Jaguar F-Pace SVR 2021 first drive review: supercharged V8 brute gets an even smarter suit
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The updated Jaguar F-Pace SVR is here - and Steve Sutcliffe has got behind the wheel for an Auto Express first drive. As before, the SVR packs a thumping supercharged V8 under its handsome bonnet, but a range of tweaks to the package should make it faster and more polished than ever before. Can the upgrades keep this fire breathing monster relevant in a time of electrification?
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That engine makes the car. Celebrate it.
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Couldn't disagree more with Mr. Sutcliffe's comments about the SVR's engine versus the German competition. Technically more 'advanced' the Germans may be, but turbocharging sucks eggs compared to supercharging for linearity and response of the throttle, and no-one in their right mind is buying these vehicles for fuel efficiency or low emissions. Turbos also can't compete in the exhaust note department: compare the SVR's sound with the flat-4 drone of BMW's M V8 turbo, or the flatulence of AMG's V8 turbo.
Cant agree more. Sounds more like American Muscle and proper V8s
Exactly. Who cares about the odd tenth of a second to 60, slightly higher top speed, or a couple of mpg more, when you get the noise and throttle response of this amazing engine.
Thanks, you saved me the trouble of writing that. Agree 100%. Change, progress, whatever you call it is not always for the best. A proper old school V8 for me. Love my SVR, and perhaps may upgrade one day just before this engine becomes unobtainable.
I ordered my second F-Pace SVR based mostly on that engine - no modernization needed! Get it before it’s illegal to produce a car with such an engine
Yea but why get it now? Buy a used one in 3 years and save 50%
@@vika0194 Because I can't afford to buy it half-off in 3 years haha. I can afford to lease it new with full warranty paying the full principal of the lease up front and then getting most of that down payment back when I sell the car towards the end of the lease for about 95% of the original MSRP because these cars don't depreciate much in Canada. Then take that cash back and put it into the next lease :). I'm on a roll so far doing that with my Audi S5, then C63S Coupe and now this. Same original cash has paid for the lease principal of 3 cars in a row now.
@@CapnT87 Yeah okay you are talking about leasing. In my country we can only lease certain car models, usually low powered cheap cars. Only companies can lease any car. I have an F-type R coupe and bought it when it was 3.5 years old.
@@vika0194 Nice, gotta do what you gotta do! I’d need a different strategy if I lived in the USA instead of Canada since they get way more of these cars that depreciate like normal
Did you ever look at the range rover sport? Have been toying with the idea of swapping mine for the Jag
I would rather have an svr over a tesla anyday just because of that engine sound. It also sounds better than the new AMGs. Why does the age of the engine even matter? Bugatti still uses the same engine and no one complains.
the older the engine, the better it is
I think the point is that it's still a naturally aspirated V8 rather than a turbo. Jag could always offer the V8 as an option where a turbo 6 would be standard
That engine is fantastic- I had it in my f type and it was wonderful ! Great fuel economy too (for a v8) - 26 mpg - super chargers are way better than turbos !!
i have a supercharger in my car. i get jealous when i see someone with a turbo. should i be? i don't know the difference between a supercharger and a turbo. all i know is turbos "spool" whatever that means and that there can be some lag. whatever all that means.
@@fallback8314 Supercharger is driven by a belt off the engine, turbocharger by exhaust gasses. Supercharger less efficient as a result, but quicker spool up (no 'lag' like a turbo). Also, no muffling of the exhaust like a turbo. I don't care about efficiency in a high performance car, so I'll take a supercharger every time.
@@fallback8314 supercharger = better response, turbo = more efficient
Oh My God!!!!!!! I dont care about any elephant in the room about old engine, this is absolutely amazing and so much more better than the SUV competition, this is a monster and luxury at the same time, I need one
So Steve ,are you blaming the SVR for having such a magnnificent engine?!
The end is near.
This engine with a pulley and tune is a monster
How much more HP and torque you think you could bring it up to?
@@jamesdempsey5702 never seen more than 700. But you need to change some internals
Supercharged v8.... Best sound ever!!
Steve has been losing some weight. Good for him
Thank you..... couldn't put my finger on what was different.
The smoking got him looking old though.
The reason Steve was blaming the SVR is why I would buy one, the hybrid 4 cylinders and 6 cylinders doesn't sound that great, this is a vehicle to have fun going fast!
Agreed. I'm also not in favour of child slave labour, which is what is happening with the mining and production of batteries. But China's involved so nobody dares criticise which is disgusting imo.
Also, do that top gear style race between a 4 pot F-pace and an SVR where the 4 pot goes its fastest and the SVR just has to keep up behind, and the SVR will be more economical on fuel. This whole environmental movement is a lie from beginning to end and causes more harm than good.
