RE: 2020 Jaguar F-Type revealed!
Discussion
cerb4.5lee said:
Fittster said:
How much is a fairly basic 911 going to set someone back today?
I think that they are around the £90k mark. My old man has an F Type R. The engine is mega (if a bit OTT for noise for early morning starts!) but some of the interior is really low rent IMO.
R400TVR said:
I still find it a shame that a motoring page rates an infotainment upgrade as important in a sports car.
For a car costing as much as it does, and for a car that will almost certainly be someone's daily driver, it is important. The system in the original was poor, and even the updated one isn't great. Compared to the. BMW M6 idrive (the car we had in the family before the F Type R) the infotainment system is pretty crap and frustrating, it shouldn't be like that in a car that cost around £100k.
Thenedski said:
Nice enough update. But come on. This car is already 7 years old and wasn't brilliant at launch. Far too heavy for a supposedly 2 seater sportscar and now they've ditched the 375bhp 6 pot engine in favour of a 300bhp 4 pot engine. The sooner they replace this model with an electric version with over 500 hp the better..
Please hand your ph credentials in at the for on your way out. It's a sad day when any sports car is reduced to an automatic gearbox.
RacerMike said:
23 years since the original XK, but the F Type was an evolution of the X150 XK which launched 12 years ago. The chassis in the original 96-06 XK was basically an updated XJS chassis with carry over suspension. The X150 was the then new aluminium monocoque which eventually went on to become the X351 XJ after being fairly substantially modified.
Whilst I agree that the F Type is a bit old school now, it’s a little unfair to try and suggest it’s underpinnings are any less old than its competition. Really the 991 and 981 series Porsche’s are heavily revised 997 and 987 chassis architecture with carry over suspension, and I suspect there’s a lot in common with the 992 too.
For me what the F Type lacks is a modern interior and modern engines. I suspect if the interior had been fully refreshed with infotainment equivalent to Porsche, there’d be less complaints on here that it was old fashioned.
Does it really matter where the origins of the chassis come from if it still works? Does the fact that the engine is a real characterfull engine matter? Does the infotainment really matter in a sports car?Whilst I agree that the F Type is a bit old school now, it’s a little unfair to try and suggest it’s underpinnings are any less old than its competition. Really the 991 and 981 series Porsche’s are heavily revised 997 and 987 chassis architecture with carry over suspension, and I suspect there’s a lot in common with the 992 too.
For me what the F Type lacks is a modern interior and modern engines. I suspect if the interior had been fully refreshed with infotainment equivalent to Porsche, there’d be less complaints on here that it was old fashioned.
If you are more focused on the gadgets the car offers, but you'll hardly ever need, please buy elsewhere.
R400TVR said:
Does it really matter where the origins of the chassis come from if it still works? Does the fact that the engine is a real characterfull engine matter? Does the infotainment really matter in a sports car?
If you are more focused on the gadgets the car offers, but you'll hardly ever need, please buy elsewhere.
As I've said above, I think it does matter. These are almost always daily drivers. We have an R coupe in the family. The engine is mega but the infotainment system is poor compared to the idrive in the M6 this car replaced. When you're spending the thick end of £100k that is not acceptable and to use the argument "it doesn't matter, it's a sports car" is ridiculous. For that price, it should be a good sports car AND have good creature comforts. It's not designed to be a Lotus Elise. If you are more focused on the gadgets the car offers, but you'll hardly ever need, please buy elsewhere.
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