When my 502 2+2 backfires on coast down people literally dive for cover because they think it is a "drive by" shooting.

 

Like others have said the f type is more of a sports car. I prefer the looks of the XK/Xk8 to the F type. I'm waiting to see if Jaguar will finally put out an XK successor. I've heard rumors of an XJ coupe but who know...

 

In my head I keep seeing this



whenever I see one of these




Until that stops happening I will pass on the F-Type.

 

My dad has a '04 Crossfire he put an AMG 55 Supercharged V8 in. He loves that stupid Crossfire. I hope he see's the resemblance, too. I would like to inherit an F-type in 10 years.

 

That's most of what I like about our cars. They are reminiscent of and derivative of nothing else, except the original E-type.

Doug

 

I don't think so, I would much rather have a 5.0L late X150 XKR instead.

 

I just returned from a great vacation driving my 2004 XK8 from London Ontario Canada. We have 2 other cars we could have taken with more room for stuff. My wife chose the XK8 convertible. We could get enough in for a vacation. If I had an f-type we would have had to take the Elantra. You can only drive so fast and accelerate for seconds, but you can cruise the smokey mountains all day with luggage in an XK8.
Oh by the way I did manage to get something every Jag owner should have, a speeding ticket in North Carolina.

 

Forgot to add we went to Myrtle Beach. Cruising the Grand Strand in a Jaguar on a nice warm evening is about as good as it gets for a Canadian car guy.

 

I believe that I did read somewhere that Jaguar "was" planning a GT replacement to the X150...... someday. I'm with the GT crowd. The F-Type just doesn't fit me anymore. Twenty five years ago? - maybe.
And I also love the look of my coupe. The F-Type coupe just isn't sensuous enough. If I someday have to replace Kitty, my first option will most likely be a X150 coupe (or if I have the garage space - a Ferrari 456! But there goes my "daily" drive).

 

Sorry, I meant to say I wanted to mate the front end of an X100 to a later model X150, if it were at all possible. I could forgive the back end of an X150 if it looked like my '03 in the front, just my personal opinion, but I am not fond of the 'Catfish Face' front end of the newest XK's, but I would want the upgraded Suspension, Performance, and Top withdrawing into a sealed compartment, etc. I would get an F-Type in a few years if the price was right; in addition to, but not instead of, my XKR.

 

I think I've seen that car. Couldn't be very many like that. I talked to a guy with that exact setup at a little Friday cruise night thing in Arlington earlier this year. Very well done. Other than making a hood out of the bottom of a jon boat, I always kinda liked the Crossfire.

But I see almost no resemblance between a Crossfire and F-type. At least not nearly as much resemblance as there is between say an XF and a Lexus ES350, Infinity q50, Acura TSX, Mazda 6, etc.

 

I use my cars, so a GT car is great for a daily driver. The suspension, capacity and overall compromise between sport and luxury makes me want to drive it all the time.

I bought my Corvette at 18, and had it until I was 23 when I bought my XKR in 2011. I hated the horrifically bad ride that my Vette had. It was able to be driven daily but you really didn't want to.

I go on trips to Chicago every two months and put about 500 miles total on per trip. I take my XKR all but mid winter when I take my XJR. I drove that trip once when I was 18 in the Corvette and I've felt more refreshed after surgery than that drive.

The appeal of these modern Jaguars is their usability. The F Type is usable but more harsh day to day than in interested in.

 

A shade tree Mercedes mechanic in Chicago makes them. So far he's made 12. I think 8 are supercharged. He gets them to Pass OBDII emissions "VW Style" so there probably is one down here in DFW. The fastest one in south Florida runs 10.3's @ 133 in the 1/4 mile. Last summer ours ran 141 in the standing 1/2 mile (stock motor, 480 RWHP). Hellcat Chargers run 144, new 650 HP ZO6's run about 143.

 

I drove one earlier this year when I was down in Florida. It was a 2014 V6 and he was asking just under 50k with 30k miles. Hard to put into words but it wasn't me.

if I must replace the XK8 then I think I will look for a low mileage XKR 2002-2006

 

When my wife & I met in 1977, we discovered that we had both harbored a passion for the XKE for 15 years. (On its release Enzo Ferrari called it "the most beautiful car ever made".)

Over the next two decades, it seemed to us that Jaguar had lost the magic. Then when we saw the X100s our passion got reignited, but it took another two decades before we could afford one. (I put up an album to show that reignition: see XKE becomes XKR by Roger_B | JaguarForums.com )

Once again, we're totally turned off by the current lineup, but have faith: there might well be another revival in the next generation...

 

I have driven the F-type and think the sound is amazing, the handling taut, and an all around fun sports car. I'm not enamored with the interior, and the pop up air vents are bound to break down and/or become misaligned with time, just too gimicky. When seeing an X100 parked right next to an F-type, the most surprising aspect is just how high the front end of the F-type is in comparison to the X100. The beautifully tapered, XKE-like, hood of our cars that slopes to the front is just so much more elegant than the F-type's straight out nod to European pedestrian safety standards.

I wanted to preserve my 2002 XKR forever and with 160,000K on her, I went out looking for a 5.0L X150 coupe a couple of years ago. I bought one, customized it a bit, tuned and pulleyed it, and it's a nice compromise between the X100 and the F-type in that it has all of the power of the F-type R (even a bit more), the solid, tight handling, and room for two sets of golf clubs (which I make use of every weekend). It also doesn't feel as cramped on the interior with the space a.k.a. the rear seats. Looks wise, it's handsome but not as sexy as the X100 which I love. Handling and performance wise, however, it is light years ahead of the X100. But, that doesn't take any of the enjoyment away from driving my X100.

Will I never want to get an F-type? I don't know, but right now I'm content trading off between my X100 and my X150, and for thrills, I'll soon have my '72 Pantera back with a fresh 500hp engine transplant and a mild restoration, so I'll already have my cramped 2 seater sports car in hand.

 

I haven't driven an F-Type and imagine I'd find it thrilling but it's looks are too aggressive for my taste. I have never warmed to the Ford Taurus wannabe nose of the X-150--only made worse by added chin/cheek scoops and such--and vastly prefer the clean, smooth, classic elegance of the X-100 of which I shall never tire. The only post-war Jaguar sportscar that might tear me away from my XK8 coupé is the holy grail XJ13! I hope to keep the mileage low on my Jag and eventually add one of the forthcoming U.S. model XF Sportbrakes and/or a Maserati Quattroporte.

 

Like the previous poster I find that the sharper edges of the F-type leave me a little cold. For me the most memorable Jags of all time had voluptuous curves and that's the way I like them. C-types, D-types, E-types and our beloved XK-8 all cut from this same cloth.

 

I had an XK8 and will be getting a X150 if I ever sell my XJ8L. F-Type has pace but little grace or space IMO.

 

Does anyone have word of the proposed GT replacement for the X150?