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by Rob
Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:33 am
Forum: Website Issues
Topic: Site Contact
Replies: 1
Views: 3697

Site Contact

Hi,
I'm Dan the site owner / admin. The site and forums are for us all so if there is anything you would like to see added here, or any changes we could make - please let me know and I'll do my best to accommodate.

If you want to get in touch - send me a PM or email info@ftypeownersclub.co.uk

Thanks
Dan Smile
by Rob
Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:24 am
Forum: F-Type Orders
Topic: Order placed
Replies: 9
Views: 6592

Order placed

Hello and welcome to the site Handshake

I think that colour combination could work quite well, red leather goes brilliantly with white body work and the black wheels should make it really stand out.



I'm a fan of the red used in all the press shots but, well, they are used in the press shots!
by Rob
Thu Nov 08, 2012 3:35 pm
Forum: Main F-Type Forum
Topic: Manual gearboxes in the F-Type?
Replies: 1
Views: 1739

Manual gearboxes in the F-Type?

Jaguar is planning to reintroduce manual gearboxes, but not for at least 12 months.Adrian Hallmark, global brand director for the firm, says that the company recognises the "cost and fun" benefits of manual gearboxes. As a result, they are most likely to be launched on the forthcoming F-type two-sea...
by Rob
Mon Nov 05, 2012 1:18 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Jaguar wins award for C-X16
Replies: 0
Views: 2366

Jaguar wins award for C-X16

The concept car that proved the inspiration for Jaguar's new F-Type sports car has won an automotive award. The C-X16 two-seater was named Design Concept Car of the Year at the 2012 Scottish Car of the Year Awards. Unveiled in Frankfurt in September last year, it paved the way for the convertible sp...
by Rob
Mon Nov 05, 2012 1:10 pm
Forum: Main F-Type Forum
Topic: On the trail of the Jaguar F-Type...
Replies: 0
Views: 2263

On the trail of the Jaguar F-Type...

Nice little write up on the Top Gear .com website about the F-Type development and testing it's currently undergoing.For durability testing, as an example, we do around 5,000 miles, which is around 390 laps of the Nürburgring driven by current or ex racing drivers," Phil says, like he's repeating a...
by Rob
Mon Nov 05, 2012 1:04 pm
Forum: F-Type Gallery
Topic: Prototype build pictures
Replies: 1
Views: 2116

Prototype build pictures

Here are a couple of pictures of the prototype F-Type build at Jaguar's HQ;






by Rob
Mon Nov 05, 2012 12:35 pm
Forum: Main F-Type Forum
Topic: Listen to the sound of the F-Type V6 and V8
Replies: 0
Views: 2294

Listen to the sound of the F-Type V6 and V8

Jaguar have posted a short video with a pair of F-Types pulling away and accelerating hard; one a V6 supercharged and the other a V8 supercharged.

Both sound great so I don't think you'll be disappointed Big smile


by Rob
Mon Nov 05, 2012 11:25 am
Forum: Main F-Type Forum
Topic: Jaguar F-TYPE at the Lord Mayors Show
Replies: 0
Views: 2305

Jaguar F-TYPE at the Lord Mayors Show

The new Jaguar F-TYPE will be driven by Jaguar Academy of Sport Ambassador Jessica Ennis in this year's Lord Mayor's Show on November 10th it will debut alongside two famous Jaguar E-Types. Jessica Ennis will be available for pictures and will comment about her role in the Lord Mayor's Show, her inv...
by Rob
Mon Nov 05, 2012 11:16 am
Forum: Main F-Type Forum
Topic: 2000 F-type pre-orders
Replies: 0
Views: 2428

2000 F-type pre-orders

More than 2000 people have placed orders for the new Jaguar F-type, which will be launched in spring 2013. The orders put Jaguar on track to meet a tentative target of between 6000 and 7000 F-Type sales in 2013.Jaguar's global brand director, Adrian Hallmark, told What Car? that a sports car revival...
by Rob
Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:14 am
Forum: F-Type Technical
Topic: F-Type vs XK figures
Replies: 3
Views: 3064

F-Type vs XK figures

New figures for the F-Type have been announced - the base-model F-Type V6 outsprints the XK Cabrio from 0-62mph in 5.3 seconds - 0.3 seconds faster than its bigger brother - while it's closer between the top-spec XKR-S Cabrio and F-Type V8 S, which manage 0-62mph in 4.4 and 4.3 seconds respectively.