Terrific and very helpful review. You actually drive the thing properly and then talk in detail about how that feels. I am in the fortunate position of being able to afford one and this video might just have persuaded me. Thanks mate.
👍🏻Thanks for the positivity Niall! Thats what I'm hoping to achieve in these videos. Let me know if you decide to go for one of these awesome cars. All the best for the new year either way. Cheers for the support ✌
I love how closed captioning identifies the exhaust note as “music”. It’s so accurate in my opinion that the AI programmer must have been a petrolhead.
😄Haha I hadn't noticed that but it certainly is a glorious sound track to accompany the car! Nice to know the AI that will rule us is a car enthusiast 😅
I love the F-type but nothing beats the XK icon range. Jaguar must bring it back. Making it more lighter, better infotainment system and with more efficient engines. Including more engine options to choose from, so they may afford it. This is the best GT car of all time. It's a real shame it wasn't sold enough. Now the XF sportbrake will no longer be sold in the US market. Jaguar & LandRover is in trouble. The Indian and chinese corporations have ruined the brand.
@@QuickShiftTV2024 You're welcome man. That was a good review. On another note, that rotary gear mode swivel is what separates Jaguar from the rest. Such an elegant thing. It rises up when you turn the engine on as if it greets you when you get inside and super easy to use. Now, it's replaced by an ugly fat knob thing in the new XF and F-Pace. But the rest of the interior is nice and fresh.
I don’t know that I agree. I think that Tata has increased reliability and brought the brand into the top tier for luxury brands (customer satisfaction is as high as many Japanese brands). Jaguar is still plagued by the long American memory of electrical gremlins and other issues in the earlier days being peddled by people like David “The Wizzard” Long, of Hoovies Garage. He commands a big following and hawks American makes like the Camaro over a gorgeous beast like this. It doesn’t seem to matter what they do, so how do they battle against that rhetoric from such a huge market?
Excellent review of a fantastic car. Very well presented from a future Top Gear Co presenter! Seriously though, great commentary and camera work, love the car sounds Awesome. 👍
Great review! - They are great cars aren't they! Welcome to the club - Had mine (convertible) just over a year now and loved every minute with her. She gets a lot of attention every time she comes out :-)
Thank you for the kind comment UltraPom! They are incredible machines. I'm glad you love yours aswell! I hope you are able to get yours out lots and enjoy it!
It’s changes everything. 1000% the best mod I did on my XKR. Let them know I sent you hehe. It made my XKR make my XKRS sound like a MOUSE. Much louder in the cabin without drone. Cracks and pops like a Ftype (moreso that you can really hear it in the car). Make a video of it and let them know you will be promoting their product - god knows not many have this mod and they should! All you need is the Stage 2. I chose to not have any baffled - Full V8 - ALL THE TIME.
@@markwarner5910 😯 totally missed this comment. Apologies- I'm communicating with a garage to do the pulley mod and remap. Very happy with the Mitchellins for now. I trust you have good driving weather where you are? 🌞
Had a 2010XK, then finally stepped up to a 2015XKR, was a signature away from getting this one, but for me it was a tad overdone looks wise, still a sick ride! But getting the one you have in that Sega Blue is the only color to have that car in, absolutely beautiful! Good job my man!!
@@QuickShiftTV2024 @Quick Shift TV Haha, trust me, you won't want to drive it in winter! Any temps under 50 degrees and this thing is way more dangerous than it already is in hot weather! But it does make for an exciting drive, lol
Love your review! I've owned 3 different Jags: 1989 XJS Rouge Edition Coupe (V-12), 2003 XK8 Convertible, and 2014 XK Coupe. Love(d) them all, and still have the last 2! Your video makes me want to pursue the purchase of a 2014 or 2015 XKRS, or at least an XKR. Great video!
When it comes to the point of streaming music, you can buy: "Bovee 1000 with RR iPod Integration Cable for Range Rover, Land Rover, Jaguar Wireless Bluetooth Audio interface Car Kit for in car iPod Integration." It did cost £100, but it effectively means you can stream music through the car from your phone. I use it for listening to audiobooks on really long journeys, but never has a good sound system been more wasted than on this car. I truly sit with the audio at zero and just listen to the car when I drive. I have an XKR rather than the XKR-S, though. The extra punch of the exhaust note from the XKR-S is delightful. My one ownership gripe has come from not hearing the beautiful sounds so much inside the cabin, I watch all these reviews and spend my time wondering if mine sounds like that. My other half couldn't care less about it, so I don't even have someone to ask to listen out for me!
