JimFlat6:

I don't see how Jaguar engineers can feel proud about this car. 

Consider its weight of 3671lb, its cheap plastic paddle shifters, little room for luggage, bus driver size steering wheel and its hideous touch screen system that's lower tech than a third world cellphone. 

Yes its a new Jaguar coupe. But not a good one.

I am pretty sure they could have reduced weight and they could have offered a better quality here and there but I doubt they could have kept the current price tag by doing that. Jaguar knows their typical customers pretty well, so I guess there was no need for further "sophistication" and sportiness.

Look at Maserati for example (or maybe even Aston Martin for that matter): Expensive but they still seem to sell, despite their actual lack of sportiness. A base 991 Carrera with 350 hp puts a Maserati Grandturismo to shame when it comes to acceleration or track performance and the base 991 Carrera costs at least 40k EUR less.


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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Turbo S, Porsche Boxster S (981), Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (2014), BMW X3 35d (2013)