The Jaguar F-Type P380 AWD. Not the latest in sports cars, but certainly not a car to be overlooked. It's been a nice car to start this UA-cam journey off with. Join me on my enjoyable week with the Jag, covering over 1200 miles in a few days.
Picking up my Jaguar F-type P380 auto AWD Dynamic Convertible in 2 weeks time...And boy, I cant wait. You described it just how I felt when taking my first test drive. I've been hunting a AWD for sometime. Finally have one, and only 3245 miles on the clock. 2018/10 registered.
Wow, that’s almost like new with that mileage. You’ll love it and I’d be surprised if you don’t get seriously attached to it. It’s definitely a car that stirred the emotions for me. And a convertible always adds another layer involvement. Can’t beat some roof down driving. Enjoy!!!
What a great video. Love the chilled attitude, and not getting bogged down in all the technical crap. Just say it how it is. And you were 100% spot on with it "farting" on the upshift. I have just put a deposit down on a used Chequered Flag edition V6. Cant wait to get back into an F Type again, they are so addictive. And bollocks to the bloke who doesn't like your use of English.
Thank you, really appreciate the feedback. Chilled or not sure what I was doing🤔😉 Im working on the presentation but to be honest I just chat like I’m talking to a mate in the car. Probably not the most professional approach. Nice choice, you don’t see many Chequered Flag Editions. F-types are pretty special cars, always felt like an event every time I drove it!
@@RemoveBeforeLaunch Having a chat with your mate and having banter is the best way to just chill and have a laugh. So many reviews on here are scripted crap. Someone who make great content yet has far fewer subs is MrJWW. Much prefer your style and his over some of the others. I literally cant wait to get it. My old F Type was basically the CF spec, but done by me from factory.
@@BenM14-ZW11 that’s good to know. Now, if I could just get hold of MrJWW’s cars and setup that would be awesome! Nice, getting it just in time for the Spring weather. Perfect timing!
I rented one of these before the pandemic and it was amazing. However, I am glad I don't own one having known its problems in the long run. I bought an Aston Martin Vantage roadster instead
Good to hear. How does the Vantage stack up in comparison? I’ve had my eye on those, a lot of car for the money. There’s always something very appealing about an Aston Martin
@@RemoveBeforeLaunch . Cheers. I hope so. I bought one in Oct from a main dealer and the differential went after 2 days. Think they knew it and hoped if it went a few weeks then it would pass over to the Jaguar warranty.
Great review mate, I'm English and ironically...understood everything. The other guy wants a personal vid I think lol. The F-type is such a machine. Looking forward to more down to earth reviews without the usual 'international' fluff.
Thanks mate. Appreciate the comment and feedback and the fact you watched it. At least I know somebody understood me.😉Never going appeal to everybody. I do waffle a bit! The Jag is impressive, way better than I was expecting. Now just gotta try and get my hands on some more interesting cars 🤔
@@RemoveBeforeLaunch watched it many times while researching colours, am looking for black on black one lol. One of the most genuine vids out there, most channels are just ad platforms these days, keep it going... it's ton of work tho right :)
I'm having mone delivered tomorrow, really looking forward to it. same as this but red. I owned a firesand orange convertible 3.0 p340 four years ago. was outstanding. wish I'd not sold it. so decided to sell my alfa quadrifoglio, and buy a p380. comes tomorrow
Congratulations on the new car. That’s awesome! If you’re like me, new car day is like Christmas morning as a kid! 😁 I often hear a lot of people missing their F-Type and wanting it back. Definitely a car that makes an impression. I’m intrigued, I love the Alfa, although I’ve not had the pleasure of driving one. Interesting to hear you swapping the Alfa back to an F-type?!
