Jaguar XE SV Project 8

Jaguar XE SV Project 8

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akadk

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1,499 posts

180 months

Friday 28th December 2018
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Oops, got it even dirtier !

Met up with the owner of my old F-TYPE R for a blast

MrC986

3,497 posts

192 months

Friday 28th December 2018
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OP, you're almost better off to let it get dirty and wash it once a week ...I appreciate its new, though you'll get more PH approval for it being dirty and it'll attract slightly less attention if it's dirty I reckon when your driving it! It won't take you long to run it in the way you're going. It's nice to see a rare car being used properly.

akadk

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1,499 posts

180 months

Friday 28th December 2018
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No one outside of PH knows wtf it is

To most people it’s a chav’d up XE

bomb

3,692 posts

285 months

Friday 28th December 2018
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akadk said:
No one outside of PH knows wtf it is
this may help them......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSJ21dFKJJU

Turbojuice

601 posts

90 months

Friday 28th December 2018
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akadk said:
No one outside of PH knows wtf it is
That's the best part about it biggrin

LanceRS

2,173 posts

138 months

Friday 28th December 2018
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matc said:
akadk said:
My InControl app also doesn’t have remote start feature for some reason ?
If it’s the same system as in my RRS (which I’m guessing it will be) you need a data sim to use the remote features and also to get traffic etc. on the nav.

Congrats on the purchase, it looks amazing and well done for going with something a bit different!
I seem to remember reading somewhere that UK spec don’t have it because it is illegal to leave unattended cars with the engine running here.

akadk

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1,499 posts

180 months

Friday 28th December 2018
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No, I have it on my 19 model year XF on the same app on my phone

It’s been standard since 2015

akadk

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1,499 posts

180 months

Sunday 30th December 2018
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Here is a 3 min POV vid with the Stig driving on a German autobahn

https://youtu.be/A0VBjqbkgYc

rfn

4,531 posts

208 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2019
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akadk said:
Here is a 3 min POV vid with the Stig driving on a German autobahn

https://youtu.be/A0VBjqbkgYc
All the videos are showing as "unavailable"

anonymous-user

55 months

Thursday 3rd January 2019
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Not seen the video. Did the 'stig' think high speed runs on the 'autobahn' on camera weren't such a good idea to broadcast, after all? Or just a technical fault with the Stig on the autobahn? smile

akadk

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1,499 posts

180 months

Sunday 6th January 2019
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Here is another vid of the Stig driving it

https://youtu.be/m4iVk9Y90Jo

LanceRS

2,173 posts

138 months

Sunday 6th January 2019
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Brilliant laugh

giblet

8,861 posts

178 months

Sunday 6th January 2019
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akadk said:
Here is another vid of the Stig driving it

https://youtu.be/m4iVk9Y90Jo
That’s superb. Love the fact that your other half (I assume) is on board with it too. That kid will grow up to be a proper petrolhead!

defblade

7,438 posts

214 months

Sunday 6th January 2019
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akadk said:
Here is another vid of the Stig driving it

https://youtu.be/m4iVk9Y90Jo
Reminds me of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh3d_Qo3jTI
smile

Janosh

1,736 posts

168 months

Monday 7th January 2019
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defblade said:
akadk said:
Here is another vid of the Stig driving it

https://youtu.be/m4iVk9Y90Jo
Reminds me of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh3d_Qo3jTI
smile
Love these, my toddler son is exactly the same and loves to 'go wobbly' out of junctions hehe

Keep the updates coming, stunning machine thumbup

Usget

5,426 posts

212 months

Monday 7th January 2019
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defblade said:
akadk said:
Here is another vid of the Stig driving it

https://youtu.be/m4iVk9Y90Jo
Reminds me of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh3d_Qo3jTI
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Both of those are awesome!

I ran my sister-in-law's kids home after a pantomime - I don't think she's ever been above 50 in her life and they're good fun so I asked them if they wanted to go fast. Told them not to tell mum, put the car in sport mode and gave it a few beans. Much chuckling and many demands for more ensued, which I indulged.

As soon as they got back home they started the conspiratorial whispering and giggling and I suddenly realised that a message of "Uncle Russell used his special button and he told us it was a secret, we weren't allowed to tell you!" sounded a bit Yewtree.

8bit

4,868 posts

156 months

Monday 7th January 2019
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Janosh said:
defblade said:
akadk said:
Here is another vid of the Stig driving it

https://youtu.be/m4iVk9Y90Jo
Reminds me of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh3d_Qo3jTI
smile
Love these, my toddler son is exactly the same and loves to 'go wobbly' out of junctions hehe

Keep the updates coming, stunning machine thumbup
Similar here - my 4 year old likes it when we go at "Jaguar speed" in my XKR.

Loving the updates OP, so glad someone on PH has one of these.

akadk

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1,499 posts

180 months

Friday 22nd February 2019
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Done 1,700 miles now in 2 months.

Went out for a blast today, dry roads in double digit temps was able to really get heat into the Cup 2’s and push on them out of the corner.

Feel like I’m going to need to run it in TracDSC as the traction control does tend to cut in a bit more than I’d like.

The way it can turn through a tight corner is unreal for its size, you certainly need to dial yourself into its capabilities as they are so high you tend to tip toe around them until you realise it’s just wants more and more and more !

As we have a mini winter heat wave I plan to give it a beating over the next few days !


akadk

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1,499 posts

180 months

Saturday 27th April 2019
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3,000 miles now.

The thing is off the scale. Bat st crazy now the tyres are warming up.

Super car performance and capabilities with 4 doors and 4 seats

Bear-n

1,617 posts

83 months

Saturday 27th April 2019
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Cue Instagram account of the youngest FOREX trader.