Thank you for the comment Dan, aswell as subscribing. I'll look into the Bovee Cable as that may be useful. Interesting that you'd like a bit more noise in the cabin too. My external mic may over emphasise the exhaust noise inside the car, but it does sound good. Happy motoring! 👍🏻
@@QuickShiftTV2024 what he said, I have a little bluetooth transmitter (almost any of them will work, think I paid like $25 for mine) also that I have plugged into the lighter outlet in the glove box, its hidden and I just tuned the radio to a channel that has no signal and it works just like it was bluetoothing from the system and sounds amazing. They were right there with the phone being able to bluetooth, for the life of me I cant understand why they didnt just go a bit further and make streaming music from your phone available?! This has been a complaint from customers from the beginning and still never added it to the later model's all the way up to the 2015XKR that I own now. On a car that's over 100k new thats absolutely pathetic and dont get me started on the Atari like infotainment center!! With that said, I didn't buy my car to listen to music or use the gps, lol
@@Beemernow I don't mind the infotainment system day to day. It's very basic but I'm focused on other aspects of the car when I'm driving. I totally agree it doesn't match the price range or status of the car. Good job everything else is so good! Bluetooth transmitter seems to be a good solution 👍🏻
Hey, I really like your videos. I'm a designer so appreciate the detail at the beginning showing you have great taste in more than cars. Coffee maker, etc...
That drive selector swivel is the best thing in a Jag. It's what kept it different from other brands. Elegant and easy to use. Now they got rid off it. Instead, now they placed a stupid fat knob shift thing. Ugly.
Thank you Ruben. The Cerebra was a much roarer car, with more impressive torque low down in the rev range, but the XKR-S is a much better all-rounder which can attack a road with more confidence. I believe I will enjoy the ownership experience of the Jag more, but time will tell.
Thanks for the input BDD. I can testify that I have indeed wondered why i wasn't accelerating and then realised I'd hit the limiter! No auto change on sport manual 👍🏻
Great review brother🤗 However if you have to keep changing up to more powerful cars to keep your love of the car alive, maybe your not a full blown petrol head.🤔
I tend to avoid them but they aren't unbearable to be fair. The whole chasis and suspension setup is pretty harsh so best to spot the pot holes and Steer round 😅
@@QuickShiftTV2024 you haven't done 2000+ mile road trips across America, I see. Avoiding pot holes would be an impossible amount of work. I ran 18"s on my '07 XK and that softened impacts fine.
Hi David. I do agree but - Please remember it wasn't as common place in 2011 for cars to be able to do this. However, you can plug in a BT adapter device (most use a 'Bovee') which allows music to he played from your phone.
All Jaguar need to do is release an updated head unit which can be retrofitted into these and older Jaguars which has apple car play and android auto, and this car would be up to date with todays standards of car tech.
Mine is the stock exhaust, so not sure. All I can recommend is removing the fuse for the exhaust valves, meaning it is permanently open and sounds nicer at low RPM's.
@serpentcrown Hehe well not sure what else to suggest. High octane fuel and just dab the accelerator with the lightest touch when you want it to pop. Thanks for your support of the Channel either way!
Terrific and very helpful review. You actually drive the thing properly and then talk in detail about how that feels. I am in the fortunate position of being able to afford one and this video might just have persuaded me. Thanks mate.
👍🏻Thanks for the positivity Niall! Thats what I'm hoping to achieve in these videos. Let me know if you decide to go for one of these awesome cars. All the best for the new year either way. Cheers for the support ✌
I love how closed captioning identifies the exhaust note as “music”.
It’s so accurate in my opinion that the AI programmer must have been a petrolhead.
😄Haha I hadn't noticed that but it certainly is a glorious sound track to accompany the car! Nice to know the AI that will rule us is a car enthusiast 😅
Great review. I've decided this car is a goal of mine.
I appreciate it youngnome- thanks! An achievable goal if you want it enough! 👍🏻 Cheers for the support 👊
@@QuickShiftTV2024 me too😆by next summer
I love the F-type but nothing beats the XK icon range. Jaguar must bring it back. Making it more lighter, better infotainment system and with more efficient engines. Including more engine options to choose from, so they may afford it.