@@RemoveBeforeLaunch hi. I've had the alfa giulia quadrifoglio for 2 and a half years. Good to drive, 509 bhp, 0-60 in 3.8 seconds. excellent cornering. very fast. but even with all that, its not a patch on the ftype.... the ftype is much better to drive... really good feel for the road, much better looking, great sounding exhaust. I lived driving and owning the ftype. I only liked driving the alfa. an easy decision once I'd decided I'd rather have the ftype back. gone for the AWD coupe, rather than the RWD convertible I had before. while the convertible is great in summer, the rainy/cold English weather we have for 9 months of the year means the coupe is better suited to where I live. Great video BTW, I really enjoyed watching it a lot 👍👍
@@davidcarruthers8274 Thanks David, really appreciate your feedback. That's a great insight into the two cars from an owners perspective. Quite fascinated to hear your opinion, I thought the Alfa would pull on the heart strings a bit more. It does also reinforce what I thought about that Jag, there is a little bit of magic in that car. This video was mainly shot in Cornwall, in December. The AWD Coupe option definitely made a good case for itself. Hope you're enjoying your new car!!!
Thank you. Not massively. But if I had to be ultra critical it would be the following. It’s very much a 2-seater only. Not a lot of extra space in the cockpit. No storage behind the seats etc. The gearbox is much more GT car than supercar. Performance was good but not blistering. As a sports car it was great, but there is a lot out there that will out pace it. It’s a wide car and can feel it on narrow B-roads. The engine and exhaust note was pretty decent but no V8 good. But that is me trying to be picky. None of them are really negative, just areas that could be better. Overall there are better cars out there. However, the Jag looks great IMO and it really made every drive special. From a feel good factor I couldn’t fault it, there was something very special about it.
Iam 19 y/o and I love my 2018 3.0l V6 S, I’ve got the quicksilver sport exhaust system upgrade and it sounds even better than it does stock. I’ve also got a 500hp tune on it recently and its really fast now 😂
*Ok color me crazy but **5:56** you're in the bush-meadow and at **5:57** you're in housing district? Is that a splice in vid or am I, indeed, craZazy?*
TommyT You definitely win the ‘most observant award!’ Thanks for watching and actually paying attention😉 There is about 300 miles that separates these two shots. 🤫 Don’t tell anybody...
@@RemoveBeforeLaunch *grin . . . no worries I won't spill the beans - but I will tell you that the 'most observant' award is just as often a curse as it is a 'reward'. Sort of like, I would imagine, being super rich or super famous is as much a curse as it is a blessing depending on the situation* *Great review though I enjoyed it vis a vis the scenery as much as your cogent description of the auto itself, so thank much for taking time/effort to make and publish it!*
@@trabbin8 Thank you. I really appreciate you taking the time to watch it and your comments. Early days, hopefully it'll only get better. And I'll keep an eye on the continuity;-)
@@RemoveBeforeLaunch *Any chance you can get your paws (in particular, lower right paw) on a (2020) Giulia Quadifoglio?* :) *I inquire with completely self-serving interest as the 2020 QV is on my very short list of autos to replace my current wheels with in the next few months. f-type p380 (non refreshed) is also on the list*
Sorry, I completely missed this comment. Would love to, it's a big favourite of mine as well! However, getting hold of one is currently proving a little tricky. And now this pandemic has broken out it's going to be a while before I can get hold of anything, annoyingly! Trust me, if I can get one I will, I think they're such an awesome car.
It’s good. It is firm, the tyres are wide and low profile, but it never felt uncomfortable. It always felt more GT car than full blown sports car. I did a couple of 200 mile journeys, only stopping for fuel, and never felt uncomfortable.
User Name To be honest I don’t know, I didn’t try. It’s a bigger boot than you’d expect and I got a lot in there for the time away but it was a jigsaw puzzle fitting it in. I think you probably could get 1 bag in there. Trolley might have to go on the passenger seat!
It’s a good car, loved my time with it but there are too many other cars out there that show it to be short on sports car thrills. At the end of the day it comes down to each person’s definition of a sports car. I loved it as a good looking GT car but would pick a number of other cars for performance, handling, a B road thrash or time on the track.
From a USA perspective, good analysis, from what I could actually hear, speaker uses lots of local vocabulary which is completely inappropriate for YT videos; stick to proper English please. Had to have closed caption on to make any sense of his narrative; would also get a proper sound man and use a much higher quality microphone. Many adjective and nouns used that have no meaning to those that don't live in his neighborhood though. (I am purchasing a 19 P-380 in near future).
