Jaguar F-Type SVR review: British V8 muscle tested on road and track
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Lighter, stiffer, faster, louder and considerably more expensive than any other F-Type to date, the new £110,000 SVR Coupe is, claims Jaguar, “the 200mph all-weather supercar”.
It’s powered by a tweaked version of Jaguar’s established 5.0-litre supercharged V8, and boasts 568bhp, 700Nm of torque and a 0-62mph time of just 3.5 seconds. So the 200mph F-Type SVR is not just a skirts-and-spoilers job from Jaguar’s burgeoning Special Vehicle Operations division. They don’t do that sort of thing at SVO...
Steve Sutcliffe thrashes the new Jaguar F-Type SVR on road and track to see if the flagship F-Type is just as good as the rest of the range.
That ZF 8 gearbox is fast enough, not half as slow as Steve says in the video!! I´Ve droven the cae and it is fabulous!! A absolute riot !
I realize the car could probably have been improved with the addition of a proper dual clutch gearbox but to say that the 8 speed ZF auto is "like a conventional auto" is an utterly ridiculous and widely disagreed with opinion.
Here we are two years later and that ZF 8-speed is still better than most.
Suppose a 7 speed DCT could improve shift times but the ZF is almost as quick and rather solid
7 years later and here to tell you that the zf 8hp is still one of the fastest shifting auto gearboxes in existance
So glad Steve did this review :D
Agree!
Why can't Top Gear be this good. Steve is class.
You want all of the interior shots in Top Gear to be massively under exposed? You're weird.
Steve and chris harris and jethro should have there own show
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Bawan Hoshyar ikr.
Agression and art working together.
Jaguar it's not too late to put the C-X75 into production to represent your flagship supercar!
They can't. They don't have the budget to make million dollar production car.
What? Of course Jaguar/Land Rover has the capital to build the C-X75. Their net income for 2014 was 2.5 billion GBP with revenue of 19.4 billion GBP
+SoCalFreelance why do you think they have not done that yet...the car has been out fr long time now.. It would have been competing with Holy trinity.. They have other important priorities like building new svo division.
Why is it so out of the question for Jaguar to have a flagship hypercar? The XJ220 was produced to much acclaim. A brand like Jaguar can become diluted if they don't have a flagship vehicle/s which demonstrates their heritage, engineering, and design prowess. I'm sure Ford has other priorities too, but they still produced the GT anyway. Same with Porsche and the 918.
+SoCalFreelance yes they should. but like I said they don't make profits like ford and Porsche does. They would rather invest more of the their profit to their RnD and expanding business. Also these hypercars won't give them profit as their regular luxury cars do. But it would be awesome if they could.
Wow, the description of the suspension is insightful. Excellent review
I love the new era of British sports cars and Super Cars. The new Aston Martin db11 is also a masterclass
So it is not a supercar because it is front engined? Then the SLR, 599, F12 are not supercars. That part was plain stupid, rest of the video's good.
Maybe its just me, but I consider the SLR, 599 and F12 to be hyper-GTs!
+Rogue Qall yeah you got it right.
Satwik Basu LFA? SLS? Pretty much every classic supercar in existence (E.G Ferrari 250 GTO, Ferrari Daytona, Lamborghini 350GT, Mercedes-Benz 300SL, etc)?
very beatiful design.
Just an awesome car! It looks quite good and sounds so amazing!
You completely missed the point of the car. It's not a GT3 track car, it's a road car, so why not devote your time to testing it on the road.
Maybe the svr badge makes him think it's a performance car
Jag needs to step up to the next level this is very much a gimmick. Loads of aluminium but still as heavy as xj if they want the svr badge taken seriously then lose 150kg at least add dsg an they should easily be getting 600hp from that engine and on that note redevelop it with turbos this car could an should be so much more!
My dad has this exact car and I can’t believe it still 😂
Since maybe one percent of owners will do track days what was the point of this test? And twin clutch gearboxes are notoriously fragile in normal use.
Actually it does 60 in 2.9 secs and tops at 202
Lol no. 0-60 in 3.5 and tops at 200 mph
@@vika0194I’ve done 3.2 with my current svr - zero mods - 5% ethanol
@@Deathstaroya Good. But still not 2.9. I have an R.
