F Type more beautiful than a Vantage???

[ChilliWhizz]

I have just read an article on a business stylee website called 'Business Insider', from Feb 2016 where the employees of this somewhat dubious organisation seem to have agreed that a Jaguar F type is 'more beautiful' (their words) than a Vantage.... Now it seems like a fairly well informed well structured source of business and political mis information site, but really... an F type better looking than a Vantage... puts a whole new perspective on 'should have gone to specsavers'

Link here..

http://uk.businessinsider.com/the-most-beautiful-c...

[FFM]

For what is worth, 2 weekends ago I was literally out with a friend (and his F-type) to compare the two...and he wouldn't agree with Business Insider either.
And, I don't think he would have said that just because he felt in love with the swan doors..

[justin220]

As a Vantage owner, who has also been tempted by an F-Type, I think the appeal is the fresher look.

The Vantage is better looking by far, it's sleeker, classier, and timeless. The F-Type just looks new and different. Both are great looking cars

[Shnozz]

justin220 said:

As a Vantage owner, who has also been tempted by an F-Type, I think the appeal is the fresher look.

The Vantage is better looking by far, it's sleeker, classier, and timeless. The F-Type just looks new and different. Both are great looking cars

And those mirror my thoughts.

[IanV12VR]

The Vantage is a much older design than the F Type but IMO is a far purer design.

I think it will be interesting to see what people think when they see the new Vantage. My expectation is that the magazine will quickly change their mind as the new Vantage will be stunning

[Jon39]

IanV12VR said:

... the new Vantage will be stunning

You can tell us Ian.

What do you know?

[Gnits]

As an F-Type owner, who has also been tempted by an Vantage...

The Vantage is better looking, both are great looking cars.

F-Type does have a great rear end but the front is not of quite the same level. Still enjoying the F-Type an immense amount though.

[bogie]

Nope would be my one word answer.

I think in 20 years time, the DB9 and Vantage will be classic looking cars with a following. The Jag will be another journeyman car, another Jag that changed every few years as fashion dictated. Its a great looking car, but I think a little awkward and overstyled from some angles.

The DB9 and Vantage shapes, I really struggle to pick fault with from any angle...sure you can make them more aggressive as you wind them up to GT spec road racers, but overall they are a lovely cohesive design and have aged well.......

Design is a difficult one, as some people prefer an ultra modern look in everything, whereas others appreciate a look of a period in time; do you want to live in groovy glass n steel box on a hillside, do do you prefer an old 1800's farmhouse.....

[old phart]

Spent a day with a F type a few weeks back. Very good looking car. As stated above I too like the back end of it. Just the kid in me but love the little artificial backfire burbles when it's slowing.

[FalconWood]

No

[abh]

I grew up in Coventry and walked to school along from Browns Lane in an era when cars from Jaguar would be routinely tested off the production line. I can still remember E-types being test driven up the hill as we trudged to school. The delight when occasionally one would pull up, the driver in a brown lab coat would pop the bonnet and prod something to illicit many, many horses lives with me still! That experience led me to promise myself when I grew up I would get the next E-Type!!

I can't tell you how excited I was after several false dawns the F-Type was finally launched, I couldn't wait to try one out and no matter, I would get one. I drove a few, but though my heart said yes, the head said no.

45 years of promising yourself THE car is tough when you find it doesn't quite tick all the boxes. And why? Because Mr Callum penned something closer to the E-Type in pure design aesthetics and which doesn't have artificially created exhaust noise and is over governed by computers. The Vantage appealed to my head and heart more strongly than the F-Type ever would. To me, the Vantage I now own is the spiritual successor to the car I dreamt of all those years ago. Beautiful, imperfect, perfect.

I love the fact 'the Jag' are now epically successful and I wish the company well, but for me, the Vantage edges the schoolboy-dream F-Type. From a man maths perspective, the Vantage also edged the Jag on ownership costs. But don't ask me for the spreadsheet. It's slightly rose coloured and wouldn't stand up to inspection :-)

Whatever you drive, enjoy it & share it while you can!

[Speedraser]

If the Vantage were introduced now, its design would make every bit as much of an impact as it did when it was first seen. IMO, it hasn't lost ANY of its aesthetic appeal over the years. I am a big fan of the F-type, and I think it's a great-looking car. The Vantage, IMO, is in a still different league -- one of the best-looking cars of the last 50 years (or more).

[IanV12VR]

Jon39 said:

You can tell us Ian.

What do you know?

Ha!! Absolutely nothing Jon. My belief is there will be a bigger differential in looks from the DB11 to the new Vantage, I always thought the DB10 looked a bit rushed in the Bond film so I expect the new car to be a more refined but edgier car and hope to see touches of the Vulcan in its looks. Not asking for much but really do believe Aston are on a roll and they will produce something very special.

[Moonhawk]

Whilst I do like the look of the F-type - it has a more 'muscle car' look about it - compared to the Aston's timeless beauty.

[12pack]

Vantage: classic beauty
F-type: Las Vegas beauty

[axarunner]

So I've been told to expect a little of the DB10 for the front end of the car and the rear will have much wider "haunches". It will be much more athletic than the DB11. I'm not sure if its going to retain the rear hatch or migrate to a rear trunk like the DB11 (I prefer a hatch as the DB11 trunk is tight. Note: My bicycle fits in the back of my V8 Vantage S. I too think the DB10 appeared to have been rushed... so I'm hopeful the time spent on the Vantage re-design will be time well spent. You will see none of the nonsense "floating rear hatch" as one sees on the DB11... whereby you must option an all solid roof in black or a totally solid color to mitigate the Lexus/Nissan 3/4 look. The engine will be epic and tuners will have a field day bumping the output. I'm told the car is a beautifuly cohesive and aggressive design. I'm speccing mine in Goodwood Green with a Chestnut Brown gut.

[66MK]

I had on order the original F type.

This one:



It didn't happen.

I then managed to get what I really wanted from age about 12, an Aston.



and then they had another go at an F Type



Really rather happy with my choice to be honest!

A bit Boxster vs 911 if you ask me.

[Frexit]

The only thing that jars with me about the F type is the ''handle'' by the dashboard , looks very strange.

[Jon39]

66MK said:

I had on order the original F type.

This one:

I can remember seeing the original concept at a motor show.
Very smooth contours and a good homage to the E-types.

What were the reasons for this design not being used, even if a few years later, when they finally decided to proceed with a replacement for the XK?

[AstonExige]

I'm was tempted to swap my old V8 for an F Type this time last year. Both are fantastic looking cars.

Almost wore these pictures out following the day I went to see the car, trying to make my mind up whether to swap.










Didn't take the plunge in the end as the potential depreciation of the FType put me off.