"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
02/26/2016 at 20:18 • Filed to: Jaguar F-Type
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"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
02/26/2016 at 20:18 • Filed to: Jaguar F-Type | 0
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Jaguar has this habit of introducing a great design, progressively screwing up the design every model year, then fixing everything on the refresh and restarting the chole of ruination. It’s like they don’t want you to buy the top models the first year, then move down the line each successive year. Right now the pleb spec F-type Coupe has a 340hp supercharged V6, manual, RWD, and the perfect blend of design subtlety and seduction.
2015 F-Type R
2016 F-Type R
Notice the unnecessary sideskrits and a painted diffuser that makes the back end more “aggressive.” However, it adds weight to the design including the rear end, taking focus away from the hips and highlighting the exhaust.
2016 F-Type SVR
No painted diffuser since the design is from 2015, but why toss that spoiler on the Coupe?!
I’m fine with race inspired cosmetic enhancements on convertible models, but this particular coupe was heralded for it’s form and that is what sold it on being a successful E-Type successor. The SVR should have been convertible only, leave the coupes alone.
2016 F-Type SVR Coupe and Convertible
That lip spoiler is unnecessary as well, the 2015s were fine without.
2016 F-Type SVR Convertible
You cant tell me the change from XF to XF-RS didn’t make an STI look damn, or the XK to XK-RS just completely saying, “Fuck the design! Needs more wang!” When you think British cars, especially Jaguar, how many of you think this:
XK-ACR, and that used to look like this:
Which began it’s face lift like this:
Beautiful!
I still love all the cars, especially in R and RS forms. However, while every other automaker makes the top spec the best design and takes away from it to get the lower specs, British cars especially like to make the “normal” car the design holder and just add shit to it!
Frustrated...
GE90man
> Wobbles the Mind
02/26/2016 at 20:22 |
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i totally agree with you especially with the f type
bob and john
> Wobbles the Mind
02/26/2016 at 20:25 |
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what if.
and this is a crazy concept, so lets sit down about this one.
what if.
the guys who RUN the company. and the areo boffins
realized they can make it quieter and more stable by messing with the aero? and adding a wing/toying with the skirts?
crazy concept eh? Its ALMOST like the guys who do this for a living know what the hell they are doing.
djmt1
> Wobbles the Mind
02/26/2016 at 20:29 |
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The supercharged V6 actually has 380 HP and people are being super picky about the F Type revision. I agree about the SVR & RS though, they really look tacked on that said they probably were.
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> Wobbles the Mind
02/26/2016 at 20:33 |
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They always do that:
66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
> Wobbles the Mind
02/26/2016 at 20:54 |
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Not sure I completely agree but yeah that spoiler looks terrible lol, I think there’s an option to remove it though IIRC.
El Rivinado
> Wobbles the Mind
02/26/2016 at 21:09 |
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You’re asking why a British car company is ruining its products. I’ll give you the answer.
They're British, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat is what they're good at.
Noah - Now with more boost.
> If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
02/26/2016 at 22:43 |
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The rear end of the last gen XJS is also DEEPLY offensive. MK1 (top) MK2 (bottom):
“OK lads... what we’re gonna do is... slap early nineties tail lights onto a seventies design”
“Sounds good m8. That’s one righteous bit of kit. Let’s hit the pub”
BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
> If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
02/27/2016 at 03:05 |
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Here as an XJ40 owner to defend it’s honour.
They took all the fussiness of the series XJ (which was looking immensely dated next to an analagous E32 BMW 7-Series)and replaced it with clean-cut 80s, while still keeping it noticeably a Jaguar. That pic doesn’t do it justice, but it’s every bit as sleek as the series.