This car should be called "Elephant F-type SVR" because of its drifting sound.
Wait why must supercars be mid engine? the SLS was front engined and that is a classic supercar.
mika haken well, the SLS was actually mid-engine, the engine was just still infront of the driver.
That’s why the driver is practically sat on the rear axel
That car is the best GT car on earth.
Hahaha such an awesome intro!😃
7 years later and that “slow shifting” ZF 8 speed is in the fastest accelerating car in the world lol. (Dodge demon 170) there’s nothing slow or laggy about that transmission. No it’s not PDK, but it snaps off shifts fast, has great input and does it reliably.
It'$ build for me that'$ why it'$ so good✅Thank you Jaguar corperation'$🤑✋
That steering wheel didn't have suede on it
very good review , personally i dont Like the spoiler on the car
You can have the normal one as an option
It's an active aero wing. Didn't you see the shot of the wing moving?
you can choose to remove it when ordering now...
it is active but it doesn't hide inside the car like the regular wing on the normal F-type version. you can choose this SVR wing or the regular wing for the SVR
would defenitly order the normal spoiler :p
I find it weird that Jaguar has not nailed this already - They build a brand new car, new platform, everything and even now with this SVR version Mr. Sutcliffe is not really excited. If it is too high expectations towards at home brand I do not know, but I do not think so. But perhaps Jaguar have figured it out and will hit, as suggested in the video on, the absolute right spot for buyers of this car.
Is the Jaguar F-Type hot in the USA ?
Steve, how would you rate this compared with the GT4 718?
I want to see an XE SVR... Jaguar, please make one!
They basically did. Project 8
This car makes the Aston Martin Vantage S V8 obsolete.
The only Jag I want
Totally right about the gearbox! Ive never liked it for fast driving, isnt sharp enough!
Great review Steve. IMO, while the SVR is faster, the spoiler kind of looks like an aftermarket job on the near flawless design of the R. Same goes with the Aventador SV.
It should have a "drift mode" button like the new ford focus to lock up the rear diff, and send 100% to the rear, to make it a dual purpose drift and fun or safe and fast car imo.
It does... turn traction control off...
Best car ever.
Steve Sutcliffe is so awesome!
Cool car! How is it priced compared to the GT3? Because if they're similar priced, I think I would go for the GT3.
Love the back wing even more did test the f type jag have came so far but lots of money and small things running cost
That elephant sound at the start
So now that we've seen the limit of the F-type, and it doesn't really seem to care about showing the GT3 its heels, the paddles seem even more out of place. Aston has the sense to include a gear lever in a car that is equal parts soul and speed. I think Aston wins this round, although I don't know what model I'd compare to the SVR.
Paddles do sell sports cars though, and the F-type is nothing without the curb. My interest drifts towards Jag's sedan lineup.
The oversteer, The sound and the looks is what gives this car it's character.. F type won't be fun if they make it to compete GT3RS which is all about track times.
"Aston has the sense to include a gear lever" ...as much as I love Aston, it took them long enough to put a manual in their car!
How is the car? It's fast.
How does it sound? Pretty great, listen to it.
Lighter, stiffer, more power.
Then some drifting.
All these car channels are basically doing the same thing for 3 years now. Getting bored with it.
What would you do different? Only so much you can do with a car.
it's the recipe to modern car "journalism"...
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You could say that about lots of things and make them sound boring. Go drive your car on a track and you'll feel better.
Buh dumm tsss
great review :)
Looks like the same blue, which Ford uses for their Focus RS...
no absolutely not. Both are blue but the RS blue is far brighter and lighter.
so you're saying 991 Carerra S> F type SVR?
Personally i'd rather have the 911.
Chris Sorreda Me 2!
Chris Sorreda but that sound!!
My dream car
Awesome car, but I think I prefer the noise of the Aston Martin GT8 :)
The SVR is king of AWD F-Types, but the RWD F-Types have 10% more WHP and are 300 pounds lighter, making them the king of ALL F-Types.
Think I'd stick with the normal R for nearly half the price of the svr in second hand prices.
