What F Type did I see on the M6 this morning?

[DanielSan]

Had a 64 plate F Type come past me this morning, completely camo'd front end and a small camo patch on the bootlid where a badge would normally be... The most I coukd work out was that it was possibly a V6 as it had the centre exit tailpipes.

Over to you lot...

[Snollygoster]

There are plenty of camouflaged Range Rovers and Jaguar's on the M6.

Seeing as it's on a 64 plate, assume it's a new engine of some sort or another. Possibly hybrid powered?

Edited by Snollygoster on Wednesday 29th October 12:49

[mightymouse]

Could it be the 4 wheel drive version ?

[Pickled Piper]

F Type facelift I suspect. Due around 2017

[Dr Interceptor]

Pickled Piper said:

F Type facelift I suspect. Due around 2017

It won't be the facelift out and about just yet.

It'll be either the four wheel drive model, or the manual gearbox, or possibly both.

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Searc...

[Craikeybaby]

There's loads of them about at the moment with the front end cammo.

[daniel1920]

Craikeybaby said:

There's loads of them about at the moment with the front end cammo.

4wd means the engine mounted higher, the front end camo is to try and diguse a bonnet buldge because of the higher engine. So.... you saw a 4wd

[Chris Stott]

Just what the already overweight F-Type needs... another 100kg of 4WD gubbins. It will make the V6S over 1,800kg.

[Craikeybaby]

daniel1920 said:

4wd means the engine mounted higher, the front end camo is to try and diguse a bonnet buldge because of the higher engine. So.... you saw a 4wd

Cool, I'll have a closer look next time I see one.

[Krikkit]

Dr Interceptor said:

Pickled Piper said:

F Type facelift I suspect. Due around 2017

It won't be the facelift out and about just yet.

It'll be either the four wheel drive model, or the manual gearbox, or possibly both.

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Secret-new-cars/Searc...

Manual V6S would be a very tempting machine! 4WD though, who cares?

[jimmyVX]

There is definitely at least 1 manual version knocking about as well, but no camo!

[TooMany2cvs]

Snollygoster said:

Seeing as it's on a 64 plate, assume it's a new engine of some sort or another. Possibly hybrid powered?

daniel1920 said:

4wd means the engine mounted higher, the front end camo is to try and diguse a bonnet buldge because of the higher engine. So.... you saw a 4wd

A straight four would need a higher bonnet, too...

[Hackney]

I've seen a couple of coupe's out and about on the M1 / M6 in the last few days.
Rather disturbing how they resemble a Chrysler Crossfire from behind.

[ging84]

i believe you saw a footballer's car

[mattwilko]

Someone who works at a Jag dealership told me he went to an event where they were testing a 4 cylinder f-type on a track. That was a couple of months ago maybe they're testing them on the road now.

[Twin2]

mattwilko said:

Someone who works at a Jag dealership told me he went to an event where they were testing a 4 cylinder f-type on a track. That was a couple of months ago maybe they're testing them on the road now.

A 4-cylinder F-type, I believe, is a reality. Massive shame, they should just make a baby sports car instead

[Grandad7184]

Twin2 said:

A 4-cylinder F-type, I believe, is a reality. Massive shame, they should just make a baby sports car instead

Engines being tested in both coupe and soft top. 4wd cars being tested along with manuals, there's at least 30 different text cars.

[The Vambo]

Twin2 said:

mattwilko said:

Someone who works at a Jag dealership told me he went to an event where they were testing a 4 cylinder f-type on a track. That was a couple of months ago maybe they're testing them on the road now.

A 4-cylinder F-type, I believe, is a reality. Massive shame, they should just make a baby sports car instead

I'm not really sure that dropping an engine that already exists, into a car that already exists costs the same as developing a brand new sports car.

Not really an either or thing.

[Craikeybaby]

A 4 cylinder F Type isn't far off a baby sports car - the interior and bootspace are both smaller than on my old mk3 MX-5.

[Twin2]

What I mean though is not from JLR's view, but imagine in 2-3 years time you want to buy an F-type, 5ltr, 4wd etc, could be 100k. But there'll be folk going about in 2.0 ingenium f-types that cost ~40k (assuming they come in under the V6...