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Post by Yorkie Z » Thu Jul 27, 2017 6:27 pm

cj10jeeper wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2017 5:35 pm Start thinking F types guys. Of course I'm biased and it's a chunk of money, but get into an S and you'll soon realise it's a big step up from the Zed in combined package of performance, noise, enjoyment, style: looks, quality and bystander admiration
It's bigger, more grown up, but get it on the open road and you would never swap out.
£38k will see bottom of ladder S which you need for 380hp and lsd but an easy upgrade to 450+
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Will definitely be an F type in my future, just not yet as I can't afford it :( Really think it's one of the nicest cars on the road :thumbsup:
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Post by cj10jeeper » Thu Jul 27, 2017 6:52 pm

Ha ha - I thought that would create comment.
Not going to photo bomb a Zed forum with F type pics, and info still love them, but Jimbo should post his video..
450 hp is around 400 for an overdrive pulley and 300 remap. 500hp is achievable for a bit more. I'm under factory warranty so it can wait and already have more than enough power
Civilised - yep Iit is if needed when the Mrs is in, but open the active exhaust, engage dynamic and sport and in a line of Zeds you hear every gear change but from the F type . In the Lakes I was put at the back for obvious reasons and had fun with the M140i letting the Zeds go and catching up (speeds of up to 70mph)
You can get the back end out and the quick shift 8 sped auto doesn't lift on upshifts but crackles
Enough - I'm on a train and an 30 mins. before I get back in the cockpit...
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Post by metal licker » Thu Jul 27, 2017 7:41 pm

cj10jeeper wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2017 6:52 pm Ha ha - I thought that would create comment.
Not going to photo bomb a Zed forum with F type pics, and info still love them, but Jimbo should post his video..
450 hp is around 400 for an overdrive pulley and 300 remap . 500hp is achievable for a bit more. I'm under factory warranty so it can wait and already have more than enough power
Civilised - yep Iit is if needed when the Mrs is in, but open the active exhaust, engage dynamic and sport and in a line of Zeds you hear every gear change but from the F type . In the Lakes I was put at the back for obvious reasons and had fun with the M140i letting the Zeds go and catching up (speeds of up to 70mph)
You can get the back end out and the quick shift 8 sped auto doesn't lift on upshifts but crackles
Enough - I'm on a train and an 30 mins. before I get back in the cockpit...
Wow was expecting that to be a lot more ! So tempting :driving:
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Post by Fishy Dave » Thu Jul 27, 2017 8:40 pm

flimper wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2017 3:18 pm Just the 5 years ago, not much has changed :D
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Post by pvr » Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:16 pm

Fishy Dave wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2017 8:40 pm
flimper wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2017 3:18 pm Just the 5 years ago, not much has changed :D
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Post by cj10jeeper » Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:32 pm

metal licker wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2017 7:41 pm
cj10jeeper wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2017 6:52 pm Ha ha - I thought that would create comment.
Not going to photo bomb a Zed forum with F type pics, and info still love them, but Jimbo should post his video..
450 hp is around 400 for an overdrive pulley and 300 remap . 500hp is achievable for a bit more. I'm under factory warranty so it can wait and already have more than enough power
Civilised - yep Iit is if needed when the Mrs is in, but open the active exhaust, engage dynamic and sport and in a line of Zeds you hear every gear change but from the F type . In the Lakes I was put at the back for obvious reasons and had fun with the M140i letting the Zeds go and catching up (speeds of up to 70mph)
You can get the back end out and the quick shift 8 sped auto doesn't lift on upshifts but crackles
Enough - I'm on a train and an 30 mins. before I get back in the cockpit...
Wow was expecting that to be a lot more ! So tempting :driving:
The Americans seem to be playing with them more than Brits in the hip area, but Jaguar have already upped the power to 400 on a 2018 Series 400, showing plenty of potential still to be had. My guess it they will go,with the 300 hp 2 litre, 400 on the 3.0 and 500' V8 keeping a halo model c600 SVR as per project 8 demonstrates.
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Post by original guvnor » Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:41 pm

The F Type S is slower than a Z4M according to the full Autocar road test. 300kg of extra lard without much extra power see to that.