They made the back stiffer so that it oversteers more thab before, because it has 4 wheel drive and engine in the front.
This is a terrible and silly way to try and fake a car's balance. They should have tuned the suspension to the car's natural balance, which is grip transitioning to understeer.
+future62 or just simply make it rwd
Steve Sutcliffe for Top Gear.
This guy absolutely loves the word neurotic
super
I got so much hate driving this thing around my neighborhood, it's really loud
the background music please
Whats the music in the background?
Beautiful video of a beautiful car! The looks and sound alone are worth the price of the SVR! Although I still can't bring myself to like the awd because it just does not suit the F-Type's character.
Jaguar 💖
you have to be on Porsche payroll smh
jag needs to reduce the weight on these f types if they want to compete with gt3's or amg gt s's on track
Ed Watters it does 0-60 in 3.5 seconds I think that's quick enough. bet they build a SVR-R
They don't. It's a road car.
camera angle sucks--I want to see the car and road --all i see is a head and mouth talking..SUCKS
Left and right air front gaps are fake
You can barely hear when you speak. It’s almost like you are whispering
New shirt Steve?
Looks pretty. Sounds good. That's it.
Keep trying Jagyou're.
So basically it has everything you want. Sound and design...
Should have been a manual.
nah, fuck off Steve
Mike A R u serious??
Nah, manuals have their place but this wouldn't make sense as a manual. The V6 comes with a manual and that's perfect. Dual clutch/auto transmissions are necessary for high bhp torquey cars as it helps with the delivery of the power. Plus this would be a monster to control in pure manual form. My neighbor has the V6 convertible manual and trust mate it's perfect. Jaguar nailed the line up on the F Type models.
So not quite a 911 in handling and I guess "steering feel"...
Cooles Auto :-)
I get the impression Steve likes the word 'neurotic'.
This felt a lot like an advertisement.
Rupert Everett?
Nope
Oh, so in Dynamic mode, you wouldn't buy one, fair enough!
I bet that standard Corvette will go faster around the track for twice less money.
Piss off you knob
maybe, maybe not with the Z51, but when the grand sport hits later this year? I'd put my money on THAT vette
I bet the Mustang 350R already does for 1/4th of the money.
“Twice less” you mean half as much. One of the main reasons people buy flashy cars is to show off and to impress women. Where I live, California, nobody under 60 is going to be impressed by a Vette because they are old guy cars. Young people don’t buy them since the average Vette buyer is old enough to collect Social Security.
No it won't.
Plus Corvettes are badly built.
Nice car but not a fan of that wing!
Effspot 😂
Man, fuck that liftoff oversteer! I mean, guess that's almost the point, but it seems more like a serious suspension goof-up to me.
I'll give it one thing though: the looks are to die for!
***** Doesn't front engine usually mean liftoff *understeer* though with torque-related oversteer? I mean, I was thinking that to be a mostly mid-engine thing, but it is easy to do to a front-engine vehicle with a few subtle suspension changes. Don't take my word for it though; I just learned that from spending hours tuning cars in Forza Motorsport.
Steve the man
İt is good car
Not perfect
I fucking hate that engine noise
Me too.
A 2.0 diesel sounds so much better.
(sarcasm)
+Monteiro diesels sounds great -_- there is nothing wrong with diesels (and no this is no sarcasme)
What's with the quilted seats. They look like a mattress. Never liked them on any car for that matter.
It looks classy
Can't beat physics. A sexy beast no doubt, but this version seems pointless. 10-15K more gets you a 911 Turbo which is better in every way but looks. Peak F-Type is probably a V6-S convertible. This thing is just confused
lol and how long have they been making the same car as least this is a new car if they spent 40 tears making it good it would be for superior
sw1000xg
But they didn't, so it isn't.
RWD Jag R is a mess too. Bottom line this chassis can't really handle more than 400HP in a good way.
fuckoffgoogle
The car can't make use of the power and torque it has.... even more power would only make things worse. Like I said this thing can pretty much only handle ~400HP. Multiple reviewers have agreed that the V6S is the sweet spot, and the V8s are too much. But they review the V8s more because mouthbreathers like yourself automatically assume more power is always better.
