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I finally picked mine up last week :) The spec. is:

2017MY R-Sport 240PS
Glacier White
Privacy Glass
ICT Pro
10-Way seats
Jet/Red interior
Parking pack
Spare wheel

I wanted to get some nice pictures of it in the showroom with the SLR but was too excited, so this is all I managed on my phone:







On attempting to show me around the car the sales guy soon realised my way of thinking and said "you just want to go now and work it out yourself don't you!" so within minutes I was driving it home :)

I'll take some decent pics soon.
 

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Congrats on your new cat. Like being a big kid again isn't it :p Hope you have many miles of problem free driving - enjoy.
 
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Looks good. Congratulations on getting a R-Sport! :)
 
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I still haven't made much effort to take any good pics, just enjoying it too much :)

My favourite bits so far:

The lights ^^^ - let's be honest, they are cool. And the fact that they come on as soon as you unlock the car just extends the coolness.
Low/mid range torque - for a petrol engine it's very punchy low down.
Turbo noises - wind the window down a crack and you're treated to an assortment of subtle hisses and wooshes as you rifle through the gears. I am a child!
Exterior design - it looks good. Very good. I knew I had to have one after seeing other people ogle at them on the road. Now they ogle at mine :)
ICT Pro Navigation - zooming and panning to pick an alternate route by prodding at roads on the super-quick map is a breeze.
The sound of the central locking - weird maybe, but I find the positive 'kchunk' very satisfying.
The interior - I love being in this car. And everyone else that has been in it has gone "oooh".
Meridian audio/Bluetooth integration with Spotify - when I get in my car to go home from work it resumes what I was listening to in the office on my PC, from my phone, without intervention. And sounds great. This is how it should be.

Finally for now - the handling. The XE for me is a daily driver so that my RX-8 - renowned for it's very rewarding handling - could be retired to 'fun-car' duties. The XE however has proved to be very good at this, and if it weren't for that rotary engine, and being highly 'personalised', I may have let the '8 go already. Very impressed.

Also - I really wanted the alloy paddle shifters but couldn't stomach the nearly £400 list price, so I bought a brand new Landrover set for less than half the price on eBay and fitted them afterwards. They are the same part fitted across the group and despite being in a Landrover box they sport a Jaguar logo on the moulding.

Being such a tactile part of the car they make a world of difference and I highly recommend them. They also look really good.

I put a set of alloy pedal covers on too. While you don't see them everyday, it's nice to know they're there.
 

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Phil said:
I still haven't made much effort to take any good pics, just enjoying it too much :)

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My favourite bits so far:

The lights ^^^ - let's be honest, they are cool. And the fact that they come on as soon as you unlock the car just extends the coolness.
Low/mid range torque - for a petrol engine it's very punchy low down.
Turbo noises - wind the window down a crack and you're treated to an assortment of subtle hisses and wooshes as you rifle through the gears. I am a child!
Exterior design - it looks good. Very good. I knew I had to have one after seeing other people ogle at them on the road. Now they ogle at mine :)
ICT Pro Navigation - zooming and panning to pick an alternate route by prodding at roads on the super-quick map is a breeze.
The sound of the central locking - weird maybe, but I find the positive 'kchunk' very satisfying.
The interior - I love being in this car. And everyone else that has been in it has gone "oooh".
Meridian audio/Bluetooth integration with Spotify - when I get in my car to go home from work it resumes what I was listening to in the office on my PC, from my phone, without intervention. And sounds great. This is how it should be.

Finally for now - the handling. The XE for me is a daily driver so that my RX-8 - renowned for it's very rewarding handling - could be retired to 'fun-car' duties. The XE however has proved to be very good at this, and if it weren't for that rotary engine, and being highly 'personalised', I may have let the '8 go already. Very impressed.

Also - I really wanted the alloy paddle shifters but couldn't stomach the nearly £400 list price, so I bought a brand new Landrover set for less than half the price on eBay and fitted them afterwards. They are the same part fitted across the group and despite being in a Landrover box they sport a Jaguar logo on the moulding.

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Being such a tactile part of the car they make a world of difference and I highly recommend them. They also look really good.

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I put a set of alloy pedal covers on too. While you don't see them everyday, it's nice to know they're there.
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Loving mine too for all the same reasons. I also fitted mine with the brake pedals....and now you have me lusting after those paddle shifters.
Did you install them yourself?.....Was it difficult?
Cheers
CRS
 
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Phil said:
Also - I really wanted the alloy paddle shifters but couldn't stomach the nearly £400 list price, so I bought a brand new Landrover set for less than half the price on eBay and fitted them afterwards. They are the same part fitted across the group and despite being in a Landrover box they sport a Jaguar logo on the moulding.

Being such a tactile part of the car they make a world of difference and I highly recommend them. They also look really good.
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Could you please tell the Landrover part number of the alloy paddle shifters you bought on eBay.

Thanks
 
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I should have made myself a little more clear - the paddles were listed as an auction rather than buy it now. As the seller didn't specify the jaguar part number or mention XE compatibility I expect the interest was limited, hence winning them for only £190.

The landrover part number is VPLVS0187MMU
 
#22 ·
Pedals and paddle shifters look great. That large info screen in nice! I have the pedals...maybe the shifters one day:) All you need to do now is have them put the steering wheel on the correct side:)
Cheers
CRS
 
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Cheers!

CRS 123 said:
All you need to do now is have them put the steering wheel on the correct side:)
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I have no problem driving left or right hookers, but sitting the other side makes overtaking a bit too 'exciting' over here :)

I completed 3000Km this week so my enthusiastic running in period is over and I'm now being yet more generous with the go pedal and the tachometer. Jees this thing is fast! I can't imagine what the V6 is like as even this four-banger seems to chew through the gears like nobody's business, happily launching you to the [ahem] speed limit in no time at all. I'm also really enjoying the Turbocharger - I tend to keep the the gearbox in sport mode all the time and actually get slightly better mpg according to my trip history, at the expense of slightly more cabin noise if the stereo is off. This also means the turbo is ready to spool up anytime, and the punch is great.

I've been keeping the windows down a crack because the noises are addictive - a proper hissy snarl on the gas interjected with wooshes on each upshift, and an almighty tshhhhhhh when you release the pedal. Very cool and childish but in such a refined manner. Awesome!
 
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CRS 123 said:
Pedals and paddle shifters look great. That large info screen in nice! I have the pedals...maybe the shifters one day:) All you need to do now is have them put the steering wheel on the correct side:)
Cheers
CRS
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Seeing as the Jag is a British car, the wheel is on the correct side, it's the rest of the world that's wrong :D
 
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