F Type R vs 911 50th Anniversary

[12,000 RPM]

It's our anniversary..... annniverrrssarriiiieeeeeeee....

2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe R vs. 2014 Porsche 911 50th Anniversary Edition - Head 2 Head Ep. 55

[FoMoJo]

The Jag has a lovely body but a flawed face. 

[Submariner]

I would have full on sex with either of those cars. 

[Colin]

Full Road Test of the Jag F Type V6S Coupe in this week's Autocar.

Conclusion: they absolutely love it, but the conclusion is that the 911 is better "just".............. and therefore worth the price premium. That premium is another £13,500, for which I would expect a car to be a lot more than "just" the better option.

As ever, an opinion completely detached from money.

[MexicoCityM3]

How much dearer is the Jag V8?

[Xer0]

Full Road Test of the Jag F Type V6S Coupe in this week's Autocar.

Conclusion: they absolutely love it, but the conclusion is that the 911 is better "just".............. and therefore worth the price premium. That premium is another £13,500, for which I would expect a car to be a lot more than "just" the better option.

As ever, an opinion completely detached from money.

What exactly does the Jag compete with anyway?  Its priced in a weird middle ground between a 911 and Boxster/Cayman and has engines to compete with either. 

[hotrodalex]

Jag has no competition because nothing can match that booty.

[12,000 RPM]

How much dearer is the Jag V8?

Over the V6? I'm thinking 20K?

@ this 911 being 150K though. That is Nismo GT-R money 

[Catman]

Either car would look hot 20 yrs from now IMO.  Not sure which one I like better.

[Char]

The 911 is my dream car and no amount of objective reasoning will change that.
Oh, X is faster? I don't care.
Y stops quicker and acclerates faster? Don't care.
Z Cost almost half as much money. I. Don't. Care.

I want a 911 Turbo/GT3, and I would gladly take it over any Lambo, Corvette, GT-R and most Ferraris (I'm not THAT crazy, I can sell them back and buy more 911s)

[mzziaz]

The 911 is my dream car and no amount of objective reasoning will change that.
Oh, X is faster? I don't care.
Y stops quicker and acclerates faster? Don't care.
Z Cost almost half as much money. I. Don't. Care.

I want a 911 Turbo/GT3, and I would gladly take it over any Lambo, Corvette, GT-R and most Ferraris (I'm not THAT crazy, I can sell them back and buy more 911s)

But, but, but, Porsche is owned by VAG!

[Char]

But, but, but, Porsche is owned by VAG!

 

[GoCougs]

911 is definitely up there for me as well. No Turbo, GT3, etc. Far too much car. Give me a white 911 Carrera S (and probably a 4S) with the retro duck tail spoiler and 7MT.

[MexicoCityM3]

911 is definitely up there for me as well. No Turbo, GT3, etc. Far too much car. Give me a white 911 Carrera S (and probably a 4S) with the retro duck tail spoiler and 7MT.

I dropped in quickly at the P-Car dealership here last week. Even the Cayman has grown up so that it doesn't look like the poor relative anymore. The new one has much more presence.

A Cayman/Boxster GTS would be the sweet spot of the lineup for me right now considering price and being realistically able to get one. After that a base Carrera wouldn't be interesting, I'd have to go to a 911S that here is about 40K dearer than the Cayman.

[Lebowski]

Over the V6? I'm thinking 20K?

@ this 911 being 150K though. That is Nismo GT-R money 

The anniversary edition doesn't make much sense. You can get a decently equipped turbo for that.

[12,000 RPM]

The anniversary edition doesn't make much sense. You can get a decently equipped turbo for that.

Its for dbags who go to parties and say "it cost 50K more than the regular version, but it commemorates the 911's 50th anniversary"

I too would probably go for the 911 over pretty much every car in existence. Little poor man's GT3 with the manual (C2S with PASM, aero bits, but also a sunroof). Pretty much the perfect real world car.