Thanks for your feedback and for watching. Glad you found some of it useful. This is something new I'm putting together with a friend. Mainly because I love cars and like putting films together. So the local dialogue is just me talking off the cuff, there's no script and I'm no trained presenter and the equipment is a DSLR and a Go Pro. And I agree with you on some of the points, particularly the sound. We'll be trying to improve things. But it's slow, nobody is paying for this expect me and we have no 'sound man.' But I appreciate your feedback and I already have a couple of things in mind for improving the films. It's a slow, long process involving a lot of favours being called which is why the next film is taking so long. Good luck with your new car, you'll love it. I do miss the Jag!
Rubedo Alaberti Rubedo Alaberti thank you 👍 To be honest it’s been quite a while since driving it. There was an improvement in the throttle response but I don’t remember a difference in the gear change itself, it was more that it would hang on to the gears to the redline. Whereas something like the M2 you can notice the difference in the shift speed when you turn it up a notch.
The Jaguar F-Type P380 AWD. Not the latest in sports cars, but certainly not a car to be overlooked. It's been a nice car to start this UA-cam journey off with. Join me on my enjoyable week with the Jag, covering over 1200 miles in a few days.
Decent review, good editing and cinematics, beautiful car, good luck
Thanks for watching and the feedback, really appreciate it.
beautifully filmed!
Thank you. Really appreciate that! When time and money permits, I’m hoping I can put some better footage together on future vids
Excellent video, sir. Just bought a '17 F Type S, can't wait to pick it up!
Thank you. That’s awesome, you’ll love it!!!
Picking up my Jaguar F-type P380 auto AWD Dynamic Convertible in 2 weeks time...And boy, I cant wait. You described it just how I felt when taking my first test drive. I've been hunting a AWD for sometime. Finally have one, and only 3245 miles on the clock. 2018/10 registered.
Wow, that’s almost like new with that mileage. You’ll love it and I’d be surprised if you don’t get seriously attached to it. It’s definitely a car that stirred the emotions for me. And a convertible always adds another layer involvement. Can’t beat some roof down driving. Enjoy!!!
F Type is just a real beauty!
It is. Still looks good even though it's been around a while. It always got a good response from most people and felt special every time I drove it.
What a great video. Love the chilled attitude, and not getting bogged down in all the technical crap. Just say it how it is. And you were 100% spot on with it "farting" on the upshift. I have just put a deposit down on a used Chequered Flag edition V6. Cant wait to get back into an F Type again, they are so addictive. And bollocks to the bloke who doesn't like your use of English.
Thank you, really appreciate the feedback. Chilled or not sure what I was doing🤔😉 Im working on the presentation but to be honest I just chat like I’m talking to a mate in the car. Probably not the most professional approach. Nice choice, you don’t see many Chequered Flag Editions. F-types are pretty special cars, always felt like an event every time I drove it!
@@RemoveBeforeLaunch Having a chat with your mate and having banter is the best way to just chill and have a laugh. So many reviews on here are scripted crap. Someone who make great content yet has far fewer subs is MrJWW. Much prefer your style and his over some of the others. I literally cant wait to get it. My old F Type was basically the CF spec, but done by me from factory.
@@BenM14-ZW11 that’s good to know. Now, if I could just get hold of MrJWW’s cars and setup that would be awesome! Nice, getting it just in time for the Spring weather. Perfect timing!
I rented one of these before the pandemic and it was amazing. However, I am glad I don't own one having known its problems in the long run. I bought an Aston Martin Vantage roadster instead
Good to hear. How does the Vantage stack up in comparison? I’ve had my eye on those, a lot of car for the money. There’s always something very appealing about an Aston Martin
Great looking car.
It’s aged well IMO
Can’t believe this. I’m picking up this exact model in 2 weeks time. And the number plate is one letter out at the end!
Awesome! Best colour combo IMO. You'll love it!!!
