Today I ordered a 2016 F Type R AWD
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It's kind of strange that the awd was estimated to be slower to 60 than the rear wheel drive. It must be the extra extra 150 or so pounds of weight. I wonder if the handling will be less sharp as well. I would go for the carbon fiber roof for sure its a no brianer Stohlen.
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Dealer accepted deposit and put in an order- Polaris white with jet/red gyro wheels- visibility, blackout, SPARE r coupe awd 2016
as he said this will be refundable as they will easily be able to sell the car if I decide not to take it
factory told them april 10 delivery he wasn't really positive
as he said this will be refundable as they will easily be able to sell the car if I decide not to take it
factory told them april 10 delivery he wasn't really positive
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I do believe that they are trying to build a the next step in there evolution as a car model with this line. Some concerns I have with the new awd type R are the #1 transmission #2 Transfercase having to hold 50% of the power #3 tire wear and cost. The Jaguar F Type R is beautiful, but did you ever consider a gtr? The performance track record and reliability seems like the common choice that the younger generation go overboard for. I think its great that you choose to buy something different and not just a fanboy car.
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I don't think you can honestly put the AWD F-Type and the R35 GTR in the same category, they are very different cars for very different purposes...
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I saw the coupe concept three years ago and fell in love with the design. Then the sound from the engine just compounded that. I'm not about all out performance when it comes to a GT car like this, I love the performance of the GTR, but it's just not an attractive car by any means to me, I never even considered it because of that. I would have bought the RWD variant when it came out but opted to wait for AWD since I was looking for low speed grip and stability that AWD can provide. Gotta love a killer hole shot.
Glad to see someone else was able to get an order in!
Glad to see someone else was able to get an order in!
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They never estimated it to be slower. 3.9 for AWD, 4.0 for RWD. I imagine it actually will be more towards the mid to low 3 second range since the magazines often got 3.7 - 3.8 to 60 times. The whole point of AWD is to make traction better and handling better, I don't know why everyone assumes Jaguar made the car worse.
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Who knows. As someone who works for a major automaker, I can say any number of things could happen that could significantly delay vehicle shipment or production. Jaguar is still doing testing of these vehicles, if they find a major issue that must be corrected, the vehicles could be held in the production yard for weeks until a solution is developed and the vehicles are retrofitted. So this far out, delivery date means next to nothing.
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I saw the coupe concept three years ago and fell in love with the design. Then the sound from the engine just compounded that. I'm not about all out performance when it comes to a GT car like this, I love the performance of the GTR, but it's just not an attractive car by any means to me, I never even considered it because of that. I would have bought the RWD variant when it came out but opted to wait for AWD since I was looking for low speed grip and stability that AWD can provide. Gotta love a killer hole shot.
Glad to see someone else was able to get an order in!
Glad to see someone else was able to get an order in!
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I kept in pretty good touch with my local dealership and was able to snag their first order for a new R AWD model today.
I've attached the order guide. There is one option I hadn't heard anything about which surprised me. Carbon Fiber Roof... I haven't decided on it as of yet.
I've attached the order guide. There is one option I hadn't heard anything about which surprised me. Carbon Fiber Roof... I haven't decided on it as of yet.
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I'll let someone else answer that question but I can tell you this: my top two favorite things in my F-Type V6S - besides the whole damn car - are the Panoramic Roof and the Flat Bottom Steering Wheel .
My 2-cents.
My 2-cents.
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Nice. I'm looking forward to your assessment of the AWD. You should try a RWD R before you get yours for a comparison.
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Jaguar has come to realize AWD broadens the market for its products and offers greater sales here in the USA..
I'm not saying AWD is better or worse than the previous years RWD cars. I'm just suggesting jaguar should be able to sell more cars.....and we all want jaguar to be financially healthy.
Congrats to the OP whose ordered his AWD v8 as I imagine at the end of the day this 550 hp rocket will be the most usable and the highest performing...
Both the RWD and AWD versions of the ftype are fantastic..
Really a beautiful sports car.
I'm not saying AWD is better or worse than the previous years RWD cars. I'm just suggesting jaguar should be able to sell more cars.....and we all want jaguar to be financially healthy.
Congrats to the OP whose ordered his AWD v8 as I imagine at the end of the day this 550 hp rocket will be the most usable and the highest performing...
Both the RWD and AWD versions of the ftype are fantastic..
Really a beautiful sports car.
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I have to imagine that the AWD is going to be far superior to the RWD (R configuration). If you watch the Rs flogging around the tracks with white smoke pouring from the rear fenders at every turn, you can see the car just can't get the power to the ground. Twice the driven wheels, twice the accelerating traction.
Since the power vectoring is computerized, 100% of the power is ordinarily put to the rear and shifted by as much as 50% to the front if needed, so it will continue to have much of the driving characteristics of a RWD. A couple of drawbacks: 1) adds more weight to an already heavy variant of the F-Type, and 2) messes a bit with the sleekness of the front end.
The parasitic loss from the AWD probably makes it unsuitable for the V6 models which have don't have more power than 2 wheels can generally handle. (unless you are into north woods off-roading).
Since the power vectoring is computerized, 100% of the power is ordinarily put to the rear and shifted by as much as 50% to the front if needed, so it will continue to have much of the driving characteristics of a RWD. A couple of drawbacks: 1) adds more weight to an already heavy variant of the F-Type, and 2) messes a bit with the sleekness of the front end.
The parasitic loss from the AWD probably makes it unsuitable for the V6 models which have don't have more power than 2 wheels can generally handle. (unless you are into north woods off-roading).
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I have to imagine that the AWD is going to be far superior to the RWD (R configuration). If you watch the Rs flogging around the tracks with white smoke pouring from the rear fenders at every turn, you can see the car just can't get the power to the ground. Twice the driven wheels, twice the accelerating traction.
Since the power vectoring is computerized, 100% of the power is ordinarily put to the rear and shifted by as much as 50% to the front if needed, so it will continue to have much of the driving characteristics of a RWD. A couple of drawbacks: 1) adds more weight to an already heavy variant of the F-Type, and 2) messes a bit with the sleekness of the front end.
The parasitic loss from the AWD probably makes it unsuitable for the V6 models which have don't have more power than 2 wheels can generally handle. (unless you are into north woods off-roading).
Since the power vectoring is computerized, 100% of the power is ordinarily put to the rear and shifted by as much as 50% to the front if needed, so it will continue to have much of the driving characteristics of a RWD. A couple of drawbacks: 1) adds more weight to an already heavy variant of the F-Type, and 2) messes a bit with the sleekness of the front end.
The parasitic loss from the AWD probably makes it unsuitable for the V6 models which have don't have more power than 2 wheels can generally handle. (unless you are into north woods off-roading).
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Even if it was cheaper I would still go with the pano roof. I love how it opens up the cabin on a nice sunny day. The CF roof might look cool and you have some bragging rights but I think in terms of functionality the pano roof is the best option to get.