The Ferrari Roma and new AM Vantage designs are what the "redesigned" F Type should've looked like. That's it, stone me now....lol

 

I liked immediatly the new f type, and I decided to have one, now when I see new Aston and especially the Ferrari Roma I smile because it seems an attempt to copy the F type design.

 

I think the Roma is very conservative for a Ferrari and reminds me more of an Aston Martin . I like the Vantage much better as a roadster with the vaned grille. Over priced new but will become a better buy used. I think neither are really better looking than the F Type with or without updates, most of which only we'll notice.

 

100% agreed. I am just saying Jaguar could have done better with the redesign. Seems like all they did was change the headlights and upgrade the electronics (even a Kia had better infotainment/aids than the Jag)

 

The F-Type is better looking than either of those cars. The other two seem to be trying too hard—like someone that wears too much makeup. The smiley mouth grill and rear end on the Roma seems like Ferrari design dept were told to make the car look more interesting. The Aston has unnecessary detail add-ons. This is all relative of course. If the F-Type did not exist, I don’t think I would be so critical of either car. Also, I think the refresh of the F-Type front end really works— why fix what isn’t broke?

 

That is because no redesign was necessary! The first version was the most pure…much like the E-Type…which E-Types are the. Most valued today? The answer: the early versions, not the redesigns of the 70’s. Sometimes design “updating” is a necessity, but most often it is only to generate new sales.

Re: infotainment….the importance given to the ever-changing infotainment and electronic aids systems is perplexing. These are sports cars, not ipads!

The Xirallic British Racing Green: almost black in the shade:


but in the sun:



and



and....spectacular - can you really improve on this for purity of line and enduring beauty?:

 

When you think about it, most cars look pretty much the same. Once a styling cue has caught-on [e.g., BMW headlamp lens design], nearly every manufacturer seems to follow. After all, the herd is the herd is the herd.

When a particular design resonates with the buying public [especially in a niche as small as ours], how much different are you going to make your car appear? Porsche is the perfect example. Although the 911 is [arguably] an ugly design, it's what the design represents that becomes more important than the actual design itself. That's why so few popular automotive designs hold-up over the years. Even the early sixties Ferrari's are starting to reveal their design flaws [despite their multi-million dollar price tags].

Our cars took something AM did and made it much better. It's hard to imagine it will not join the ranks of its select Jaguar brethren as another example of beautiful automotive engineering and design.

 

And AM did it because they employed Ian Callum at the time! So really, Ian used AM as his practice pad and got it completely right when he moved to Jaguar.

 

I love them all, though the Vantage only with a black grille.

And they are different enough all to be special in their own way. The Roma is pretty funky with the visor style grille, the vantage cracks the most aggressive look from the side and looks fantastic in that profile, the first shape F Type is probably the most classically pretty, and the second is more aggressive from the front but IMHO works better in dark colours. I'd be happy to own any of them, but if I had to pick one for looks alone the Roma would be very tempting

 

All great looking cars and each one has its pluses and minuses. For the F-Type the non-functional vents is kinda cheesey but this car is a hellavu lot less expensive than anything even close to it in terms of looks.

I can’t count how many people have come up to me at a gas station to see what this car is and say “oh it’s jag?!?” With a slight disappointment in their voice. Ha.

 

vantage follows the Ian Callum school, Roma is not that special