I've driven the F type with that engine & supercharger. And I have to say, nothing comes close to how it makes you feel as you are driving past (with a cheese grin) ordinary people who hate petrol & V8s!
Who cares that the German's use a more technically advanced engine with their twin turbos, most buyer's won't have a clue what's going on under the bonnet!
funny thing is the good ol' supercharger makes it up for the tech
I know but there is a difference with the fuel economy . An svr is like 18l/100km , an m4 is like 10-12 l/100km . If an svr is your daily it atleast cost like 1000 pounds a month just for fuel...
@@dylandelpire2802 all relative. Depends on your driving style. Compare it to an X3M not an M4. Both suv's. Big engines tend to use less fuel than small turbocharged engines when pushing them. And you can easily drive the svr with 13l/100km! Not economical at all, but there is a diesel if you want that..
Bit more praise for this V8 please!!!
What a phenomenally edited video. Great review. Steve has always been one of the best. Lovely car too!
Epic engine, epic SUV!!
Good to see you back Steve
I have had the pleasure of an F Pace SVR (albeit the previous model) for the day on a test drive and can vouch it is an absolute beast of a car.
Good to see you again Steve. You really are one of the best in the business. Stay safe!
Good to see Sutters back, should have taken the F-Pace to Millbrook to replicate the jump you did in the XFR at launch
Welcome back Steve. It's good to see you on the screen again. Hopefully you are well and healthy. You are looking less skinny than in your previous video.
As for turbo charging being technically more advanced than supercharging I should remind everybody that turbocharging is the older technology;first appearing in 1902,supercharging in 1904.Turbos are more efficient but superchargers have a broader flatter torque response.
Seriously does anyone care how old the engine is? Could you really tell the difference??
Lol just two years old and he says it is old 🤣
@@BoskiM I like this engine alot .. but it's now 11 years old not 2
@@alialkaabi197 he said in the video the engine was introduced in 2019 unless I didn't hear correctly
@@BoskiM I am an owner of 5 jaguars .. this is the exact same engine as 2010 XFR
@@alialkaabi197 ok thanks for the clarification
Thanks for detailed review Auto Express...
I'd have this over anything else in the market lovely things!!
Lovely. Deserve to see far more on the road but people always seem to opt for the LR badge.
We need to see a lot more of Sutcliffe. Please more of him
Awesome Jag. Fantastic production values on this video too. Hat’s off to the producer. Better than broadcast quality....movie quality!
Director not producer
Great review.
No that engine is absolutely superb in the SVR's, so what if its a few tenths slower, that instant throttle response and the soundtrack levels up Jaguar in my opinion to better than their rivals, I'd take an RR SVR, F-Pace SVR or F-Type SVR over what BMW, Merc, Audi has to offer, they are all a little boring in comparison, only Porsche are still making exciting stuff on Germany side!
My next vehicle; can't wait!
Aside from the usual proper, honest and informative review from Steve, some fantastic scenery. Where is that? I want to take my (non-SVR) F-Pace there for a spin.
We need some more Steve stuff!!!
There's plenty more to come soon - keep your eyes on the channel :)
Steve living in an alternative lockdown looking like that
It looks good
a dinosaur for a dinosaur i would have one in a heartbeat, and the greta's of the world can shout as loud as they like .......
I wonder how will JLR keep the engine sound since they are now moving to twin turbos. Great video
Seriously tempted to swap my RRS SVR for this and save money!
Wow what an awesome car
What a beast! 😍😍😍
Such a gorgeous looking thing,gorgeous sounding engine, gorgeous paint, gorgeous interior. It's so gorgeous, it should be named Gorgeous SVR
Nice review but what did the stopwatch say the 0-60 time was? And it didn't look like you used the new for 2021 Launch control?
I believe it hit 60 miles an hour in "buh-limey!" seconds
Sounds great 🔥🔥🔥🔥🤩🤩🤩
Steve, always enjoy your reviews. Hope you’re well and healthy- you look like you’ve lost some weight and I hope the healthy reason. Stay safe from Canada
Steve clearly makes a huge difference when reviewing with that transparent opinion that makes you think about the car in question. Like you said we should look as a brilliant dinnasour because they are in extinction and this is a damn good one. Long live the Jaguar V8, one last ROARRR💪
I think I'd rather have this engine over any of the German ones. Burnt badly by BMW reliability and won't be buying another one of those. And haven driven other Jaguars V8s in the past, they're such good engines. I really need to buy a Jaguar next time.
burnt badly by bmw and heading towards jaguar? are u a pain addict?? 😏
@@andyroberts3619 We've had Jaguars in the family before and they've been good cars. Yes, I would much rather have a reliable Jaguar than a BMW.
