it should open the car up to more buyer ... and hopefully bringing more aftermarket support to the table.

 

YAAAAAS!

 

I'm personally excited to see this 4 banger turbo. Its not always about cylinder count and displacement. The Japanese have been doing this for years and the American's are catching up.

-Honda S2000? 240 naturally aspirated HP.
-Mitsubishi Evo?
-Subaru WRX STi?
-Focus RS?
-Mustang Ecoboost?
-Porsche

 

+1.

 

Jaguar doesn't want to get too popular thankfully, but I'm happy, I've just been promoted, we now longer own a BASE F-Type hah!

I do hope JLR continues to do well, they have continued to create a lot of jobs and have an awesome Apprenticeship program, so keep going I say!!

Plus the F-Pace just won the world car of the year award!

Laugh now, but one day we'll be in charge! - Banksy.

 

This is why I am okay with it. I would really like to see the aftermarket side expand to give ALL of us more options.

 

People who frequent car forums are in the minority. They care about cylinders, supercharged vs turbo charged, stick vs automatic.

99% of the car buying population (including those buying sports cars) don't care about those things - they buy the car based on prestige / brand and looks, not technical capability. Jaguar wants to sell a car to that demographic as that represents the largest cashflow and profit potential to them - I don't believe that top of their agenda is keeping the car as a niche low volume model.

Most people barely know which end of the car drives the wheels let alone how many cylinders the car has. Even the Boxster / Cayman is 4 cylinder turbo now.

I would rather they keep it as is - appealing to enthusiasts with niche configurations (V6 / V8 supercharged) however the cold hard realities of economics and driving revenue dictate that his car was inevitable and actually somewhat necessary.

 

Now there, don’t be taunting us old curmudgeons with those young crazy misconceived notions that having less cylinders and/or electric motors is the future. I tell you, kids today, back in my day we had to make our own fuel, and tires were options.

 

I suspect that the addition of the four cylinder has also got something to do with appeasing the CASE accountants who foisted the eco start button on us ;-)

I'm not sure I like the square exhaust much though...

 

...yeah, me three...


Dave

 

Spot on --- this is the next step for the Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S- / Toyota GT86 tuner ricer clone fanboys. Makes business sense for JLR but for us dilutes the awesomeness.

 

I am probably in the minority group that likes the single exit center exhaust (over the V6 dual center exhaust).

 

I like the revised darkened taillights.

 

It had to happen. I have been waiting for the 4 cyl since the F was introduced. Jaguar needs to move cars and this F and the XE are all part of the program. The company can't thrive without some volume. It may be our Jaguar, but it isn't Ferrari. Having said that I am not 100% convinced that regulatory concerns were not a major factor in producing the 4. I think the square exhaust is a nice negative touch that differentiates the 4. When you see it, you can turn up your nose. Lastly, I like the color on this one.

 

Could IRR be on the way back?

 

That looks closer to Caldera.

 

That might very well be correct.

 

In more ways than one.

 

What color is the one in the video. I apologize if the answer should be obvious.

 

IMO, the single exhaust does nothing whatsoever to enhance or improve the look (and appeal of the historic nature of the dual exhaust harkening back to the E-Type). Just the opposite. To each his own but I'm thrilled to own a 2015 V6S.