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Gooday. OK, well for 2 years I had the 5.0 XKR which has the same output as the v8 S, and I've driven the R quite a few times on a big track and a little one, but I've never driven a v8 S.
I did the exhaust at the same time as the pulley/tune so I'm not sure about whether that adds any horses, if it did I would think only a couple of little ones. I'm in Australia where it is hard to find second hand parts, ultimately I had to buy OEM bits for the skirt and diffuser which cost as much as the exhaust itself but Unhing'd (who did all this before me) was luckier and got his second hand in the US a lot cheaper as I understand it.
I would say that performance is night/day, from the v6S, especially in dynamic - the difference is almost night/day just as between normal mode and dynamic. Because I have only driven the R on the track it is hard to say what difference there is between driving the cars on the street, but it is heaps easier to break traction in first, second, and third and the pull at say 80kph onwards is a lot bigger. I cant imagine that on the road the RWD R would be any quicker at street legal speeds because I am running my car on the michelins that we love to talk about so much with oversized tyres and forged wheels, and if I am breaking traction easily with those on in the dry, another 75hp isnt going to make the car any faster, but I'd expect that might change at higher speeds, say over 120kph.
Yes, I did indeed get a great deal on a used quad rear diffuser set. Adding the quad to a V6 only affects the sound and looks. There is no power advantage.
Very nice. I have upper and lower pulley, meth, tune, intake, and 300 cell cats. And my nittos can't hold the power. I'm gonna try r888r next.
Me too. I have MP4Ss and they can't handle the RWD power. I still have a lot of tread left. It's kind of the worst of all worlds having not enough grip and good tread life. R888Rs next.
peppersam 740, did you see the RWD in our marketplace?
If you change your mind after reading all these replies and advice, and then find yourself interested in AWD, let me know. I knew, after 10 prior Jaguars, that I would not be able to keep enough control of 550 HP in the kind of spirited driving that I do -- unless I had the AWD, which has proven to be the case.
I just found this 2017 f-type at Momentum motorcars in Marietta,GA. Its white with about 12,000 miles for 44,990. If you seasoned F-Type guys could take a peek at it I would love to hear from you if the price is good.
Thanks Doc. I did not know it's a huge company. I have been asking two questions via e-mail to these people today and they just dodge the question. Thank You
While more is better, with a RWD V8 you will have hard time putting all that power down. AWD greatly helps with this and this is why all newer V8 F-types are AWD. At the very least you will need to upgrade tires to MP4S.
That is what makes them so fun SinF. On stock tyres the machine is an absolute handful in the dry with TC enabled. Even overtakes starting around 80mph require throttle sensitivity, these are definitely not cars to drive in heavy shoes😀.
My Mustang had 607 hp ..supercharged V8. Dodge muscle cars are putting out 7 and 8 hundred hp. No 4 wheel drive on these cars.
And track records keep getting set by rear wheel drive cars like the Mclaren 720S or Senna or Porsche GT2 RS. Learning to drive with other than binary throttle inputs is a large part of the fun in my mind, but at 50+ I'm likely a dinosaur to the young car enthusiasts.
And track records keep getting set by rear wheel drive cars like the Mclaren 720S or Senna or Porsche GT2 RS. Learning to drive with other than binary throttle inputs is a large part of the fun in my mind, but at 50+ I'm likely a dinosaur to the young car enthusiasts.
I'd add that 49 of the 50 fastest 0-60 times measured and verified on Dragy are front engine cars.
McClaren and Porsche are not represented, nor is Ferrari. Lambo holds spot 48 with a heavily tuned and modded twin turbo Huracan. Audi front engine has a few spots, but the R8 is a no show. And then there is the good old Nissan GT-R, which holds about half the spots, making it thoroughly dominant over all other makes and models.
Nissan has a truly spectacular showing. They have a ton to be proud of.
It would be great to see the F-Type start to get uploaded to see what it can actually do. Right now its roughly in the same 0-60 category as a stock 720S, both cars are in the 3.0 to 3.4 sec range. But there are only a few F-Type runs uploaded.
To break the top 50 you need to be verified under 1.6 secs, so neither car has a chance there.
Three things I'll share from recent, personal experience and hope it helps - One, the P-Zeros have to go ASAP. It's a different car with better tires. Since your in the south the Michelins will be great. I am in the north and didn't want summer tires so I went with Nitto Motiva's and think they are the perfect balance of performance and comfort. Secondly, and as it relates to the V8, we drove both and fell in love with the V8 (wife liked the way it looked from the back exhaust) and the power is awesome. However, I've end up almost always switching on the the snow/rain driving mode when it's wet because the back-end seems to want to come out a lot. First time it's startling, but you just have to be careful. Do what you want with that piece of information. Thirdly, and as a price reference for you, I bought mine in PA (outside of PHL) in August 2019 with 15K and fully loaded (one owner, lunar grey, blacked out, red leather, etc.) and in mint condition from a private owner (84 years old - don't ask). I paid $41K. Good luck with your shopping!!!!!!!!!!
Nice car, is it the RWD V8 R Convertible, If so its a keeper, they are the most rarest of all F.Types only being produced for a few months in 2015 until they were updated for the AWD version.
Had no end of fun in mine, love it.
Nice car, is it the RWD V8 R Convertible, If so its a keeper, they are the most rarest of all F.Types only being produced for a few months in 2015 until they were updated for the AWD version.
Had no end of fun in mine, love it.
Yep, good 2015 RWD V8 R's are going for $50 to $60K on autotrader and rising. In 2-3 years they'll sell for more than a new R.
Nice car, is it the RWD V8 R Convertible, If so its a keeper, they are the most rarest of all F.Types only being produced for a few months in 2015 until they were updated for the AWD version.
Had no end of fun in mine, love it.
I make you right, I cant find anyone that has got a 2015 RWD V8 R Convertible in this forum there all S 500bhp variant.
I have only found two others, one in China and the other in Germany they really are that rare.
The V8S was the top of line nomenclature in 2014. They changed to the R moniker the next year. The two vehicles are virtually identical.
In the U.S.: The V8S was only a Vert made in MY14 and 15. The R was first available as a Coupe only in MY15 (RWD). Starting in MY16, the V8S was dropped and the R was available as an AWD only in both body configurations.
In the U.S.: The V8S was only a Vert made in MY14 and 15. The R was first available as a Coupe only in MY15 (RWD). Starting in MY16, the V8S was dropped and the R was available as an AWD only in both body configurations.
Strange that you did not get the V8R RWD 550bhp convertible in the USA, maybe because there were so few produced they did not stretch over the pond.
The main difference between the V8S RWD convertible and the V8R RWD convertible apart from a few smaller updates was the BHP being increased to 550BHP on the V8R RWD convertible but only being manufactured for a few months in 2015 before changing to AWD so as I have before mentioned a very rare one to find having only found two others.
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