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Post by Bertz4 » Thu Jul 27, 2017 10:12 pm

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Post by cj10jeeper » Thu Jul 27, 2017 10:13 pm

original guvnor wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:41 pm The F Type S is slower than a Z4M according to the full Autocar road test. 300kg of extra lard without much extra power see to that.
Jaguar 380hp 340 torque 0-60 4.8 top 171 weight 1594kg
Z4M 343hp 269 torque 0-60 5.0 top 155 weight 1485kg

Not that pure test figures is my point at all, rather the balance of performance, fun, looks, luxury, etc just as a great alternative to a Z4M and respecting this is a Zed forum, but equally what this thread is about..
I think they're both great cars a decade apart and very different, but I'll take those figures of an S over an M, even with an extra 100kg to haul around given a chassis that can take 600hp stock
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Post by RedUn » Thu Jul 27, 2017 11:02 pm

I do like the F type although it is a big car! Do they do a manual yet? :driving:

Been out in the V8 one and it was great fun, all over the place, but fun 8)
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Post by cj10jeeper » Thu Jul 27, 2017 11:22 pm

RedUn wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2017 11:02 pm I do like the F type although it is a big car! Do they do a manual yet? :driving:

Been out in the V8 one and it was great fun, all over the place, but fun 8)
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Post by RedUn » Thu Jul 27, 2017 11:29 pm

cj10jeeper wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2017 11:22 pm
RedUn wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2017 11:02 pm I do like the F type although it is a big car! Do they do a manual yet? :driving:

Been out in the V8 one and it was great fun, all over the place, but fun 8)
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That's interesting to know, a coupe could make a very nice daily 8)

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Post by MrPT » Thu Jul 27, 2017 11:55 pm

I do like the F-type - surely a classic in its own right one day. For some reason I can't imagine getting up at 6am on a Sunday morning to chuck it around some country lanes though. Seems a bit too, err.. grown up! I wish the convertible had more boot space too. It must be a decent GT, but even the E85 beats it by a good margin here.
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Post by Beedub » Fri Jul 28, 2017 12:27 am

jimmybell wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2017 6:03 pm
Beedub wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2017 5:46 pm F type is a great option but i still feel its abit too civilised, the z4m has that RAW factor, for ME, the only car that i would swap it for currently is the Boxster Spyder or GT4, but its just to much to spend to move up, so so much.
The car i got as a replacement i was concerned wouldn't have that raw feel you refer to (as that's specifically what i'm looking for - and i've even heard the GT4 doesn't have as it's too polished) - i have now tested one, needless to say it does, infact i'd say its more raw than the zed, and thus i've put a deposit down :p

Lots of Z4 M owners don't necessarily want that rawness though - the Z4 also offers relative comfort when not driven above 4k. Depends on how you use it, and why you use it - for me, i was only really interested in the experience between 4-8kpm :D
Well done man... Very well done.. for me the only proper upgrade imo, I wish you could experience my particular car, it feels raw in every sense of the word , very difficult to describe but very different from the stock z4m, and because its so fresh and few miles, feels really tied together. Very jealous of the gt4 and a very big investment!! well done!!
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Post by craig3.2 » Fri Jul 28, 2017 12:34 am

original guvnor wrote: Thu Jul 27, 2017 9:41 pm The F Type S is slower than a Z4M according to the full Autocar road test. 300kg of extra lard without much extra power see to that.

Hi Steve,long time no see(metaphorically speaking).
How are things?

I would say the F type V6s AWD is the better prospect than the rwd f type.(I know Phil disagrees on this,but each to their own,lol)
Having driven one in anger,and then also the rwd,I would say the AWD wins it for me.....
Compared to my Z,the F type can be chucked into some of my favourite bends/roads at greater speeds than the z, especially in the wet,so that would be my car of choice as a future replacement for mine.

But,after driving an AWD v6s round alot of Scotland,England and Wales,in spirited fashion,I got home feeling less knackered than I do when having done the same in the z....but as Phil said, they are a decade apart,so to be expected (and the jag was about £75/80k,as speccced.
And it wasn't without its faults.
As such,I got out it thinking,is this worth the considerable extra cash than my Z.......No.
But a great car all the same :D :driving:
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