Hi All,

Andrew here from Portland, OR.

Recently acquired 2014 XFR-S in French Racing Blue, which it seems like 90% of them are, with the rear wing.

I came over from a series of Audi's -- AWD is a great thing to have in the PacNW -- and I am one car at a time kind of guy. I drove all the usual suspects: S6,RS7,M5/6, E63 -- but took a leap on the XFR-S having never seen one in person. It felt more "special" compared to its peers, and I appreciate the intentional simplicity of the controls and driving choices. Driving a E63 of M5/6 feels a bit like you need a Ph.D to really get through all the settings.

Very pleased with the quality of the interior, which was a major question of mine coming from an Audi. (2010 S5 4.2V8 with APR supercharger and Milltek Cat-back system).

I had planned to work on the exhaust, but am liking the sounds it makes. It has a nice bark to it when you open it up, and mellow in town. Great idle noise also. I wish it had 30-50% more exhaust note in the cabin. Other than clear mask, tint, and some cat valve stem covers its all stock and will likely stay that way for a bit.

I'm not in love with the wheels -- it has the "stock" polished alloy wheels (didn't get a chance to order the black ones as I would have preferred). I think given the black exterior trim of the car, a wheel with more black/grey may be an early mod.

As a frist question I would be very interested to learn more about a good winter option for tires in the Pirelli 265/35R20 front and 295/30R20 rears.

 

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Welcome to the forum Andrew

 

Welcome to the forum Andrew,

Good to have you with us at Jaguar forums.

Have to agree on the colour - it's the same thing with F-Types in red!

Follow Norri's link to the X250 forum for help, advice and information and enjoy the forums.

Graham

 

welcome to the forum, you will find plenty of info and support here simply follow the links Norri has provided - enjoy!!!

 

Welcome Andrew. There's a good group of forum guys in Seattle, you should come up for a run!

 

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