2016 F-Type roof
#22
My biggest concern about the glass roof was rigidity. I drove Lexus and Mercedes cars with glass roofs on test drives in the past and found that the car seemed less rigid and sometimes you would hear a sound from the roof. In the Jag there is none of that. It is just as solid as a metal roof. It's really perfectly integrated.
#23
One of the Jag video presentations describes the structural channels that define the roofline. None of the panels,(glass,CF, sheet metal) provide any structural rigidity. That's left entirely to the structural members.
#24
Makes sense - can't see an all glass panel doing anything other than breaking if subject to even a small amount of stress.
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Ditto! The brakes on the base car are amazingly good, and clamp as well, if not better than my E92 M3, which was claimed by all reviewers to be a very capable track car. There was only one brake option on that M3.
Last edited by Foosh; 02-07-2015 at 06:26 PM.
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That's a neat trick though - what was your secret for getting the lightest brake setup with iron brakes that weigh substantially more than carbon ceramics?
Last edited by OzRisk; 02-08-2015 at 06:47 AM.
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Stohlen (02-08-2015)
#31
I was wondering if anyone else would catch this. Must be magic since most iron rotors weigh the same as all four carbon ceramic equivalents.
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Heavier though, with the glass vs. standard aluminum or CF. It will also eventually pop/creak when maneuvering steep inclines/driveways, they all do and it can be unnerving to hear. Pano roof is one of the few options mine did not come with and I can't say I miss it.
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This is not true in my experience. My car has the glass roof (on the BRG body) and there is no noise from the roof area under any circumstance -including entering or leaving steep inclines; in fact there are no extraneous body noises at all. I attribute this to the very stiff body structure. The glass roof is definitely not an issue in this sense and on a dark body it blends very well. But I must say that I never open the moveable panel to allow more light into the cabin...in fact I prefer it dark.
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scm (12-19-2018)