F-Type ( X152 ) 2014 - Onwards

Jaguar F-Type by Startech

Old Feb 27, 2015 | 01:18 PM
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I like a few things they have done with this. The British flag on the fender and some of the carbon pieces are a nice touch.



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Set to debut at the Geneva Motor Show, the car features a number of carbon fiber components including a front lip spoiler, side skirts and a rear diffuser. There's also carbon fiber mirror caps, front fender vents and hood vents. Other notable highlights include a four tailpipe exhaust system and 21-inch Monostar S forged alloy wheels.

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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 01:27 PM
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Yeah the carbon fiber bits aren't too bad, mostly everything lining the bottom of the car. Front splitter, side skirts, rear diffuser. Not sure about the side vent, it would probably grow on me, and for some reason the hood vents don't look right. Mirror caps are nice too.

The interior though is butt ugly. The trunk cover looks like it was sewn by a middle school Home Economics class.

I'm surprised they didn't remove the front cross beam.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by LynxFX
Yeah the carbon fiber bits aren't too bad, mostly everything lining the bottom of the car. Front splitter, side skirts, rear diffuser. Not sure about the side vent, it would probably grow on me, and for some reason the hood vents don't look right. Mirror caps are nice too.

The interior though is butt ugly.
The trunk cover looks like it was sewn by a middle school Home Economics class.

I'm surprised they didn't remove the front cross beam.
I agree with you. The interior is absolutely awful.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 02:39 PM
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I don't think the interior is that bad if the colors were different. The design is different and for that reason alone I like it. I wonder what kind of power they are going to offer, if any. Cecil..........
 
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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 02:45 PM
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The rear end reminds me of the TRD Scion FRS and not in a good way




 
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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 03:03 PM
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Meh... Both the busy rocker panel and the vertical side vent mess up the clean and sleek lines.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 05:19 PM
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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 10:18 PM
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I actually like the interior. Don't like the wheel design but it has a nice stance.
 
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Old Feb 27, 2015 | 11:36 PM
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I like some of the pieces but as a whole probably not. That's the "problem" when the car looks so good from the factory...aftermarket is tough.
 
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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 12:11 AM
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Side vents look good. Interior is overdone - the seats and trunk cover look like some quilting done by my grandmother. Rear diffuser is not well executed - you lose the unique upward slant of the rear pipes.

For me, it's a no.
 
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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 04:54 AM
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Yet another example in my opinion where less is more (over-used though that expression may be). Besides...it's not Stratus Grey!
 
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Old Feb 28, 2015 | 09:39 PM
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The side British flag is my favorite part.
 
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Old Mar 1, 2015 | 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by shift
I like some of the pieces but as a whole probably not. That's the "problem" when the car looks so good from the factory...aftermarket is tough.
Aftermarket is tough because it takes someone with extremely good taste and skill to improve on something that has been designed by Ian Callum.

It needs to be higher quality and hence expensive and the problem is that they won't sell many expensive upgrades for a car that tops out at $100k new.

With this all that is nice are the wheels. Carbon fibre would look better on grey or the dark blue/grey colours but its looks crap on the white and can look garish on red and other colours.

The rear diffuser is poor. The interior is half baked. British flags are for you brits or wannabe american brits but certainly not for me. These crappy upgrade companies always want to stick their bloody logo on everything too. I really do like the wheels however. They did not take enough risks with the whole thing, probably due to lack of investment in the project.

Better to do this kind of work yourself imo.
 

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Old Mar 3, 2015 | 04:47 AM
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Now...that would leave a lasting impression.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2015 | 07:06 AM
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Agreed, mostly sucky but the wheels are nice and I also like the piano black interior trim on the centre console, matches the stock trim on the seat controls on the doors. I was surprised by the limited choices when ordering the f type - just carbon fibre, dark or light aluminum hex.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2015 | 08:18 AM
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Seems I've got a new place for my morning laughs, you all r too funny....
 
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