Who moved from a porsche to a f type?
#101
11-17-2017, 07:15 AM
ok ... today sunny sunny day but yesterday rain
1. pzero are garbage on this car if you means sport car with that horsepower and front engine
2. im working on the braking style different from my porsche and lambo , but for a good warm up i start to go very slow to big hit on the brake ...and start the trip...
when i do a good warm up on the sunny days the car brake very good and if you understand the car very very good , different from a mid engine car or 991 engine , but from the mid of the trip of today i feel very good and confident , so im sure i go night and day when i put on new michelin , night and day for sure... and that will transform the car in a monster.
3. on the wet (yesterday) because of power and torque and the garbage tyres , it's a car that need a lot of respect because he can be dangerous , i try the snow wet mode and feel great smooth and good for that condition, 101% at moment i can push hard on the wet because it's too early and no right tyres , im sure with michelin and some little mods this car will go super on the wet. (not rain ) of course.
4. steering wheel it's related to the tyres also...and for the moment i avoid the comment on that and i do when i put the michelin. but in dry it's very good, not like a lotus or a porsche but at the moment i don't want judge that.
5. power. enormous ! you really can't use it in city and on the city street where you can use you need to drive smooth and increase your limit day by day , if you push hard the car have a lot of torque and power , i can check in some street where i test the car (closed roads) i use 1 gear more than CAYMAN that is a razor in the curves (example cayman i do 2 and 3 rd gear) jag go in 3 and 4 gear) some adjust on my driving style but it's ok i start to feel confident , my big experience is with a mid engine car but you love that car , really !!! the sound OMG !!!!
6. driving in the traffic and in the city is very comfortly , i do same on the alfa 4c that probably buy or lotus v6 3.5 they are different car of course but you really can' use every day
for everyday i find that jag perfect vs cayman manual gearbox , because of torque of automatic gearbox (if you want fun you put S) and a lot of many things ( more exotic look)
of course is not the lambo , but you know and i know that ! my conclusion is that after little mod little little this is a super baragain of sports car better that the most part of sportscar market
1. pzero are garbage on this car if you means sport car with that horsepower and front engine
2. im working on the braking style different from my porsche and lambo , but for a good warm up i start to go very slow to big hit on the brake ...and start the trip...
when i do a good warm up on the sunny days the car brake very good and if you understand the car very very good , different from a mid engine car or 991 engine , but from the mid of the trip of today i feel very good and confident , so im sure i go night and day when i put on new michelin , night and day for sure... and that will transform the car in a monster.3. on the wet (yesterday) because of power and torque and the garbage tyres , it's a car that need a lot of respect because he can be dangerous , i try the snow wet mode and feel great smooth and good for that condition, 101% at moment i can push hard on the wet because it's too early and no right tyres , im sure with michelin and some little mods this car will go super on the wet. (not rain ) of course.
4. steering wheel it's related to the tyres also...and for the moment i avoid the comment on that and i do when i put the michelin. but in dry it's very good, not like a lotus or a porsche but at the moment i don't want judge that.
5. power. enormous ! you really can't use it in city and on the city street where you can use you need to drive smooth and increase your limit day by day , if you push hard the car have a lot of torque and power , i can check in some street where i test the car (closed roads) i use 1 gear more than CAYMAN that is a razor in the curves (example cayman i do 2 and 3 rd gear) jag go in 3 and 4 gear) some adjust on my driving style but it's ok i start to feel confident , my big experience is with a mid engine car but you love that car , really !!! the sound OMG !!!!
6. driving in the traffic and in the city is very comfortly , i do same on the alfa 4c that probably buy or lotus v6 3.5 they are different car of course but you really can' use every day
for everyday i find that jag perfect vs cayman manual gearbox , because of torque of automatic gearbox (if you want fun you put S) and a lot of many things ( more exotic look)
of course is not the lambo , but you know and i know that ! my conclusion is that after little mod little little this is a super baragain of sports car better that the most part of sportscar market
really want one!
#102
11-18-2017, 07:48 AM
here another sunny and dry day , wow what improvement !! i feel very comfort now and start to push harder , today i do the same route thati i usually do with cayman and not pushing hard and i go low with times , the braking improving and the steering wheel feeling go pretty good ! in some moment i feel that i drive the other car , WOW this car it's an animal ! make me laugh , i try today the tracdsc and the car go fantastic, try also some straight line with dsc off and the tyres go crazy !!!! im happy with that car ! happy ! i think i will have the same grip of the cayman with the new tyres and probably or near same braking (because i also have big brake). can't wait for new tyres
about pzero..i need to admit if you warm up good that tyres in the dry they are so and so...but they are not new i condider that also.
make me laugh , i try today the tracdsc and the car go fantastic, try also some straight line with dsc off and the tyres go crazy !!!! im happy with that car ! happy ! i think i will have the same grip of the cayman with the new tyres and probably or near same braking (because i also have big brake). can't wait for new tyresabout pzero..i need to admit if you warm up good that tyres in the dry they are so and so...but they are not new i condider that also.
