OT Jaguar F-Type 2013

CeEl · 10-26-2012, 09:13 PM

Went to a Jaguar drive event a couple of weeks ago. They had a F-Type on display there -- let people sit in it, but unfortunately not drive or play with the roof (roof was down) ...

It is a very nice looking car. Appeared to be quite a bit bigger than the Z4.

The trunk is very deep, but also very shallow; very unpractical, especially coming from a Z4.

I have a feeling the auto disappearing door handles are going to be a source of frustration -- I just can't see them work reliably all the time.

But ... it all does look very nice in person.

teezee · 10-27-2012, 10:16 AM

Went to the Jaguar Drive Alive event yesterday in Rye NY. They had an autocross course and a 0-60 run which in I drove in an XKR.

Here are some admittedly poor camera phone shots of the F Type, their guy said it was the only one in NA at the moment. It is a soft top. No one there had driven it yet.

And a shot of the inspiration- the E Type

javol · 10-27-2012, 07:38 PM

A sort of mix among the Z4 (side line, fenders and proportions), the new Boxster (soft top, exhaust pipes position, head lights) and... the Audi R8 (some interior features)...

CeEl · 10-28-2012, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by teezee

Went to the Jaguar Drive Alive event yesterday in Rye NY. They had an autocross course and a 0-60 run which in I drove in an XKR.

Here are some admittedly poor camera phone shots of the F Type, their guy said it was the only one in NA at the moment. It is a soft top. No one there had driven it yet.

And a shot of the inspiration- the E Type

Went to the same event in Chicago. They also had a streed drive of the XJ. They chose a church parking lot to switch drivers ... not exactly smart thing on Sunday morning

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CeEl Major 478 Rep 1,250 Posts Drives: 2020 Z4 M40i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ohio iTrader: (0) Garage List 2024 BMW X5 M60 [0.00]	Went to a Jaguar drive event a couple of weeks ago. They had a F-Type on display there -- let people sit in it, but unfortunately not drive or play with the roof (roof was down) ... It is a very nice looking car. Appeared to be quite a bit bigger than the Z4. The trunk is very deep, but also very shallow; very unpractical, especially coming from a Z4. I have a feeling the auto disappearing door handles are going to be a source of frustration -- I just can't see them work reliably all the time. But ... it all does look very nice in person.
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