I am saving my money to buy a tesla s coupe!
Unless you are loaded you had better be saving hard cos the first Tesla coupes will be about $300,000 out the door, later edition will start at only $250,000!
its no more british car lel its indian
Jaguar was founded in Britain, so that technically makes it British. (along with the fact that this car was designed and built in England).
Most of the railway lines in India were designed and built by the British does that make them British ? How about Ben and Jerrys, British owned, does that make it English ice cream? A lot of Californian vineyards are French owned does that make it French wine? See how silly it gets!
Sutcliffe alone can beat Top shit gear without Charris
F Type R is prettier, I think Jaguar is turning into something they shouldnt be, Who gives a shit how fast a car goes around a circuit, Build what you have always built.
Dre Ray uhm demand dude. people want fast cars and if you can't deliver then you lose the customer base to your competitors. it's not like you'll buy their old style cars anyway
Dre Ray This is by far the sexiest car they've ever built so FU
Reporting for porn
BECAUSE 911R>FTYPE SVR ....TOO MUCH BS TO DRIVE IT! (manual trans+no driver aids =perfect driver car)
Those two cars aren't comparable, not even in the same market. Chalk & Cheese
+Rogue Qall please expound
They are definitely comparable cars
Onoff314 Not at all... the 911R is a car with everything removed from it for driving purity. The F-Type SVR is a car with EVERYTHING put on it to be as tricked up as possible. Completely opposite ends of the spectrum as performance cars go. The 911R is for drivers that say, "I'm gonna be alone for a while, to enjoy a drive". The SVR is for drivers who are always "LOOK AT ME!"
Rogue Qall The 911R is not a racecar with everything removed from it... That would be the GT2 lineup (not yet released), the GT3 is a track weapon but certainly still driveable on the street as is the 911R, sit in one for a drive and you will find its stiff but still comfortable
So the bottom line is...GOOD BUT NOT GREAT. I think i agree.
It’s a Jag! Test the 911GTS which is what you pay for a for this Jag and you get a faster better street and track car along with world class reliability. Everything the Jag does not.
Ill take the Jag over a glorified VW Beetle
Porsche world class reliability?. You have got to be kidding right?.
Hate the color. Love it in Italian Racing Red
Svr doesn’t exist in Italian racing red unless you make a special order for a lot of money
As British as Tata motors !!!
Did you forget where Jaguar was founded? That's right, England. Also, this car was made in Birmingham, and I'm pretty sure that's in England. Plus, you don't see people calling Lamborghinis "German" or Ferraris "American", now, do you?
Nik Man Jeep as American as Fiat
Jaguar and range rover are now indian.
Mubasshir Hasan Every Jag or Rover video has silly people pointing out what we all know and claiming those vehicles that are designed and built in England are Indian. Is a Lamborghini a German car?
Fred Thomas (owned by indian)* u misunderstood
A better one would be do you think Budweiser is Belgian beer?
🦃 turkey belongs to Turkey that would be great.
Mubasshir Hasan No, you wrote “are Indian”.
Aint no corvette
Who gives a Flack about drifting? At least above the age of 12?
People with drift cars? Tuners?
The latest Jaguar car designs are lame. Jaguars don't look like jaguars anymore.
I'm guessing the, the Project 7 and the XE SV Project 8 are the exceptions?
Not even close to gt3.
Indeed.
+Nik Brudar Indood.
I swear I see you on every vid i watch....it's getting weird
Ashton Murch Who? It means you watch too many videos then.
Willy Lamb Come on, Lamb. Get your shit together.
Beautiful car. Too bad it's an unreliable piece of crap.
Not much for all the "Neurosis", but the driving was class! How can you criticise someone who can handle a car like that?Great review!
as an SVR owner, it says a lot about the car if you are going to compare it to a GT3 that is 50K+ more expensive and in today's market at least 100 more. You can get one of these for 718 (non GT4) money. As a daily, I would argue it sounds way better than Porsche. It has a track edge that you can take to the track occasionally but isnt meant to beat you up like a GT3 or GT4. This is C8 stingray money and I would argue is wayyyy more gorgeous. The SVR is incredibly underrated and I have a new respect for Jag. Great review btw