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Last week I fullfilled a long-time wish of mine and finally travelled to Austria, northern Italy, Swiss and Liechtenstein. Wanted to travel to Southern Tyrol for almost 10 years - what better occasion than with a new car!
We travelled 8 days total and covered ~2800km, average fuel consumption 13 Liters / 100km
Stops were:
Berlin - Lake Achensee - Salzburg - Cortina d'Ampezzo - Meran/Scena - Colico - Schruns - Berlin.
Planned with some great roads along the way:
Achenpass - Gerlos Alpine Road - Grossglockner High Alpine Road - Falzarego Pass, Pordoi Pass, Sella Pass, Gardena Pass - Stelvio Pass (skipped for driving the whole eastern coast of Lake Garda) - Splügen Pass.
It was the first grand tour with my F-Type. Loved it. Especially with Android Auto installed - with the original navigation system it would have been stressful. In the passes, I finally understood the need for the active exhaust - while in Berlin and surroundings it's loud all of the time, on this trip I often closed the exhaust valves to calm the car down a bit. Even then, with the inclinations, the Jag isn't a quiet car.
Had some great fun, still didn't touch the DSC button - the car is really playful and I enjoy the safety net of the DSC. The V8 is way too fast for most of the roads, but the sound and brutality of the engine is really rewarding. What also surprised me: The fuel consumption on the autobahn. I limited myself to ~130...150km/h for so many years, because my Volvo C30 T5s were really punishing on fuel consumption >130km/h. With the Jag I drove 180-200km/h when it was possible to do so safely, and fuel consumption on both autobahn trips was 10.5 -11.0 Liters / 100km - which is actually way lower than my average. With my C30, this would have been 13+ Liters/100km. I really like the ZF 8-Speed; while not perfect, driving 180km/h with approx. 2800rpm is awesome.
Last week I fullfilled a long-time wish of mine and finally travelled to Austria, northern Italy, Swiss and Liechtenstein. Wanted to travel to Southern Tyrol for almost 10 years - what better occasion than with a new car!
We travelled 8 days total and covered ~2800km, average fuel consumption 13 Liters / 100km
Stops were:Berlin - Lake Achensee - Salzburg - Cortina d'Ampezzo - Meran/Scena - Colico - Schruns - Berlin.
Planned with some great roads along the way:
Achenpass - Gerlos Alpine Road - Grossglockner High Alpine Road - Falzarego Pass, Pordoi Pass, Sella Pass, Gardena Pass - Stelvio Pass (skipped for driving the whole eastern coast of Lake Garda) - Splügen Pass.
It was the first grand tour with my F-Type. Loved it. Especially with Android Auto installed - with the original navigation system it would have been stressful. In the passes, I finally understood the need for the active exhaust - while in Berlin and surroundings it's loud all of the time, on this trip I often closed the exhaust valves to calm the car down a bit. Even then, with the inclinations, the Jag isn't a quiet car.
Had some great fun, still didn't touch the DSC button - the car is really playful and I enjoy the safety net of the DSC. The V8 is way too fast for most of the roads, but the sound and brutality of the engine is really rewarding. What also surprised me: The fuel consumption on the autobahn. I limited myself to ~130...150km/h for so many years, because my Volvo C30 T5s were really punishing on fuel consumption >130km/h. With the Jag I drove 180-200km/h when it was possible to do so safely, and fuel consumption on both autobahn trips was 10.5 -11.0 Liters / 100km - which is actually way lower than my average. With my C30, this would have been 13+ Liters/100km. I really like the ZF 8-Speed; while not perfect, driving 180km/h with approx. 2800rpm is awesome.
I must do something similar one day 
photo that! 
