December 2017
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A lovely looking car - drive carefully. smile

AndySheff

6,630 posts

206 months

Wednesday 27th December 2017
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Sounds gorgeous. Love the interior.

daniel-5zjw7

598 posts

100 months

Wednesday 27th December 2017
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Very nice!! Though thought this was going to be an MG SV-R for some reason :-)

Enjoy

RenesisEvo

3,602 posts

218 months

Wednesday 27th December 2017
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Stunning car, with possibly my favourite colour combination - the blue stitching works really well with the paint. The SVR is ferociously quick, more impressive is the way it just keeps adding speed well into big numbers.

One small tip if I may offer one - try not to leave it parked outside with the spoiler extended (take it out of Dynamic mode). There are some holes ahead of the spoiler where water can get into the internals of the tailgate. It can drain, and I've never heard of any issues, but it's not supposed to get in there in the first place.

Enjoy it! driving

Gilhooligan

2,211 posts

143 months

Wednesday 27th December 2017
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Very nice. Best colour too. Can you spec these without the spoiler? That's the only thing I don't like.

Gibbo205

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3,527 posts

206 months

Wednesday 27th December 2017
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Gilhooligan said:
Very nice. Best colour too. Can you spec these without the spoiler? That's the only thing I don't like.
Yes you can, there happens to be one for sale which I dismissed as I really wanted the spoiler, but here it is:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2016-16-JAGUAR-F-TYPE-5...


The blue ones are selling pretty fast, I lost one due to not being quick enough, hence jumped on the one I have now especially as I love carbon and mine has the carbon pack and carbon roof.

Barchettaman

6,281 posts

131 months

Wednesday 27th December 2017
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That looks properly awesome - shouty colour, shouty engine!

Gibbo205

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3,527 posts

206 months

Wednesday 27th December 2017
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Dat ass


RussH91

363 posts

159 months

Wednesday 27th December 2017
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daniel-5zjw7 said:
Very nice!! Though thought this was going to be an MG SV-R for some reason :-)

Enjoy
Literally what I was expecting.

Although lovely car OP

alec.e

2,149 posts

123 months

Wednesday 27th December 2017
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Lovely, so jealous lol!

I would have mine in Ultra Blue too, the interior and carbon looks great.

Uncle John

4,269 posts

190 months

Wednesday 27th December 2017
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I’ve not seen one of these yet.

Stunning in that colour, & what a launch!

Lovely timbre to the exhaust.

Enjoy it!!!

ChocolateFrog

24,850 posts

172 months

Wednesday 27th December 2017
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Had a play with one of these on the skidpan at Thruxton, the noise it made was hilarious.

Stedman

7,213 posts

191 months

Wednesday 27th December 2017
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Pics don't work for me

MorganP104

2,605 posts

129 months

Wednesday 27th December 2017
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Stedman said:
Pics don't work for me
Me neither.

Krikkit

26,500 posts

180 months

Thursday 28th December 2017
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MorganP104 said:
Stedman said:
Pics don't work for me
Me neither.
Probably just photobucket doing their usual line of stupid. Working for me now!

Lovely car OP, best colour. I agree about the wheels, a light grey would look better, especially with yellow calipers.

cerb4.5lee

30,183 posts

179 months

Thursday 28th December 2017
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Very very nice, enjoy it. smokin

Gameface

16,565 posts

76 months

Thursday 28th December 2017
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Gibbo205

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206 months

Thursday 28th December 2017
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Gameface said:
Why not? smile

Shakermaker

11,317 posts

99 months

Thursday 28th December 2017
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Amazing

At the exact moment I am reading this thread, someone has just pulled into the office car park with one of these in the same blue as yours.

Sounds incredible!