About to buy a V6 S or V8, (head or heart)?

[mikejf355]

Hello to all on here, initially I was looking at buying a Maserati Granturismo MC, the only thing holding me back being the 20mpg factor. My company is based in Italy and whilst I usually fly there I sometimes drive there. The F type swayed it for me as there have been claims of 35mpg on a long run, (they may or may not be true but I believe them to justify buying an F Type).
I've noticed the S variants sell virtually straight away when well priced, (I've missed two already) whereas the standard? F types hang around for ages. That narrowed it down to the S variant but then as I looked at prices they were creeping into V8 territory so.... I am open to pros and cons on both types please.
Also any main problems to look out for, I will obviously go through the forums for this. So, fingers crossed.

 

[mickjaguar]

I was also heading for a Maserati Grandturismo after much research into something nice with not too unreasonable running costs. Then the F type coupe came out and there was no contest, as it had to try he looks, sounds and was usable every day.

There are usually a lot of V6's sitting for sale that are quite basic, which get overlooked, whilst better optioned cars in a good colour sell quicker (big wheels, glass roof, black pack, seats etc). The S cost approx £9k more than the base car when new, so the difference won't be anything like cars much second hand.

You can get mid 30s mpg on a long steady motorway run easily with the V6 engines. (the extra 40 bhp on the S is all at the top end of the revs, so cruising performance and economy is the same).

Pros an cons. The base V6 doesn't have adaptive suspension or an LSD to go wrong. The S has these features plus a few more horses and bigger brakes (the 400 sport is probably the trickest of the V6's). The V8s have the most glorious sound of any car you can buy, with mpg averaging low to mid 20s and probably getting high 20s or slightly more on a long run.

It depends on how important fuel economy is to you. The F type V8s with 8 gears are significantly better than a Grandourismo on mpg. If you're going to be spending the same money I'd get V8 purely for the noise, which will give you a huge grin every time you start it up, just like the Maserati, but without having the exotic running costs.

 

[scm]

F-Type maintenance costs are likely a lot lower than Maseratis, too. Whichever F-Type you get, you'll love it!

 

[Poodlehat]

I have had my R for a month now and am amazed to see that the MPG is at 31 during my ownership. I've done a few long runs and admittedly I don't race around everywhere.....but I'm presently surprised at that figure. I averaged 21 MPG in the Z4M I swapped for this and was prepared for a figure lower than that.

 

[scm]

I have had my R for a month now and am amazed to see that the MPG is at 31 during my ownership.

Is that from the car's computer, or calculated tank to tank?

 

[Diabolik]

Hi,

I have just driven to Sardinia via Toulon and have attached some of the images taken from the Jaguar remote app for your info on MPG

As for accuracy is not too far out having done it to the tank full in the past.

As you can see on some long stints driving at reasonable speed you can achieve some good MPG on the V6S.

The car was perfect for this journey, plenty of power when needed and causing was a doddle.

Hope this helps you.

Cheers.

 

[Poodlehat]

I have had my R for a month now and am amazed to see that the MPG is at 31 during my ownership.

Is that from the car's computer, or calculated tank to tank?

Thats what the car is telling me.......should I be sceptical? It does seem high.

 

[scm]

The F-Type is more efficient than you'd expect, but I tend to measure my consumption from tank to tank. That gives a lower figure than the individual journeys, but what kills the average are cold starts. If you start with a hot engine the mpg is impressive. I do mainly short journeys and my average consumption over 5561 miles is 16.84mpg, worst tankful was 12.04, best tankful 20.53mpg. Individual journeys are variable, obviously and longer ones yield low to mid 20s. Caveat: I have the V8 and a heavy(ish!) right foot - the acceleration and pops and bangs are addictive!

 

[Chrissyg]

Test drive the V6S and a V8 and decide at that point. I've had a V6, V6S and now V8S. I know which one I prefer..

 

[scz4]

I had a F-Type R AWD for 24 hours and covered 550 miles in it, absolutely loved it. Total beast, but most definitely a license loser. I loved the sound, epic, really deep...

I now own a V6S, it's much better to drive (RWD and hydraulic steering vs AWD and eclectic in the newer V8, so not a like for like comparison to be fair). It's hard to prefer the sound of one to the other. The V8 was very mono-tone (in a good way), but the V6S has a huge variation of sounds it can make, sometimes it sounds deep, other times it's raspy... sometimes it pops and farts, other times it doesn't... more engine\induction noise too. I absolutely love it... more character is the best way to sum it up.

Test drive and see what you prefer and of course which fits your budget... V8 costs quite a bit more like for like and wasn't worth it for me...

 

[badger]

i had a 19 plate V8R for six weeks as a loan car i felt the seats were more comfortable, the infotainment and navigation were also better, but felt the V6S rwd had more soul and character, i also think it sounds better. on a motorway run the V6 will return mid 30's comfortably and as expected the V8 was unable to match. both truly fantastic drivers car though.

 

[scm]

Anyone who cares about fuel consumption shouldn't be looking at F-Types ...

 

[Tel]

Stop procrastinating and buy one.

Perfect year (best for build quality, and it's RWD, less to maintain/go wrong): https://www.ftypeforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=4695

FWIW It will return mid 30s MPG

 

[Jatboy]

https://youtu.be/z8qUmkodesk

I saw this Chris Harris review on You tube and wanted to experience that controlled POWER slide. You obviously need some proper power. plus those Pirelli's are Shite

 

[scharlton]

Jatboy,
Just remember Chris Harris has 100% skill and 0% financial outlay in the car he's driving, I suspect you may be the same as me and have those 2 figures the opposite way round which means in the end, we'd all like to powersilde round the corners but the potential cost of losing it generally means we're resigned to a little shimmy, quick back off and then full squirt on the straight.
Still, in an F Type R that's still great fun (can't speak for the 3.0, never been in one).

 

[Jatboy]

I'm just waiting for the perfect road to try it out, hopefully before my bottle goes...lol

 

[scm]

Still, in an F Type R that's still great fun (can't speak for the 3.0, never been in one).

I've been lucky enough to have driven 'em all (including a V8R RWD at 165mph!) except the P340 and SVR, and they're all fun, though some are more fun than others!
And of course they all look fantastic, regardless of power plant.

 

[santoshlv426]

The reality is that daily driving is no where near what Chris Harris, Rory Reid and Top Gear is able to expereince.
for the past few weeks, when I take out my car for a run around - I never get past 50km/hr (not 50mph !)
Traffic trucks, slow vehicles, gridlock.
And when on the freeway, once you're at the legal speed limit 120km/hr - that's it. I"m sure there's fun, but I still need to find it and it seems the only way is to book a few hours at the local raceway.
But I won't be doing burnouts anyway. I pay for these tires, damaged diff's whereas Chris doesn't - oh and I can't control a slide as he can !