2014 Jaguar F-Type - really?

Shamu · 07-21-2013, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bvl

Right...and if they used say a Cayman S as a benchmark the missed.
A base car will be at a pretty big HP disadvantage but I would bet a good steak that most people after driving both cars for a week would take the underpowered car as it provides a better driving experience.

The Z is:

1. Porkier then Kardashian calves
2. Lacks steering feel (its good, not great)
3. Ridiculously sensitive on/off TCS for a sports car

You are not going to get around the fact that a big honking 6 is hanging over the front axle vs a mid-engine car: tough to fight the physics there.

I seem to be in the minority on this site, but I wanted the Z to be a return to its roots, lighter, fun to toss, and absolute power not a requirement as its a street car. Heck I had hoped the Z33 was a NA I-6, 250 HP, 3000 lbs. Boy was I waaay of base on that. If you are going to charge 35-45K for it, then it should have better interior for its class. Missed that too.

Perhaps its hard for Nissan to do with the amount of platform sharing that may be mandated by corporate management. Driving the Z, I feel like it is a good GT car that wants to be a sports car. Driving the 987, I feel like I am driving a sports car that just wants to be pushed harder.

- b

I m a life long porsche owner. Have owned and driven several 986/987 Boxsters and Caymans. Raced a Boxster too. Cayman S to me is a very boring car. It makes terrible low end power as well. Way to expensive for what it is in my opinion.

With a few simple mods 370z is just as fast if not faster than a a cayman S on track. In my opinion I enjoy way 370 handles better than a Cayman. My Nismo is stockish form ate up Cayman S on track. Now it blows them away. My 370z is closer to GT3 performance now at less than a 1/3 rd the cost.

And cayman s even out of box requires some mods to make them decent track car so youre going to spend money over base price to get the car to work properly on track. I'd much rather spend mod money on a $30k car than on $70k car.

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