Last edited by indietor; 11-18-2017 at 07:50 AM.
#103
11-18-2017, 08:36 AM
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#105
11-18-2017, 09:11 AM
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Those tire sizes will work just fine. However, you can't go with any wider tires on the OEM width wheels (8.5" & 9.5" wide).
#107
11-18-2017, 09:26 AM
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That is correct. If you did go wider, the sidewalls would be pinched causing uneven wear across the tire (excessive wear in the middle of the tread).
#109
12-01-2017, 07:21 PM
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#111
12-01-2017, 07:54 PM
Ive been looking at 911s recently. I might be needing a little more interior space.
It has way too much plastic for 100k car; however, if specced with full leather and deviated stitching it really transforms the inside. The exterior really feels like a step down from the FType as well.
But the performance is there. After driving back to back you really start to notice the weight of the Ftype. Straightline speed is a little slower, but the tuning potential on the new turbo models is really intriguing ... + 90hp/105tq with a tune. On a 911S thats like 510hp 475tq on a 3200 lb car.
It has way too much plastic for 100k car; however, if specced with full leather and deviated stitching it really transforms the inside. The exterior really feels like a step down from the FType as well.
But the performance is there. After driving back to back you really start to notice the weight of the Ftype. Straightline speed is a little slower, but the tuning potential on the new turbo models is really intriguing ... + 90hp/105tq with a tune. On a 911S thats like 510hp 475tq on a 3200 lb car.
#112
12-02-2017, 08:39 AM
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I had a 987.1 Cayman S prior to the F-Type V6S BDE. Both were daily cars. I did two track events in the Cayman. Sebring and Roebling Road. I really enjoyed the Cayman, but it was a reliability nightmare. I bought it CPO, and Im glad I did. Over the time that I had it, which was just a year and a half. My alternator, Temp control unit, radio, and drivers side door handle all failed. Then I had a belt tensioner that was replaced as well. Something was always wrong with it, which was a real shame. I preferred the driving dynamics of it at the limit over my F-Type, but he truth is that as a daily driver, the F is so much better. Yes, its heavier, and had far more oversteer, but its okay. Im doing my first track day in this car at COTA in January, so I will report them about the driving experience. For what its worth, I had an AP2 S2000 recently as well. And I have to say that I dont miss the rawness of that type of car at this point, but that might be because I have a Ducati as a weekend toy. The F isnt perfect, and I want to get another Porsche some day, but for now, the F is checking the right boxes.
#114
12-02-2017, 04:17 PM
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#115
12-02-2017, 04:55 PM
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Ive been looking at 911s recently. I might be needing a little more interior space.
It has way too much plastic for 100k car; however, if specced with full leather and deviated stitching it really transforms the inside. The exterior really feels like a step down from the FType as well.
But the performance is there. After driving back to back you really start to notice the weight of the Ftype. Straightline speed is a little slower, but the tuning potential on the new turbo models is really intriguing ... + 90hp/105tq with a tune. On a 911S thats like 510hp 475tq on a 3200 lb car.
It has way too much plastic for 100k car; however, if specced with full leather and deviated stitching it really transforms the inside. The exterior really feels like a step down from the FType as well.
But the performance is there. After driving back to back you really start to notice the weight of the Ftype. Straightline speed is a little slower, but the tuning potential on the new turbo models is really intriguing ... + 90hp/105tq with a tune. On a 911S thats like 510hp 475tq on a 3200 lb car.
#116
12-05-2017, 06:13 PM
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Not a Porsche owner, but a veteran of 8 years of Porsche Driving School at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. I have tracked just about every Porsche in the lineup and can attest that they are fantastic on the track. But, I live and drive the roads and highways and love my 2017 F Type S Coupe for the sheer fun factor and the style. I traded my 2014 RS 5 Audi for the F Type but have nothing bad to say about the RS 5. The German cars are precise and buttoned down, yet lack the fun and wow of this V6 Jaguar. It is just plain more fun to drive on the street than the Porsches and Audis and nothing can match that wonderful exhaust sound that Jaguar has created.
#117
12-05-2017, 06:14 PM
#119
12-06-2017, 01:23 PM