Porsche 911 or Jaguar F-Type?

TN.Z

OP, are you looking at comparing these two for any specific reason? Are you set on buying one of these two. Honestly there are much better options unless you are stuck on those two. In that price range you can get an M3, M4, C63 AMG, Z06 Corvette, GT-R, and in all of those cases I would say you would end up with a better car than an F Type or a 911.

UNKNOWN_370

I dunno about BMW even coming close to the 911 or F type. That's like apples to orangea

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TN.Z

Notice he is referring to Base models. That's a supercharged 3.0l v6 putting out 340 hp and 332 torque vs. and M4 using a turbo inline 6 putting out 425 hp and 405 ft/lbs of torque for just a little higher price point.

In all honesty I think the M4 and the F Type are direct competitors. The apples to oranges comparison is the F Type and a 911 which are very incomparable due to crazy different drivetrain layouts and a massive price difference.

UNKNOWN_370

I think neither cars truly compete...

The M4 is FR 2+2
COMPETITOR Lexus RC/Maserati GC

The F type is a 2 seat FR/FAWD
COMPETITOR. MB AMG GTS/AUDI R8

AND THE 911 is a 2+2 seat RR COMPETITOR NO 1. lol

When I compare. I compare performance and price range. Not just price range, cuz that's not truly being competitive.

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TN.Z

You are still obviously comparing the F Type R, there is no way a base 340 hp base model F Type is competing with a MB GTS. In the top R trim sure you are spot on but comparing a base F Type to a MB GTS or an R8 is comparing a sports car to a super car.

A BASE F Type performs on the level of a Nismo Z and it weighs more. There is no way I would compare it to super cars.

The F Type R with that beastly 500 HP v8 is a different story all together, but the OP wasn't asking about the F Type R, just the base model.

Firebase99

I don't think I've ever SEEN a base Porsche of any model post 2000. You'd probably have to special order it.

BlackZeda

Come to think of it I have never seen an F-Type on the road. There was one on display at an airport somewhere (maybe SFO). It was beautiful and mean-looking at the same time.

Are they uncommon around the US?

FPenvy

There's too many around me. At cars and coffee there's about 6 and I've seen multiple others around. It's an epidemic lol

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Haboob

Just like the GTR. Too many of them.

rooftop

911 probably a better buy for resale value

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TN.Z

There are about three of them I see driving around my kinda small town, so I don't think they are uncommon.

Firebase99

Tons of them around here.

Mike

I chose the 911S

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BlackZeda

This is may be an abstract question, but just on a "fun index" scale of 1-10, what would you give your Z and 911?

Mike

They are kind of hard to compare, as they serve totally different purposes, but I think I would give both a solid 9 for right now. The Z, as a track only car, really could use 1 to 200 more horsepower, so I can play with the big boys a little easier. Other than that, I just love the way it communicates with me.

The 911 is only a 9 because the seats aren't real comfortable. Its something I didn't notice on the test drive, but living with it has been a bit of a pain in my back, literally. I have the base seats and they are narrow at top, and my shoulder blades are the exact same width as the seat frame, so it digs into me.

However, I just ordered a pair of Recaro Sportster CS, which is pretty much the same seat as in the new nismo Z, which I love, so once I get them installed, it will be a 10.

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