Monday 17th December 2012

Time For Coffee? F-Type aural pleasure

Brundle, Bell and Danner bring some noise to your morning coffee break

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Chances are you’ve already seen – and heard – this F-Type promo video that went out on Friday. But in case you haven’t and you’re finding the Monday morning fug a little difficult to clear get yourself a coffee and annoy your colleagues with the following little ditty.

By all means file under pre-launch propaganda and hype for the forthcoming F-Type, because that’s what this prototype drive by three famous racing drivers led by Jaguar ambassador Martin Brundle is all about. Brundle is joined by Christian Danner and Justin Bell for a bit of a shakedown around Snetterton and the surrounding roads in F-Type prototypes, with a silent cameo from Jag’s development guru Mike Cross. Who, as it happens, we were hanging out with last week too. More on this – and from Mike – in due course.

For now we’ll let the F-Type do the talking. And it appears in fine voice.

 

[Mannginger]

V6 sounds wonderful!

[devnull]

THAT NOISE!

[cookie1600]

What a brilliant excuse to take one down through the tunnels of France, Italy and Switzerland on a long weekend away!! Loving it

Edited by cookie1600 on Monday 17th December 11:57

[monkey11477]

I didn't think I could want one of these any more than I already did, I was wrong

[IforB]

Oh that V6. What a fabulous noise.

I love e sound of a V8, but that sounds even better.

I was swithering about getting one of these, but my desire is back again in spades.

[wst]

Best advertising I've seen for a car in ages. I don't believe the advertising standards authority have any control over internet advertising and it's just so nice to see power figures, engine sizes, top speeds, see the speedo actually at higher-than-70... hear the words "fast" and so on... and that engine noise.

Going to wind my windows down for any F-types I come across in the wild, that's for sure.

[jon-]

Nice sound, poor production for an official video though.

Perhaps /Drive has turned me into a video snob.

[raptor600]

Richard Mille being worn by Martin

[scotty_917]

raptor600 said:

Richard Mille being worn by Martin

Yes, I noticed it too...

Fab car as well!

[FWDRacer]

Shirley it is better to have some artificial noise piped into the cabin through the HiFi speakers?

[pagani1]

Oh the noise, the handling-what joy! Well Done Jaguar-Look out Porsche!

[Fast Eddie]

Don't call me Shirley........

[andymadmak]

FWDRacer said:

Shirley it is better to have some artificial noise piped into the cabin through the HiFi speakers?

I'm sorry,

I know I shouldn't,

but it's

SURELY

[Megaflow]

I thought the V6 sounded good, then they struck up the V8. Oh my...

[truck71]

This is becoming more of a serious option as time goes on, if the interior lives up to the looks and noise it'll be great. Like it.

[7tastic]

Looks and sounds fantastic

[PHuzzy]

I had the pleasure of seeing a V8 F-Type on Saturday around the Walsgrave area and it looked and sounded superb!

[moskvich427]

I've warmed to the car since watching that... I wasn't convinced beforehand. I guess that's the point of advertising!!

Also love the way the badging on the rear of the car mimics that of the E-Type

[Razzy Man]

WOW! I had a few doubts about them offering a V6 but it just sounds glorious .
Fantastic looking things, a V6 soft top and a V8 coupe (if they still plan on doing the coupe) will be added to my lotto list.

[Richard-G]

Jaguar have one (the v6 s in blue/silver) parked outside the Hyatt regency in Birmingham quite often (i can only assume as a PR stunt) and they started it up last Saturday while i was walking into the hotel. It sounded like distant thunder and when it pulled away reminded me of the Arese V6 but louder!