This has been interesting but I can confirm that the British Racing Green Xirallic (and the Italian Racing Red Xirallic) cost an extra $1600 CAD.
If anyone reading this thread still doesn't know why one would pay extra for this paint, then: (Sorry about the orientation: I don't know how to make the photos appear right side up! - perhaps another reader can help with this?)

 

@sov211. I think if you open them with a viewer on a pc/laptop or tablet, rotate them and save in the correct postion, then they'll open the same way here..

 

https://www.landrover.com/special-ve...m-palette.html

I think the same paints are used for Jaguar. This may be covered in another thread. Not only is there pixie dust but chromaflair and special effects. May be worth it if you fall in love but not sure how many of these you'll see on the showroom floor.

 

 

I did try that but it did not work, and I have no idea why. They were originally in the correct orientation on my computer but when uploaded to this site they appear 90 degrees off. I then rotated them on my computer and saved them - but when these upended photos uploaded to the site they STILL are upended. A mystery to me...too bad because I think they show the BRG well.
Thanks for trying to help, Dan.

 

Perhaps not, but that guide does not mention Xirallics. There really is a distinct difference between regular metallics and the Xirallics, which are more complex visually. But the price differential asked(which appears to vary not only from year to year but also market to market) is quite significant -probably too significant. And yes, since the main target of the F-Type was admitted by Jaguar to be the Porsche, Jaguar has adopted the Porsche pricing model...sigh...

 

Ultimate Black (now Santorini Black??) is another color that has gone from xirallic to metallic at some point in recent years. Striking difference with it too. The original xirallic paint has much more life in varying light conditions compared to its metallic version.

 

As I understand it this is JLR pricing policy for SVRs basically SVR you can have any colour you wish but you pay for it. Vehicles is extracted from production painted in SVR facility which is hand prep and had sprayed and hand finished. Painted body then returns to main JLR plant for assembly. Then its returned to SVR for assembly addition and or replacement with specified SVR options

That's definitely how it works for Landrover models

 

 

 

 

I realize that I am late to this (thread) party, but I have two theories why BRG might incur an additional cost.

1) It's a proven fact that owners of BRG are superior drivers, hence Jaguar/Land Rover's ability to increase prices.

Or

2) Jaguar/Land Rover got wind of 1 particular BRG owner who has done such wonderful and impressive modifications that they decided, "hey, I think we can start charging more for BRG".

Those are my theories and I'm sticking to them.

 

 

Well, its possible JLR just decided to go 'cheap' on the paint offerings after the initial launch (at some point, who knows when). It would seem nobody noticed too much....

'Xirallic' British Racing Green is currently offered as an SVO option (though that may not necessarily be the actual one they have listed as an F-Type option), but given that its an SVO paint, it would appear they are now charging SVO prices for Xirallic BRG on whatever vehicles they offer it on.

There is also 'Spectral British Racing Green' as the other SVO option for BRG, which is a chromaflair pixie dust paint.

BRG #5? Who knows what it is....?

 

From my reading there have been several versions of Jaguar BRG over the years, some metallic some not, and probably more than five. I reckon they just make it up as they go!

 

I don't remember any discussion of a change to the BRG. I remember a shift in flake size for IRR for 2016 or 17. Looking at my F-Type brochure library, they no longer referred to "Xirralic" for MY2016 for any color.

 

That chart matches the available colors for MY 2014-2016. The color palette changed for MY2017

 

The third more obvious theory is than people who like green car are verrückt, and can be charged boat loads of money for the car.

 

 

The beautiful BRG Xirallic seems to be unavailable now. The 2018 Canadian-market F-Type brochure in front of me shows NO Xirallic formulations for this year. There is indeed a BRG paint but it is listed as among the "Metallic" formulations. There are SOLID - Fuji White and Caldera Red, METALLIC- Santorini Black, Yulong White,Corris Grey, Indus Silver, British Racing Green, Loire Blue and Ultra Blue, and PREMIUM - Carpathian Grey and Silicon Silver. No mention, nor sample of Xirallic; It is possible that the "Premium" colours may be Xirallic, but if so, why are they not described thus?