i had an inkling jag were going to do this sooner or later

even back in 15/16 i was surprised they were able to get such a loud car to meet EU drive by noise testing etc

this is another reason i changed my mind and decided not to tune the car, i'm so happy with how the car sounds i don't want to do anything that could effect it -i also won't be going back to the dealer either now it seems

the day will come, if not already, where buyers will actively seek the better sounding year models, and there will form a somewhat cult status around them

in same vain, i had an RS3 which cracked on downshift, and on the facelift Audi removed that coding completely


shout out (literally) to the last of the 16s

 

Ahhh... Those sounds just aren't possible to coax out of the 19MY...

 

 

Another reason why I won't be taking my F-Type within cooee of a dealer workshop!

 

I went to the dealership and drove a MY19 R today simply because of this thread. Lifting off the throttle above 3k rpm reliably produced crackles, in any driving mode, and they seemed to be more prevalent in dynamic....just like in my 2017. Maybe there is a programmed difference from 2015 to now, but it's certainly not different than 2017, and it certainly can't be described as "completely removed"

 

Sure - there are crackles - but not the excessive machine gun fire/firecracker sound that you used to be able to coax out of the previous model years. It's changed - It's a totally different car than previous years, and it's truly disappointing.

 

I don't believe I ever saw an answer to how many miles are on your car

 

 

I've got over 400 miles now... But my last cars had less than 100 and they both worked as "intended" by the designers...

 

I just took delivery on a 2020 R and wanted to come back to this thread to say I am not disappointed at all with how it sounds. The thing burbles and pops like a sumbitch. 200% more than my 2017 V6S that I just returned.

 

But how is it compared to how a 2015 R was?

 

Never owned one but have driven in a pack with several over the years; again I can't say I'm disappointed, or that I even notice a difference. Perhaps someone that owned an older model would notice a difference.

 

there is a 2019 model I am interested in but only if it’s as loud as the R has always been.

https://m.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/detail...r=false&vc=Car

 

Nati, that is good to hear that the sound is still there. If some is lost below 3000 rpm but the same above I am good with that for I only need the extra sound when I am driving aggressively. My 2020 is slated to arrive in July and I would be very disappointed if it was muted.

like you I’ve moved from the 6 so really looking forward to the torque and sound.

So where are the pics??

 

Not photo worthy yet - I wouldn't let them touch it when it came off the truck so it's covered in glue from the wrap. Plus it was a downpour when I brought it home. I'll get some pics in the photo thread once it's pretty.

 

Gee, I dunno. Those stills you sent me yesterday as well as the video of start up looked pretty great to me! (The only thing missing was a picture of your lovely wife.)

CONGRATULATIONS Nati!

 

I just wanted to follow up on this thread to let people know what's up. I tried doing a tune with VelocityAP - but they weren't able to make it happen. While going through this process I found out that they hadn't actually gotten pops/cracks to work on the 19 MY year yet and I was advised of this after I already had the tuner in my possession. The protocol on the tuner that they sent me wouldn't communicate with the car properly. I was able to upload the file for them, but was never able to flash it. After spending a couple weeks trying various things, it was decided that it's best to give up for now as the only other options were to send the ECU to them, or visit a dealer over 150 miles away. Given that they couldn't guarantee that the pops/cracks would work on the first try, this wasn't a viable option. If anyone else is aware of tuners that have successfully achieved this on the 19MY, please let me know.

Thanks

 

I am sorry the tune did not work out


How many miles have you put on? Last post you only
had 400?I also have a MY19 R, I just broke 8,000 miles. It was never muted, put away as noted above for the winter around 4,500 miles. I did follow the break in period rule and kept it out of dynamic during this period to avoid any accidental bump in the RPMs. Furthermore, I noticed after 6-7k miles it’s better than ever from an exhaust stand point. This includes after the first year maintenance visit.

 

I wonder if Jaguar figure out how to block flashing on the MY 19+ models. If so, I’m sure somebody will eventually figure out how to hack into the ECU. Even if the dealer can do it, I’m certain they won’t be willing to do it.

 

I've got over 6k miles on it now... It sounds good - don't get me wrong, but the excessive pops and cracks it used to have never materialized. I can get, at most, 3 cracks in 1st gear when quickly lifting off the throttle. 2 pops at any other gear above that, and it's hard to get them repeatedly. The road that my office is on, I'll typically be in 3rd gear at about 3500RPM when lifting off, and most days I get nothing - This is a far cry from my 16 and 15MY's. The machine-gun, explosive backfire is gone. The occasional 1 or 2 cracks and pops sound great. But don't get me wrong. I compare this to my previous two F-Types which used to sound effing amazing!