This afternoon I was able to breathe a sigh of relief, as my online purchase of a 2017 SVR was delivered and i don’t see any major issues. To be honest, until today, I’ve never seen a SVR in person, and I had never rode or sat in a F-type. This is SVR is even more beautiful than I expected, and an absolute joy to drive.

‘The only issue that I have found so far is a slight vibration when going 75+ miles an hour or so. The tires, pads and rotors are all brand new and installed by a jag dealership where I purchased it. Alignment and balance was done as well. Some a little concerned on what that might be. I was wondering if anyone might have any thoughts based on their experience.




(BTW, I know the SVR logos on the side should be removed, just haven’t gotten to it yet.)

 

Congratulations! As I assume that you haven't had much experience with the car yet, have you to tried to go 75+ on several varied road surfaces to be sure it isn't just an issue created by one particular road service you're testing on?

Could a wheel be slightly out of balance?

One long-shot thing to look at is the rear wing -- it is motorized and will raise at 70 mph+ ..... is it possible the screws that attach the wing to the articulating arms aren't a bit loose - loose enough to cause a vibration at speed? To check screws, turn the ignition on - do not start the motor -- by pressing the start button w/ no foot on brake. Once ignition is on, press an hold the rear spoiler lift button on the center console for a few seconds to raise the spoiler. Once raised, you can go back to check the 4 Torx screws on the underside of the wing for tightness.

If those 2 ideas produce nothing, try to recreate the vibration again, paying special attention to speed, whether vibration is from front, rear, left, right, driving mode chosen, etc. There are lots of great minds here that can help whittle the issue down.

 

I thought SVR wings were stationary?

With a new to you car bought from a reputable dealership everything is trust but verify. First thing I’d do is drive to a Discount Tire and get them to spin up the wheel/tire assemblies. What tires are on the car? “New” isn’t great if the dealership installed some crap Chinese tires.

 

Wow, that is one beautiful looking SVR. Great colour.

If you have some certainty that the car was never in an accident etc then your problems must be something simple like is being suggested. I predict you addressing this minor issue and going onto many years of enjoyment.

Congrats

 

Videos on the SVR that I’ve seen showed a deployable wing.

 

Jaguar has the best red paint. Their other paint colors rock of course too.

 

Excuse me if someone has already mentioned this, but make sure the wheels and tires are Road Force Balanced. I had a tire balanced and could tell it wasn't balanced correctly so I took it back to Discount Tire where the work was done and they Road Force Balanced it to correct the problem.

 

I agree, it's really nice but I've seen a couple of cars in, "Candy Apple Red," that were over the top gorgeous. And of course, there are those obscure Italian cars, what's their name?...oh, Ferrari. Ferrari Red is pretty impressive, as well.

 

I appreciate all your suggestions. The only time I felt it is when I was on a very smooth road and the vehicle was very smooth until I got up to about 70 mile an hour and then the vibration occurred. It was repeatable. I did it several times on the same 10 miles stretch of highway.

My first thought was an out of balance wheel, so I’m not ruling that out, even though the vehicle was just at a dealership and had brand new tires with a balance, and an alignment.

I checked the Torx screws on the and they were not loose but that was great suggestion.

I think what I’m going to have to do is go back out and drive that exact same stretch of road which I can probably do this weekend and see if it is still there. My son suggested that since this vehicle set for 45 to 60 days at the dealership in a warehouse on a rack, that may be the new tires just had a flat spot on one of them.

 

Like I said I had never seen an SVR in real life and it really baffles me how beautiful they look. Don’t give me wrong the Rs look really nice and so do the S trims but something about the SVR and the extra added details that just really make it pop. Miley certainty that it hasn’t been an accident is the Carfax report. But I assumed those are pretty accurate.

 

This is a very good idea. I didn’t know that there were different types of balancing. I thought balancing was balancing. I may call the Jag dealership that serviced the vehicle and sold it to me and see if they can tell me if they did a road force balance or not on the vehicle. I also inquired today about getting the actual inspection report they supposedly did on the vehicle prior to doing the replacement of the brake pads rotors and tires. Thank you very much for the suggestion!

 

Yes, don't assume just because they have been recently balanced that they were done correctly or the wheel wasn't cleaned properly prior to balancing and one/some/all of the stick-on weights have been flung off. I recently got new tires on my truck and all four tires were mounted and balanced and an alignment was done. Left the tire place and there was a noticeable vibration at highway speeds. Brought it right back and they rebalanced them all and the problem went away. The skill/experience of the tech doing the balancing is a big factor. For all you know, the tech could have only been working there for two weeks.

 

Oh, I agree. The little details on the looks of the SVR make quite an impact over the R. Surprisingly so, as in reality the differences aren’t huge. Just something about the changes brings a different character/vibe for sure.

I still kinda wish they had gotten around to making an SVR version of the newest gen F-type like I have. That would have been interesting to see.

 

The vibe at 70 sure sounds like a tire. My F-Type is smooth at reasonable speeds but when driving in Mexico at higher speeds, it did highlight just how poorly a job the tire balance machine did. Faster = worse. Is yours this way?

Road force balance is a good suggestion. They run the tire on a roller to determine if its balance changes with a simulated load on it. A quality road force machine can also find a defective tire.

 

Aesthetically, be it a woman, a car, or whatever, a truly beautiful shape needs nothing extra.

All F Types are gorgeous.

 

Beautiful car and congrats. I bought an R model without ever driving one as well. I had it shipped from Chicago to Phoenix. I had at least sat in one at a local dealer but they wouldn't let me test drive it until we negotiated a purchase price. I am in my mid 50's and every since I was literally a kid (16-17) I could always just go to any dealer and they would essentially give me the keys or go with me on a test drive with no issues. I was floored when the guy said we have to agree on a price before I test drove it. In my 20's the Ferrari dealer gave my buddy and I keys to a 911 no questions asked.

 

Wow - that’s a beautiful car! Congratulations on the purchase, and welcome to the family.

 

I'm skeptical of this. No SVR has a deployable wing, they came with a factory spoiler instead. They also came with a module to spoof the ECU into thinking the wing did deploy. These modeuls are in some demand so you can add an aftermarket spoiler to a non-SVR. Without this module, If the car detects that the wing doesn't deploy, it will restrict speed to under 100mph. The module in the SVR wired into where the wing deployment motor went. FYI.

 

The SVR has a fixed rear spoiler with adjustable airflow. The spoiler button can be used to disable the adjustable airflow feature - called V-MAX mode. Details are, or should be, in your handbook, under the Stability Control Section.

 

This is interesting and has me scratching my head a bit....here's my experience with an SVR wing:

First off, I want to clarify that I understand "wing" to be the CF wing mounted on the rear of the car with a top and bottom surface for airflow. I will use the term "spoiler" when referring to the oem rear deck lid that raises at 70 mph and lowers at 50mph on the R models and uses only the top surface to manipulate airflow -- feel free to correct me if my use of the two terms are wrong.

I own a 2018 R model, and was able to source a complete SVR rear hatch with the eom CF wing / motor/ articulating arms/ deck cover assembly from an auto salvage yard. Swapping out the rear deck lid and motor assemblies was indeed simple and everything was plug 'n play -- all modules from the SVR interfaced with my R easily. The SVR wing in my application raises at 70mph and lowers at 50mph and the button on the center console allows me to raise and lower the wing for cleaning purposes.
I am aware of the spoiler deplete modules and always thought their purpose was for those owners that wanted to use a stationary spoiler (JLR makes one as an accessory) - my SVR wing assembly didn't include or use one of these modules. Hmmmmmm.....