Comments on: Driving Jaguar’s new XFR, on the Road and on the Track http://www.carguydad.com/driving-jaguar%e2%80%99s-new-xfr-on-the-road-and-on-the-track/ WHERE CARS, KIDS, AND LIFE COME TOGETHER Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:32:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: dc http://www.carguydad.com/driving-jaguar%e2%80%99s-new-xfr-on-the-road-and-on-the-track/comment-page-1/#comment-1098 dc Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:53:52 +0000 http://www.carguydad.com/?p=1048#comment-1098 It seems as though BMW took a track car and tuned it for the street. Jaguar took a street car and tuned it for the track. I don't think the XFR will ever be the track car that the m5 is. I bought the XKR and the XFR because I like em. I like that they're tuned more for the street because that's where I spend most of my time. If I wanted a track car I'd buy a Vette or maybe even a stripped down m3, which I may do since I'm thinking about joining the Spring Mt. Auto Park in NV. I'll use the Jaaag to get there. Better yet a Radical! It seems as though BMW took a track car and tuned it for the street. Jaguar took a street car and tuned it for the track. I don’t think the XFR will ever be the track car that the m5 is. I bought the XKR and the XFR because I like em. I like that they’re tuned more for the street because that’s where I spend most of my time. If I wanted a track car I’d buy a Vette or maybe even a stripped down m3, which I may do since I’m thinking about joining the Spring Mt. Auto Park in NV. I’ll use the Jaaag to get there. Better yet a Radical!

]]> By: Kamil http://www.carguydad.com/driving-jaguar%e2%80%99s-new-xfr-on-the-road-and-on-the-track/comment-page-1/#comment-882 Kamil Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:32:32 +0000 http://www.carguydad.com/?p=1048#comment-882 dc - possibly but I clearly remember how the XFR felt on the track, down to a point where I was surprised that Jag even decided to launch in such surrounding. However, having just spent a weekend with a new XKR Cabrio (review soon) I can admit that the engine/trans in this little kitty felt much different than the XFR, so perhaps there was something wrong with the XFR I was driving on the track, I don't know anymore. dc – possibly but I clearly remember how the XFR felt on the track, down to a point where I was surprised that Jag even decided to launch in such surrounding.

However, having just spent a weekend with a new XKR Cabrio (review soon) I can admit that the engine/trans in this little kitty felt much different than the XFR, so perhaps there was something wrong with the XFR I was driving on the track, I don’t know anymore.

]]> By: dc http://www.carguydad.com/driving-jaguar%e2%80%99s-new-xfr-on-the-road-and-on-the-track/comment-page-1/#comment-881 dc Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:23:15 +0000 http://www.carguydad.com/?p=1048#comment-881 If it was a new XFR that would answer some questions. They feel slugish until you get about 800 to 1000 miles on 'em. Once their broken in they really wake up. Same with the XKR. The shifting is lightning fast, the suspension tightens up and the motor becomes much more responsive. The difference from new to broken in is amazing. If it was a new XFR that would answer some questions. They feel slugish until you get about 800 to 1000 miles on ‘em. Once their broken in they really wake up. Same with the XKR. The shifting is lightning fast, the suspension tightens up and the motor becomes much more responsive. The difference from new to broken in is amazing.

]]> By: Kamil http://www.carguydad.com/driving-jaguar%e2%80%99s-new-xfr-on-the-road-and-on-the-track/comment-page-1/#comment-830 Kamil Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:11:30 +0000 http://www.carguydad.com/?p=1048#comment-830 Yea, perhaps it was the car I drove, but on the track I felt like the Jag was not giving me any feedback; the suspesnion seemed busy trying to keep the car flat, almost fighting the physics. The transmission was slow, it almost felt like the torque converter was slipping. It was a great car on the street. I didn't say that one was better than the other. Yea, perhaps it was the car I drove, but on the track I felt like the Jag was not giving me any feedback; the suspesnion seemed busy trying to keep the car flat, almost fighting the physics. The transmission was slow, it almost felt like the torque converter was slipping. It was a great car on the street.

I didn’t say that one was better than the other.

]]> By: XFactoR http://www.carguydad.com/driving-jaguar%e2%80%99s-new-xfr-on-the-road-and-on-the-track/comment-page-1/#comment-829 XFactoR Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:39:29 +0000 http://www.carguydad.com/?p=1048#comment-829 I think your comments on the XFR are on the track are completely off-base. I have driven the M5 extensively on the track at the BMW Performance Driving Academy, and recently have driven the XFR at the Jaguar R Performance Academy. I will tell you that the XFR can compete with the M5 any day on the track. There are differences, however. The M5's SMG was more mechanical, and on the track, with the engine screaming . . .it was cool. However, the deep V8 sound coming from the XFR holds it's own, and even though the manual shifting on the XFR is a bit more disconnected in feel than SMG, it holds it's own. Other than that, the XFR felt extraordinarily like an XKR, but with a little bit more weight. The plus side was that it was so much more predictable, and therefore easier to drive on a track. The M5 was cool, but it's lack of grunt down low, make it a chore to drive fast. Again, you don't feel it as much on the track, but no matter where you are, you enjoy the torque on the XFR much more. The M5 is awesome. I think the XFR is equally awesome, but addresses the issue of super sedan in a different way. It's a different path to driving satisfaction. At that point, it turns on personal preference more than what is considered "better." I think your comments on the XFR are on the track are completely off-base. I have driven the M5 extensively on the track at the BMW Performance Driving Academy, and recently have driven the XFR at the Jaguar R Performance Academy. I will tell you that the XFR can compete with the M5 any day on the track. There are differences, however.

The M5′s SMG was more mechanical, and on the track, with the engine screaming . . .it was cool. However, the deep V8 sound coming from the XFR holds it’s own, and even though the manual shifting on the XFR is a bit more disconnected in feel than SMG, it holds it’s own.

Other than that, the XFR felt extraordinarily like an XKR, but with a little bit more weight. The plus side was that it was so much more predictable, and therefore easier to drive on a track. The M5 was cool, but it’s lack of grunt down low, make it a chore to drive fast. Again, you don’t feel it as much on the track, but no matter where you are, you enjoy the torque on the XFR much more.

The M5 is awesome. I think the XFR is equally awesome, but addresses the issue of super sedan in a different way. It’s a different path to driving satisfaction. At that point, it turns on personal preference more than what is considered “better.”

]]> By: Gunnar http://www.carguydad.com/driving-jaguar%e2%80%99s-new-xfr-on-the-road-and-on-the-track/comment-page-1/#comment-533 Gunnar Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:15:53 +0000 http://www.carguydad.com/?p=1048#comment-533 Looking at your shot of the XFR's engine bay is a sad reminder how plastic covers have taken over! Can't they show us some skin? Looking at your shot of the XFR’s engine bay is a sad reminder how plastic covers have taken over! Can’t they show us some skin?

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