@@RemoveBeforeLaunch . Cheers. I hope so. I bought one in Oct from a main dealer and the differential went after 2 days. Think they knew it and hoped if it went a few weeks then it would pass over to the Jaguar warranty.
@@mikeymikeFType That's annoying. Hopefully you'll have more luck with your new one.
Great video but those different bonnet vents are actually there because it's an AWD
Thanks👍 Please explain. I was using them as hand warmers at the time😉 I didn't know the vents were different because it was AWD?
This is filmed so well, surprised to see such a low amount of subscribers.
MaxedZerkerBlondy thanks. Early days, hopefully that’ll change in time!
Great review mate, I'm English and ironically...understood everything. The other guy wants a personal vid I think lol. The F-type is such a machine. Looking forward to more down to earth reviews without the usual 'international' fluff.
Thanks mate. Appreciate the comment and feedback and the fact you watched it. At least I know somebody understood me.😉Never going appeal to everybody. I do waffle a bit! The Jag is impressive, way better than I was expecting. Now just gotta try and get my hands on some more interesting cars 🤔
@@RemoveBeforeLaunch watched it many times while researching colours, am looking for black on black one lol. One of the most genuine vids out there, most channels are just ad platforms these days, keep it going... it's ton of work tho right :)
Black on black looks awesome IMO. Got a lot of attention and turned plenty of heads. So time consuming, but enjoy it, luckily!
I'm having mone delivered tomorrow, really looking forward to it. same as this but red. I owned a firesand orange convertible 3.0 p340 four years ago. was outstanding. wish I'd not sold it.
so decided to sell my alfa quadrifoglio, and buy a p380. comes tomorrow
Congratulations on the new car. That’s awesome! If you’re like me, new car day is like Christmas morning as a kid! 😁 I often hear a lot of people missing their F-Type and wanting it back. Definitely a car that makes an impression. I’m intrigued, I love the Alfa, although I’ve not had the pleasure of driving one. Interesting to hear you swapping the Alfa back to an F-type?!
@@RemoveBeforeLaunch hi. I've had the alfa giulia quadrifoglio for 2 and a half years. Good to drive, 509 bhp, 0-60 in 3.8 seconds. excellent cornering. very fast.
but even with all that, its not a patch on the ftype.... the ftype is much better to drive... really good feel for the road, much better looking, great sounding exhaust. I lived driving and owning the ftype. I only liked driving the alfa. an easy decision once I'd decided I'd rather have the ftype back.
gone for the AWD coupe, rather than the RWD convertible I had before. while the convertible is great in summer, the rainy/cold English weather we have for 9 months of the year means the coupe is better suited to where I live.
Great video BTW, I really enjoyed watching it a lot 👍👍
@@davidcarruthers8274 Thanks David, really appreciate your feedback. That's a great insight into the two cars from an owners perspective. Quite fascinated to hear your opinion, I thought the Alfa would pull on the heart strings a bit more. It does also reinforce what I thought about that Jag, there is a little bit of magic in that car. This video was mainly shot in Cornwall, in December. The AWD Coupe option definitely made a good case for itself. Hope you're enjoying your new car!!!
Great review pal, was there anything you didn't like with the car looking back?
Thank you. Not massively. But if I had to be ultra critical it would be the following. It’s very much a 2-seater only. Not a lot of extra space in the cockpit. No storage behind the seats etc. The gearbox is much more GT car than supercar. Performance was good but not blistering. As a sports car it was great, but there is a lot out there that will out pace it. It’s a wide car and can feel it on narrow B-roads. The engine and exhaust note was pretty decent but no V8 good. But that is me trying to be picky. None of them are really negative, just areas that could be better. Overall there are better cars out there. However, the Jag looks great IMO and it really made every drive special. From a feel good factor I couldn’t fault it, there was something very special about it.