Incredible
Buying an electric car today with solid state batteries on the horizon, as Jaguar may have realised having wisely scrapped their XJ plans, might mean that celebrating the last of the internal combustions, as this engine does, could well be the most relevant decision to make today..
I predict the F-pace svR re -sale will fetch more money than any current model available by Jaguar . My second f-pace svR just like the one shown in the video has just arrived for me at my dealership in Willimington Delaware , orange is the new ultra blue .
Beast
Beauty.
Does the exhaust have particulate filters?
OUTDATED ENGINE ? Should I take 400ps 4-cyl 2.0 litre Volvo or Mercedes ? Or maybe R6, V8 BMW ...with 2,3 or 4 turbos ? NO, thank you. I take JAG 5.0 V8 and supercharger. I prefer INSTANT and LINEAR reaction over turbo-lags.
Jaguar ❤️🔥
Watching this video just for Sutcliffe voice alone.
My last F-Pace had an atrocious interior. I think there are dungeons in Siberia that are more pleasant. However, that new interior looks very, very good.
The new infotainment is genuinely brilliant. A shame it doesn't have an iDrive-style click wheel to give users another option, but it's one of the best-looking, fastest-loading displays out there - Alex
I drove the BMW M5 V8 and was sad.
I drove the previous JAG SVR F-Pace LOVED IT, actually had one on order to have this model delivered, then they cancelled as didn't know release date and price. :-(
I would not consider this car with a twin turbocharger as sounds like a...... Well there is no sound.
Why is it in left hand drive?
I will take a supercharged V8 any day of the week but the 10 minute fill up at the petrol station then waiting 2 hours for electric vehicle to charge.
I would never have my daughter on a side of a road somewhere for 2 hours charging a vehicle.
Perhaps by 2040 or 2050 we will have super efficient solid state batteries with all the kinks worked out and able to travel 800 mi in a single charge.
Until then I will be driving my present V8.
Man like Steve looking lean and mean!
If only Jaguar had done this for the XF too as one last hurrah before the much needed hybridization to help improve these gorgeous cars & there impact on the environment before Jaguar culls the combustion engine for the electric motor by 2025.
Great video 👍🏻.
Get yourself an XFR-S, xD
@@amaiel sadly never made in the X260 shape or even 2021 release. Plus low mileage ones can still demand a high price.
So what was the 0-62 time? I guess way more than the claim of 3.8s, probably 4.3s?
Why is it left hand drive?
Is this the AJV8's last hurrah?
Have a 2020 SVR, its about 120k cheaper than a glc63 where im from, an absolute weapon with only small downsides (fuel cost)
The last V8
Why it's heavier?
This or Defender 90 V8? So hard to choose. Both are amazing!
Yes! Let’s celebrate the SVR for what it is, as we’ll never see the like again!🙄👍🏻
If only they stuck that engine in the XF Sportbrake - droooool!
They did in the old shape XF but just RWD, not AWD
Why are you saying turbo lag is better than not turbo lag?
You have it wrong regrading the V8. It is what it is and does what it needs to. The only thing against it is fuel economy and I really don’t care. about that .
Rather pointless and nitpicky criticism in my view.
It’s marvelous and fantastic value for money .
look who just shaved.
my dreem car i will got one in futher
It's way better than its German competition
hmmm....theres no such thing as an outdated v8
Last gen V8
Just got rid of my XE-S for multiple reliability issues which I thought I wouldnt get. Either way, just make sure it has the Jag warranty on it and you keep extending it!
#perfection
is it faster than the lambo urus?
Nope. :)
I almost bought an F-Type SVR and found out they are all automatic transmission. Don't care if the automatic Transmission is faster. I had bought the 2016 Mustang in the automatic Transmission paddle shifters. At the time I thought, if it was good for F1 drivers, or the technology is relevant. It was good for a month, gee it got bloody boring. I miss the 6 speed manual transmission of the Lotus Elise package. I dread the day I won't have the choice to buy a 6 speed manual transmission, let alone not drive myself. Whenever the steering wheel disappears
Now faster than a BMW X3M Competition.
The F-Pace SVR does 0-100 0.3 seconds faster than the X3M Competition.
Nope, it is heavier. I think 4.3s. Rolling race maybe but not quarter mile. No ways.
Thanks.
SVR Looks well, is fast as well, but one Problem I found out - he cant fly
Too bad SVR isn’t available in stick in North American market.
Who's Bert Limey?
You European types want turbos in everything. Leave the engine just the way it is...supercharged. Everything doesn't need to be electrified or turbocharged.
again, what's the difference between a supercharger and a turbo? why is one better than the other?
