Well after 12 months of procrastination - we have a black m.y. 2011 XFR! Just put a deposit on it this morning.

London tan seats, fully loaded with digital TV, cooled seats, heated steering wheel, suede head lining... I could go on for a while!

I'll post pictures up once she's parked up next to the coupe!

Omg, the noise the infinite power and the infinite power!
Comes with a full set of winter rubber too!

Awesome!

It should be Jim!
Now I have to be patient and wait to collect - which will be Hard!!!

Looking forward to pictures...

Congrats. They are a stunning car. I've got the SV8 which was the stop-gap before the R came in during 2009. Missing .8 of a litre and 80bhp The way they carry their weight really is amazing. Oh and those cooled seats

I'm glad you've got some winters as you'll need them. I've got a set to swap over to shortly. Low temps and wet roads make the TC work overtime

Head over to Jaginfo for an XF specific forum if you haven't already. There is the XF forum as well, but that seems a bit more 'show off your motor' and that's it. Not much technical info.

A Spires exhaust is on my Christmas list

Well done BM. Probably the last real chance to own something really exciting and over-the-top I was lucky and found my XKR quite quickly but have not seen another really good one anywhere near me since at around my budget.

Jaguars are still underrated used because they rarely win comparison tests and get forgotten. Hence, they are amazing value. They are actually very well built with no worse reliability than peers. Plus, they are a much nicer place to be than the dark and cold German stuff that do win the reviews. I'm sure you will enjoy every mile, at whatever pace you can use. I do and that is what it is really all about

Try http://www.jaguarforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=67 if you have not already. A very informed bunch.

Thanks guys, I'm hoping for collection tomorrow as I can't wait!!!

I've read some good things about up to and including 30 mpg on a run! I've got a few trips out planned already!!

If you can drive steadily at 60 mph on the flat maybe but then you would have bought the diesel. Any town driving pretty much doubles the fuel consumption. Pottering about is amazingly wasteful. I only see a real 18-25 mpg with mine.

Agreed. I think the XFR is meant to be slightly more fuel efficient that the SV8, but I average around 18mpg round town and 27mpg if I drive like an absolute saint at 60mph. It's really not worth it It would be so easy to do single figures

I expect to see mid teens to work in winter, maybe slightly better in the summer and mid twenties when being family orientated, single figures on a sunny warm day with seat aircon on!

Looking for a limited classic policy for the coupe tonight so I can keep that moving without the use of my no claims.

I've been offered the extended warranty at 112 quid a month. I'm tempted - what are anyone's thoughts? The warranty is though jag.

That's decent mpg for a big motor and engine. Our corsa vxr is achieving around 26mpg and managed to get 32 on a motorway run.

Should get one of these instead.

Lovely cars.

Yes you should! Just be aware that those mpgs are based around casual driving, it'll easily stay in single figures if pushed.

I'm collecting tomorrow lunchtime!!

She's arrived!!
Omg, what were jag thinking?? Its a beast of a beast!

I've managed 16 mpg in traffic driving like my nan! Doesn't bode well for the journey to work, lots of hills here in Yorkshire!!

I'll load pictures when it's light.

So I'm guessing you won't be bothered about a remap It's easy to get another 100bhp out of them

What really impresses me is that you can do 100 miles on the motorway, and within 15 minutes, you have completely ruined the average mpg

I was reading up on mapping, alot of people still didn't seem sure if the drivetrain stood up to the extra power long term.

I'm not sure I'll need another 100 bhp yet, especially not in winter, living on the pennines! Roll on the summer!!!!

The ease with which these cars reach illegal speeds makes more power purely academic. It will probably only make a perceptible difference in acceleration way the other side of 100 mph. Waste of money imho. Also Jaguar restricted the torque output of these engines so that the gearbox life was not unduely shortened. Is it worth risking the gearbox for so little real-world performance increase?

By far a better investment would be premium rubber, the best you can get, to make as much use of the torque that is available.

Yummy factory black wheels with red calipers and new chromed 'supercharged' scoops for the bonnet

Picture doesn't work for me? Just an empty box.

Just leave it idling and the tank is empty after 45 mins.

Same here

Aww pants.
Not sure where my IMG pop has gone wrong! I'll have a bash at fixing it.....

Nice one Muzz

Have you got the illuminated sill/tread plates? Finding it hard to resist purchasing some for my XF......

Then there's the chrome pedals......

I have neither evo, I also aren't shopping for parts as I'll get carried away.

Little video since I can't get the bloody photos to work.


you tube v8

Nice vid Muzz.Theres another 5 liters of juice gone!

Funny, the Ave mpg went from 15.2 to 14.9 in the making of that video!!

Quick review after a weekend drive:

Firstly the car feels ridiculously stable, the lack of noise and the size means naughty speeds feel normal. Couple that with stupid power and it's unbelievable how much quicker you are traveling than you think.

The steering wheel is small.
The seats have many adjustable items including the bolsters!
Adaptive cruise control is wonderful.
It's impossible to pull out of junctions into traffic in the wet / cold. I'm still on summer tyres (285,30,20) p zero and they spin up for a laugh. I've not used sport or dynamic modes yet.
Air-conditioning in the seats in great.
It's very comfortable. Stupidly so.
The ride is very forgiving in normal for such silly wheels! Soaks up bumps like they're not there, they are continually changing damp rates so it's what you'd expect.

Mpg, not so good. Long run saw 23 mpg at around 75 mph. I'll have to work on that part!

I'll do a full write up and pics when I find some time.

I hate adaptive cruise

I've got used to pulling away with a tiny bit of throttle, then add to it shortly after. It works quite well, but clearly the R will have completely different mapping.

The damping on the car for 20" wheels is magical quite frankly.

The throttle travel is really long, the first little bit feels to do nothing but prod past it and it's whiplash time! I just need to get used to it.
What don't you like about adaptive cruise?

Even on the shortest gap interval, I'm pulling up to the car in front about to change lanes and it cuts in. I definitely don't drive close either. Plus you get people pull in front of you and the car slows considerably!

It does work, but it can be a struggle in heavy traffic. Again, it's probably been updated on yours.

It's just had a service and front bushes renewed, plus the tracking and Michelin Pilot Super Sports will be fitted shortly

Then a detail and a Spires exhaust (Google them)