Iam 19 y/o and I love my 2018 3.0l V6 S, I’ve got the quicksilver sport exhaust system upgrade and it sounds even better than it does stock. I’ve also got a 500hp tune on it recently and its really fast now 😂
That’s sounds like an awesome setup you have. With a more vocal exhaust and 500hp 🤯👍
@@RemoveBeforeLaunch Thanks a lot mate, appreciate it! 😄👍🏻
What time did you get?
*Ok color me crazy but **5:56** you're in the bush-meadow and at **5:57** you're in housing district? Is that a splice in vid or am I, indeed, craZazy?*
TommyT You definitely win the ‘most observant award!’ Thanks for watching and actually paying attention😉 There is about 300 miles that separates these two shots. 🤫 Don’t tell anybody...
@@RemoveBeforeLaunch *grin . . . no worries I won't spill the beans - but I will tell you that the 'most observant' award is just as often a curse as it is a 'reward'. Sort of like, I would imagine, being super rich or super famous is as much a curse as it is a blessing depending on the situation*
*Great review though I enjoyed it vis a vis the scenery as much as your cogent description of the auto itself, so thank much for taking time/effort to make and publish it!*
@@trabbin8 Thank you. I really appreciate you taking the time to watch it and your comments. Early days, hopefully it'll only get better. And I'll keep an eye on the continuity;-)
@@RemoveBeforeLaunch *Any chance you can get your paws (in particular, lower right paw) on a (2020) Giulia Quadifoglio?* :)
*I inquire with completely self-serving interest as the 2020 QV is on my very short list of autos to replace my current wheels with in the next few months. f-type p380 (non refreshed) is also on the list*
Sorry, I completely missed this comment. Would love to, it's a big favourite of mine as well! However, getting hold of one is currently proving a little tricky. And now this pandemic has broken out it's going to be a while before I can get hold of anything, annoyingly! Trust me, if I can get one I will, I think they're such an awesome car.
What’s the ride like? It looks very firm and bumpy?
It’s good. It is firm, the tyres are wide and low profile, but it never felt uncomfortable. It always felt more GT car than full blown sports car. I did a couple of 200 mile journeys, only stopping for fuel, and never felt uncomfortable.
Can you get golf clubs in there and a trolley?
User Name To be honest I don’t know, I didn’t try. It’s a bigger boot than you’d expect and I got a lot in there for the time away but it was a jigsaw puzzle fitting it in. I think you probably could get 1 bag in there. Trolley might have to go on the passenger seat!
hmm the V6 - has the same blocks the V8 has - so not much weight saving....
Beetleything There’s about 150kgs between the two models
Not a full blown sports car?😂😂😂 ok
It’s a good car, loved my time with it but there are too many other cars out there that show it to be short on sports car thrills. At the end of the day it comes down to each person’s definition of a sports car. I loved it as a good looking GT car but would pick a number of other cars for performance, handling, a B road thrash or time on the track.
From a USA perspective, good analysis, from what I could actually hear, speaker uses lots of local vocabulary which is completely inappropriate for YT videos; stick to proper English please. Had to have closed caption on to make any sense of his narrative; would also get a proper sound man and use a much higher quality microphone. Many adjective and nouns used that have no meaning to those that don't live in his neighborhood though. (I am purchasing a 19 P-380 in near future).
Thanks for your feedback and for watching. Glad you found some of it useful. This is something new I'm putting together with a friend. Mainly because I love cars and like putting films together. So the local dialogue is just me talking off the cuff, there's no script and I'm no trained presenter and the equipment is a DSLR and a Go Pro. And I agree with you on some of the points, particularly the sound. We'll be trying to improve things. But it's slow, nobody is paying for this expect me and we have no 'sound man.' But I appreciate your feedback and I already have a couple of things in mind for improving the films. It's a slow, long process involving a lot of favours being called which is why the next film is taking so long. Good luck with your new car, you'll love it. I do miss the Jag!
Rubedo Alaberti Rubedo Alaberti thank you 👍 To be honest it’s been quite a while since driving it. There was an improvement in the throttle response but I don’t remember a difference in the gear change itself, it was more that it would hang on to the gears to the redline. Whereas something like the M2 you can notice the difference in the shift speed when you turn it up a notch.