XF Gear selector
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I love the rotary shifter. Flick, I'm in Drive. Flick, I'm in Reverse. Much easier than any traditional shifter. If Mercedes had come up with the rotary shifter, the automotive press would be raving about it. But because Jaguar came up with it, they just ignore its virtues. I also love the electronic parking brake with automatic release.
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I love the rotary shifter. Flick, I'm in Drive. Flick, I'm in Reverse. Much easier than any traditional shifter. If Mercedes had come up with the rotary shifter, the automotive press would be raving about it. But because Jaguar came up with it, they just ignore its virtues. I also love the electronic parking brake with automatic release.
#5
My friend currently drives a BMW 5-series which he is due to replace soon. He is not keen on the latest 5, nor the merc e-class but loves the XF.
So after spending a drunken evening in a bar, i persuaded him to go and look at an XF. Phone call afterwards included the words "love the car, hate the gear selector".
Apparently it isn't natural feeling (not sure what he means by that).
Thanks all for the comments, i'll pass them on and tell him to stop being such a woman and live with it and go and place an order!!!
So after spending a drunken evening in a bar, i persuaded him to go and look at an XF. Phone call afterwards included the words "love the car, hate the gear selector".
Apparently it isn't natural feeling (not sure what he means by that).
Thanks all for the comments, i'll pass them on and tell him to stop being such a woman and live with it and go and place an order!!!
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#7
It is unusual but many breakthrough ideas are and this is a real breakthrough. As I said, use the paddles to shift and then the rotary selector makes perfect sense. The first time you drop your hand to surreptitiously select Sport at a traffic light reveals the true genius of this idea. Trust us he will catch on and end up loving this feature.
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#8
I love the rotary shifter and the automatic vents. It was 1 selling point for me. I even loved the Merc ML350 when they came out with the stalker shifter.
I hate the aston martin multiple push button gear selector. It takes up lots of room and seems liek a movie gimmick car. This is just my 2 cents of course.
I hate the aston martin multiple push button gear selector. It takes up lots of room and seems liek a movie gimmick car. This is just my 2 cents of course.
#9
I really don't get what the big deal is to people. Other than putting it in a place where you have to get out of the car to shift gears, does it really matter if it is a rotary knob or shift lever? Of all the time you are in the car put together over ownership you could probably fit the amount of time you spend using that rotary knob into a 5 minutes bucket. If you want the manual shift, use the paddle shifters. That's one area where they should be more robust than the black plastic. The rotary knob looks and feels great. Now that they've fixed the getting stuck issues, what's the beef? It's a conversation piece to every person that gets in my car. Never has someone said, "Wow, that sure is stupid". :-). To me that is like complaining about Porsche brakes because the calipers are not the color you want.
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#10
Ditto!
I love the rotary shifter. Flick, I'm in Drive. Flick, I'm in Reverse. Much easier than any traditional shifter. If Mercedes had come up with the rotary shifter, the automotive press would be raving about it. But because Jaguar came up with it, they just ignore its virtues. I also love the electronic parking brake with automatic release.
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Update,
My friend has placed an order for a 3.0d XF-S portfolio in black/black. He has taken on board peoples comments and accepted the shifter.
According to another forum (fixit.co.uk), there is a conversion kit being produced here in the UK. It's made from a hybrid of Range-Rover and 2007my XK parts with a unique trim. Offering the same PRND then Left for S as the earlier XK. Rumour also has it that the same company are looking at modifing the steering wheel to take larger aluminium paddles, not just for XF but for XK and XJ.
*Note, not read this myself, nor have i managed to find the artical. This was told to me by my friend.
My friend has placed an order for a 3.0d XF-S portfolio in black/black. He has taken on board peoples comments and accepted the shifter.
According to another forum (fixit.co.uk), there is a conversion kit being produced here in the UK. It's made from a hybrid of Range-Rover and 2007my XK parts with a unique trim. Offering the same PRND then Left for S as the earlier XK. Rumour also has it that the same company are looking at modifing the steering wheel to take larger aluminium paddles, not just for XF but for XK and XJ.
*Note, not read this myself, nor have i managed to find the artical. This was told to me by my friend.
#12
Since the plastic shift "paddles" are just tiny micro switches I do wonder why people keep expecting them to be more robust. The slightest pressure will actuate the shift so it matters not that the paddle is plastic. The real complaint, if any, is that the paddles are a tad too convenient and can be activated accidentally until one gets used to the placement.
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#13
My problem with the paddle shifters is that they 'feel' and 'look' cheap and nasty and are not in keeping with the 'hewn from a single piece of metal feel' required in expensive cars. Quality is both a measurable quantity (how often do things break, not function etc.) and a tactile sensation. The paddle shifters fail my tactile measurement criteria.
I have not had any problems with accidental operation so cannot comment on this aspect of the paddle design.
I have not had any problems with accidental operation so cannot comment on this aspect of the paddle design.
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My problem with the paddle shifters is that they 'feel' and 'look' cheap and nasty and are not in keeping with the 'hewn from a single piece of metal feel' required in expensive cars. Quality is both a measurable quantity (how often do things break, not function etc.) and a tactile sensation. The paddle shifters fail my tactile measurement criteria.
I have not had any problems with accidental operation so cannot comment on this aspect of the paddle design.
I have not had any problems with accidental operation so cannot comment on this aspect of the paddle design.
#16
You could be right, but the BMW, Audi and MB paddles do not have the same cheap feel. BMW paddles however are different in that they push and pull for change up and down and thus are duplicated for left and right hand operation. Jag uses a separate paddle for up and down shift operation which is, in my opinion, more intuitive.
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Me, I like quality in a vehicle and the tactile sensation of solid switches etc. From the comments here I appear to be on my own.