I found a perfect Bluefire car. The only option it doesn't have is the interior black pack (it even has park assist which is rare). Not a fan of the silver. Has anyone heard of someone buying the parts and changing a few trim pieces to black?

Across town I located another Bluefire R and it has all options offered. the wife and I test drove it. There was a substantially hard hit to your backseat when upshifting under power. More so then I recall seeing in any of the hundreds of review videos I've watched. I reviewed them again and the videos seem to show smooth upshifts. Does this car have a tranny issue I should steer clear of? I'll know more after this weekends test drive of another.

Cheers,
Drew

 

I drove a new 2023 R home a few weeks ago. It shifts perfectly unless I’m controlling the shifts, which I then manipulate to get what you’re describing. Are you talking Auto mode?

 

No, there are no issues with the 8 speed ZF transmission. If you were in Sport mode or doing manual shifts with the paddle shifters, that might be a factor.

 

When I bought my 2021 F Type the dealer had a Bluefire Blue convertible in the showroom. It is a stunning color. I'm not a fan of black trim pieces nor wheels but if that's what you want I'm sure they could be swapped out from chrome to black but at some cost.

I have mentioned the feel of the manual shifts in my car before. When in the Sport mode and accelerating hard to near redline and shifting with the paddle shifters it does shift hard. It will chirp the tires between 1st and 2nd and 2nd and 3rd. I feel a "bang" through the floorboard when it shifts and can also feel it in the seat of my pants. Under normal shifting modes, i.e. not in Dynamic or Sport and shifting automatically it is very smooth, even when I floor it.

Someone suggested that I may have a loose engine mount. The car has been that way since new and I only have about 6400 miles on it now. I'll have the dealer check the mounts when I have it serviced next month. But I suspect that the feeling is normal under those performance modes.

 

I have a 21 R. I still only have 2400 miles, so I haven't floored it yet (following the 3000 mile break in). However, like others have said, when in anything other than normal, it shifts hard but not in a bad way. You can def feel it bang through the gears.

The ZF is pretty bulletproof. I wouldn't worry about it especially if its new.

 

Unleash the beast! There is a typo in the manual (highlighted in green below) under the breaking-in instructions:

The vehicle is built using high-precision manufacturing methods, but the moving parts of the engine must still bed-in relative to one another. The process occurs mainly in the first 2 000 miles (3 000 km) of operation.During this breaking-in period of 2 000 miles (3 000 km):

• Avoid frequent cold starts followed by short-distance driving.
  
• Preferably take longer journeys.
  
• Do not fully press the accelerator pedal during starts and normal driving.
  
• Avoid continuous operation at high engine speeds and avoid abrupt stops.
  
• Do not participate in track days, sports driving schools, or similar.
  

In addition, specifically up to 3 000 miles (2 000 km):

• Drive at varying engine and road speeds. Do not exceed an engine speed of 4 500 rpm (revolutions per minute) and a road speed of 105 mph (170 km/h).
  

From 1 250 miles to 2 000 miles (2 000 km to 3 000 km):

• Engine and road speeds can be increased gradually.
  
• Engine speeds in excess of 5 000 rpm should only be used briefly, e.g., when overtaking.
  

At all times, not just during the breaking-in period:

• Do not exceed 4 000 rpm until the engine has reached its full operating temperature.
  
• Avoid laboring the engine by operating the engine in too high a gear at low speeds.
  

The break-in period is only 2000 miles. The green line above shows 3000 miles (2000 kms) which doesn't make sense as written because that should read 4500 kms if it was truly 3000 miles. They reversed the 3000 and the 2000 in that line. If you flip them, it is consistent with everything else in the section. I've confirmed this with multiple JLR dealers. For the first 1250 miles, keep it below 4500rpm and vary the driving. From 1250 to 2000 miles, try to avoid sustained runs over 5000rpm but it's okay if you do go over 5000rpm. After 2000 miles, unleash it!

 

Omg, lol! I never noticed that. Ive been patiently waiting all this time since buying it with 5 miles on the clock. Yeah, they totally messed that up. 3000 miles would not be 2000km. Hahahaha thanks Man! Time to let her rip!!