I saw my first F-Type on the streets the other day. It wasn’t just a sighting, it was a drive along.
The convertible as white and I think it looked great in motions. We drove side by side for about 10 blocks and it seemed quick (not as quick as my C6 – had to prove that – without breaking any laws or freaking out the cars around us) and had a snappy take off.
However, with my windows down and my stereo off (that almost never happens) I got a ear full of how it sounded. Sorry to say I was not impressed.
I expected to have been, with power specs like this:
| 3.0 liter V6 Supercharged | 3.0 liter V6 Supercharged | 5.0 liter V8 Supercharged |
| 340 @ 6,500 | 380 @ 6,500 | 495 @ 6,500 |
| 3.33 x 3.50 in. (84.5 x 89.0 mm) |
3.33 x 3.50 in. (84.5 x 89.0 mm) |
3.64 x 3.66 in. |
I don’t know which model I was driving along with, it didn’t like the sound.
We’ve all seen/heard the Hondas and Nissans with the “enhanced” sound effects mufflers. The F-Type sounds like the Jaguar was trying too hard to create the “muscle” car sound and missed by several octaves (at least). A baffling problem given such a good looking sports car.
Great looking coupe
Really?!?!?!?!
Thank for reading.
Tim
