Yeah I had the slowing in a 50 zone, although it does like to return to the preset speed with some urgency!

I've seen the spires stuff, do you loose the dynamic button influence? I had a look at a full exhaust, they're about 5k!!

I haven't got any valves in mine, so Dynamic is just suspension/mapping etc. The back boxes are all that are really required and are about £750. By all accounts the R is a lot louder anyway

The valves make it crackle and pop when reved stationary (as per vid) do you get paddles in the sv8?
I tried low speed paddles last night, can't even feel the box changing, it's amazing!!

Might do back boxes but want to get used to the car first!

Shame you're so far away, would be good to compare the two as I was torn between them!

Yes, you get dynamic mode, sports mode on the gearbox and paddles, which work really well. The XFR is clearly the better car, but you really do get a lot for your money with the SV8, as they don't command a premium. Only real downside for me is no sports seats.

There is a meet at Donington Park on 6th December, where there'll be around 30 XFs going. I'll be there:

http://www.jaginfo.org/showthread.php?38514-Castle-Donington-Meet-2015

Wasn't sure what you got with the sv8, sports seats are good!
Wasn't really meaning what was the better car, more if the upgrades made enough of a difference to be worth it. The 4.2 is a peach of an engine and 420 (isn't it??) bhp is hardly low level power! Didn't realise you didn't get sport mode. Your gearbox mapping must be very different in drive tye xfr changes at 4k rpm....
I'll see if I can make Donnington, would be fun!

Finally working!!!

Well for my 2008 I paid £11K private, but that was a huge bargain to be honest. It's 420bhp, which you could upgrade to about 460bhp with a smaller pulley, but can't really see the point.

Drive is just like normal, it'll do whatever you ask. Sport just holds the gears and makes the changes sharper. Then dynamic just alters the active dampers to make it stiffer/allow slip etc.

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Quad exhausts



Pre washed, 20 inch wheels, 15 inch discs and dirty great big calipers!

Wow, that was a real bargain mine was considerably more than that.... Thinking about the differences I'm not sure it warrants the premium. I am starting to love tye thing though, winter rubber going on Saturday!

I've got 18"s with winters ready to go on shortly.

You've got the same wood trim as me. Definitely the best out of the lot. Some of the choices are very old-man.

Only 20's fit the xfr.... Bloody brakes!

Yeah, it's a nice colour, I've got tan centres on black seats. I like the colour combo!

Yes I noticed that with the XFR. God knows what the brakes are like used in anger, as the SV8s are hugely powerful anyway. Picked up some absolutely mint 18" option wheels with almost new Nokian winters tyres for £500...

Looks lovely BM!!!

I hope you have deep pockets. A car like that needs to be driven properly....

One reason I had to get rid of my Scooby STi was due to the near single figure mpg I used to get

Bezzer, you can't drive it properly in the wet! It's a proper monster! The lack of 4wd and 470lb at 2.250 rpm soon ensures the rears are lit up! Total opposite to a 4wd Japanese rally car. You must've been giving it some fair old stick to get it down to single digits! Was it the 2.5??
To be honest I expected the fuel usage to be stupid and it is, I think single figures would be easily available when pressed on! But that's all part of the fun, it's tyre usage that could be ruinous!