@@fallback8314 There's a very big difference. I currently own a V8 twin turbocharged BMW 750Li, and a V8 Supercharged Range Rover Sport. The Rover has immediate throttle response. The BMW turbochargers sit on top of the engine in the the valley between the cylinder heads. So the engine gets stupid hot, the turbos use oil, so the engine holds 12 quarts of oil.
I've never had a problem with the supercharger on the Rover engine, but on the BMW engine I've had to replace a turbo, turbo cross over lines, turbo this, and turbo that.
There's a lot of difference.
@@carycoller3140 oh ok, thanks for that little lesson. i'm no kind of mechanic.
@@fallback8314 It's believed that turbos make the engine more efficient. All I know is that they add more maintenance issues over the long run. I'll stick to superchargers, or naturally aspirared engines. No more turbos for me.
@@carycoller3140 they both force air into the engine though right?
The sound is not as good as the old f pace SVR
Just because time is passing on, doesn't necessarily mean we're progressing. Advanced societies have regressed in moments of madness and the whole 'environmental' issue is one such case in point. Bad ideas that have caused millions to die (we're just beginning to see these effects in Texas recently, California and Germany) haven't stopped certain types of politician from pushing them, because they win votes (in the beginning).
This is a beautiful crossover and one that's the least appealing to school-run mums. Thumbs up from me.
Incredible engine. Modern engines, especially German ones, are dull and boring. Well done Jaguar for keeping it I'd say.
@Mit you’ve obviously never driven a AMG/M/RS V8 then!
@@JohnGuidetti751 how do those compare to engines such as the Audi 4.2 & AMG 6.2 V8s and BMW S54/65/85?
@@JohnGuidetti751 Ive had 3 C63’s and an E63 along with a Jag and a RRS both with the 5 litre supercharged. My current C63s is being replaced by an F Pace SVR. You can’t beat the noise and the instant response of the supercharger.
@@stephentilley6645 Yes the 5L sounds great. My point is that you might have your preference but the german V8s are not dull and boring.
@@ALMX5DP All legendary engines mate my personal favourite is the 6.2 v8 the sound and torque but can’t go wrong with any of them. Don’t know how anyone could call them boring...
Too bad it's too late for these any more
This review doesn't make any sense.
Firstly, wouldn't you praise the SVR for having a 5.0l and how JLR has still managed to implement such an engine in 2020/2021 considering all the stringent rules and regulations in place? Engine like these are dying and are becoming less apparent in modern vehicles. So we should be celebrating the engine rather than criticising it especially its age, which is irrelevant.
Secondly, the guy does a 0-60 run but doesn't actually share the actual figures. The aim of doing a review is to provide a professional judgement on the vehicle including an overview of what the vehicle is like to use for the end user and testing the accuracy of the manufacturer's claims and how they stack up in a more realistic setting.
Nothing smaller than a V8 can compete with it in the sound department or towing capacity. But it’s just not enough bang for the buck. A V8 weighs more, costs more, and is nose heavy. A V6 is lighter and can fit lower in the engine bay with a lower center of gravity. That gives the V6 the edge in handling. Turbo charging makes a V6 just as fast (or faster) than a V8 as the German manufacturers have discovered. I noticed that the Porsche Macan shifted from a larger V6 with one turbo charger to a smaller V6 with two turbo chargers. But all this is becoming irrelevant as both engines are swept aside by electric engines. So we should enjoy the V8 while we can.
Stevie boy you have lost some weight! You look younger
So glad to see sutcliff back...hes taken the torch for being a great driver/journalists from what started as Clarkson and then to Chris Harris ..both were great but pandered to silly over dramatic acting for ratings..but sutcliff is a meat and potatoes and knows how to get a proper move on aswell. I will say he has looked the same for the pastn15 years but is looking a bit gaunt in this?
those cars are all the same design lol it,s looks like kia or hyundai or etcccccc
I don't understand performance suvs.
Just drive one
@@naveed_kadechur3986 drove a range svr and x6m. Like driving a powerful boat. But roads aren't made for boats.
Stupid world stupid cars
@@jafooli I feel the same. If you want sporty, get something truly sporty.
..to monster non performance suvs LOL
It really needs that BMW V8 engine NOW! Don't understand why they are putting this outdated engine in the new Defender.
Dull looking car.
I rate Sutcliffe but he is oh so wrong about the engine its what defines the car over a sterile nintendo modern hot v. Bangs on most of the review about how great it is then berates it as a dinosaur , of course it is but so is the hot V, modern solution is an electric motor not a turbo v8. Yes I ignored this and bought the SVR.
your right you don’t buy an f pace svr for its comms package..you buy it because you can’t afford a RR SVR….