Future F-Type?
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Future F-Type?
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That would be an amazing car. Sad to see the V8 go, but I guess a hybrid setup with a smaller engine is the next logical step. I'm fine if Jag uses the NSX as a performance benchmark, but I sure hope they preserve the soul of the F-type. Everything I read paints the NSX as a sterile, soulless machine, and its poor sales seem to reinforce that idea.
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Man that is beautiful. If that is anything close to what actually hits markets that would be awesome.
It will be sad to see the V8 go. Such a great all around power plant and jag nailed its expression in the Ftype perfectly.
I just hope they can keep the noise/drama in whatever future sports/super cars they make. Turbo engines just don't do it for me in particular and while I love hybrid instant torque, they need to find a way to bring in some of the fun the ftype has in excess. Quiet whirring is good for sedans and budget hybrids but sports cars will need something extra.
Maybe we can all pool our money together and split a Regera:
It will be sad to see the V8 go. Such a great all around power plant and jag nailed its expression in the Ftype perfectly.
I just hope they can keep the noise/drama in whatever future sports/super cars they make. Turbo engines just don't do it for me in particular and while I love hybrid instant torque, they need to find a way to bring in some of the fun the ftype has in excess. Quiet whirring is good for sedans and budget hybrids but sports cars will need something extra.
Maybe we can all pool our money together and split a Regera:
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Clearly a good summary of the trends in the automotive industry. I think the fly in the ointment is that Jaguar needs/wants a car that will actually sell in decent volumes and the vehicle described in the article doesn’t fit that description.
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Unlikely to be called the F-Type. Too radically different. Also unlikely to be the replacement as the price would need to approach that of the NSX or McLaren, placing it well beyond affordability (or the desire to pay) for us mere mortals.
That said, it’s a beautiful car.
That said, it’s a beautiful car.
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It's a beautifull car, but if built my thoughts are
- it will probably be a very fast car on the track, but will it be as involving to drive on ordinary roads as the current F-type is?
- if it is built to be able to compete with todays midengine supercars on track, the price level will also be "up there".
- it probably won't be next generation F-type, but a new Jaguar category.
- it will probably be a very fast car on the track, but will it be as involving to drive on ordinary roads as the current F-type is?
- if it is built to be able to compete with todays midengine supercars on track, the price level will also be "up there".
- it probably won't be next generation F-type, but a new Jaguar category.
Holy crap, I think my wallet jumped out of my pocket and is now quivering in the corner. I have lust in my heart for that car. Agree, I doubt this will be an F type, too expensive and too far out of our car's sweet spot. Maybe a J-Type (what happened to G and H?) as the article suggests? As far as it being a hybrid, in this class the electrics are generally used as a performance boost, regenerating during breaking and then providing a shot to the seat coming out of corners onto the straight. They also can make up for turbo lag, covering the gap while the turbos spin up. I believe the Jaguar prototype of a few years ago (C-X75) had a little red button on the steering wheel to activate that power (likely between 100 and 200 extra ponies), I think I'm starting to hyperventilate. I'd bet price target is the R-8, I don't think the brand will take McLaren or Lamborghini price points.
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Should target 720s instead of NSX
Agree they have the styling to compete, but they should be benchmarking the 720S performance rather than the NSX if they want a halo car. I fear Jag will end up with a mid/lower pak performer compared to its competition, but at a high price....
A J-Type, maybe, to harken back to the XJ220.
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I agree. This car would be a big mistake. The FType already sells in limited quantities. Who would buy this over a Mclaren, Audi R8 or anything else in the class? I reckon very few people. I certainly can’t justify spending that much on a vehicle. If I ever did, I would probably go really left field and get a spyker or something truly unique. The FType fills the perfect niche for me and would be sad to see it go. I suppose it would be good for the long term value of the FType though.
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Seriously, I put this car in the same class as the mid-engine Corvette which has been just around the corner for forty years. The automotive press loves exercising its imagination. Better ask yourself how long is the typical Jaguar product life cycle. Jaguar has always made a two seater since the beginning on time. Sometime with a parcel shelf sometimes not. I expect there will be a F-T successor maybe 2023 or thereabouts and it will have whatever is mainstream technology at that point. Jaguar is not now and never has been in the McLaren segment of the market, in any regard.
To my knowledge, Jaguar didn't make a single 2-seater for 43 years after the Series 2 E-Type was discontinued in 1971. I can imagine that it will be another 40 years after the F-Type 2-seater is discontinued. There are already rumors that it will morph into a 2+2.
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The last 2-seater produced by Jaguar was the 1993 XJ-S convt. Prior to the the series 3 V-12 E-Type was a 2-seater. It ended production in 1974.
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A parcel shelf does not a 2+2 make. The back of an XK-8 was fit only for a medium sized canine or a couple of grocery bags. Asking a small person to sit cross wise on a shelf doesn’t make it a seat. I was told that the rear seat/shelf was there for marketing reasons. It allowed people to claim they were more practical than they really were.
