Easy. Just get both.

 

 

Well, before you commit to M5, google "M5 rod bearings failure".

 

 

This reminds me of this youtube video..
Maybe other factors are at play with this race, good watch though.

What do you think of a higher trim Tesla? I think that would fit the tech bill well. Have you test driven a XJR as well?

 

You ask a lot of questions that only you can answer for yourself. You might just be carving new for the sake of new. There are times that the 2-seater aspect and limited cargo capacity lead me to question my judgement, but I don't think I've ever been accused of being sensible.

I don't mind the "crap tech" because I don't use it much. I've got a couple of thousand songs on USB and I have satellite radio, both of which I use while commuting. Navigation? I think I've legitimately used it fewer than 10 times. I sometimes enter a destination I already know just to see the route it would choose, but it's the first car I've had with navigation so have no comparison.

 

The Tesla is awesome in a straight line, and the technology on the car is exceptional, but the car for me is a one trick pony. It's fast in a straight line. That's about it. Build quality is poor (as it in with Jaguar, to be fair), the design is bland, and the cars have astonishingly poor interiors, way behind cost comparable vehicles. For me it's a 30K interior in a 100K car. I'd personally prefer any other car in that line up to the Tesla. Obviously YMMV.

 

 

+1 while taste is subjective 3 = smaller S and the new Y = smaller X. They all look the same to me. Concur certainly about the interior, it seems the (value) is all in the battery, massive tablet, and eco friendly name

 

 

I think you should figure out how to buy a used performance sedan or wagon, year and mileage dependent on budget, and keep the f type.

 

Grab the M5. If you don't like it, go back to a SVR. These aren't super rare that you only get one opportunity.

 

A Tesla is a computer on wheels. The Jag is a "proper" car with a computer. Choose which you prefer.

 

Maybe rent the best sedan you can for a week and see if you miss the attention. The M5 is an awesome car, but it is very understated especially compared to (say) an XFR-S. Torching $5K on the rental would be nothing compared to the cost of making a mistake. It is when you get back into the F Type that you'd realise what you can live with.

 

 

I was highly disappointed with the steering feel and feedback of the new M5. Really fast but numb and lacking a connection to the road. Take a good long test drive.

 

Front of M5 has style, back is just another sedan, not even coupe like styling (think original Jag XF). SVR or any F type has it coming and going. I'd get the new Panamera before an M5. Turbo is expensive though.

 

The M5 will likely be faster, far more comfortable, easier to modify (larger aftermarket), exhibit far superior build quality, and have all the latest tech gadgets, most of which we can only dream of in our Jags. If I had the choice, I'd go for the M5. I've owned a few M-cars and can't say I've ever been disappointed with a single one.

Connecting rod bearings don't seem to have plagued the F90 M5s. It was more of a problem with the N/A models of the past (E46 M3, E9X M3, E60 M5, E39 M5) due to extremely tight bearing clearances and the use of the factory recommended 10w-60 oil viscosity which by some have concluded is too thin for colder-than-average climates.

 

Get the M5 if you want to blend in with many other similar cars. The good news is that only you and other men will know what that M stands for. While women are throwing themselves on a Jaguar.
4-seater gives the sensation of driving for Uber without the paying customers. And you get to compete with all the other 4-door rice burners and such that want to race you at the light.
My brother went from M5 to Ftype, he was a BMW devotee, he thanks me for saving him from ubiquity and old age.