This is the best GT car of all time. It's a real shame it wasn't sold enough. Now the XF sportbrake will no longer be sold in the US market. Jaguar & LandRover is in trouble. The Indian and chinese corporations have ruined the brand.
I totally agree Pajtim. Thanks for the comment. We will see what the future brings with Jaguar. Shame about the XF! Thank you for watching 👍🏻
@@QuickShiftTV2024 You're welcome man. That was a good review. On another note, that rotary gear mode swivel is what separates Jaguar from the rest. Such an elegant thing. It rises up when you turn the engine on as if it greets you when you get inside and super easy to use. Now, it's replaced by an ugly fat knob thing in the new XF and F-Pace. But the rest of the interior is nice and fresh.
I don’t know that I agree. I think that Tata has increased reliability and brought the brand into the top tier for luxury brands (customer satisfaction is as high as many Japanese brands). Jaguar is still plagued by the long American memory of electrical gremlins and other issues in the earlier days being peddled by people like David “The Wizzard” Long, of Hoovies Garage. He commands a big following and hawks American makes like the Camaro over a gorgeous beast like this. It doesn’t seem to matter what they do, so how do they battle against that rhetoric from such a huge market?
Stunning car. Thanks for the good review.
Thanks detonator! A pleasure to make. Appreciate it mate👍🏻
@Mick Cripzzz Too special to not get out and drive it!
Excellent review of a fantastic car. Very well presented from a future Top Gear Co presenter!
Seriously though, great commentary and camera work, love the car sounds Awesome. 👍
Thank you Si! Much appreciated. Thanks for the encouragement!
One of Jaguars most feral cat. It is something else..great review, great video and well presented. More XKRS videos please. 👍👍😎🇮🇪
Great review! - They are great cars aren't they! Welcome to the club - Had mine (convertible) just over a year now and loved every minute with her. She gets a lot of attention every time she comes out :-)
Thank you for the kind comment UltraPom! They are incredible machines. I'm glad you love yours aswell! I hope you are able to get yours out lots and enjoy it!
Really great review 👍🏼 loving that growl from the exhausts, and awesome colour choice 😎🔥
Thank you Balck Stag! Got to love the colour!
Your intro soundtrack and footage was superb, thought I was watching Jaguars launch marketing for the car. Well done.
Thanks for the kind words, David!
Loved you when you mentioned your previous cars! Subscribed! 🙌🏾❤️
Love my XKRS.... have a video of my XKR as well with a Spires stage 3 on it.
👊 Nice! The spires is a popular option, which sounds awesome! 👍🏻
It’s changes everything. 1000% the best mod I did on my XKR. Let them know I sent you hehe. It made my XKR make my XKRS sound like a MOUSE. Much louder in the cabin without drone. Cracks and pops like a Ftype (moreso that you can really hear it in the car). Make a video of it and let them know you will be promoting their product - god knows not many have this mod and they should! All you need is the Stage 2. I chose to not have any baffled - Full V8 - ALL THE TIME.
@@lothar52 I'll certainly look into it! Sounds like it makes a big difference. Thank you for the recommendation and thanks for the subscription!
@@lothar52 Did you do the pulley/tune? Toyo r888rs? I did and HIGHLY recommend both for this car 2012 FRB coupe.
@@markwarner5910 😯 totally missed this comment. Apologies- I'm communicating with a garage to do the pulley mod and remap. Very happy with the Mitchellins for now. I trust you have good driving weather where you are? 🌞
Had a 2010XK, then finally stepped up to a 2015XKR, was a signature away from getting this one, but for me it was a tad overdone looks wise, still a sick ride! But getting the one you have in that Sega Blue is the only color to have that car in, absolutely beautiful! Good job my man!!
Thank you Harley. I hope you are loving the XKR. I'm worried mine won't get out alot over winter but I will try and post updates on the XKR-S soon.
@@QuickShiftTV2024 @Quick Shift TV Haha, trust me, you won't want to drive it in winter! Any temps under 50 degrees and this thing is way more dangerous than it already is in hot weather! But it does make for an exciting drive, lol
That's French Racing Blue.
Love your review! I've owned 3 different Jags: 1989 XJS Rouge Edition Coupe (V-12), 2003 XK8 Convertible, and 2014 XK Coupe. Love(d) them all, and still have the last 2! Your video makes me want to pursue the purchase of a 2014 or 2015 XKRS, or at least an XKR. Great video!
Two XK's already!? Awesome! The XKR 175 edition is a sweet spot for performance and price. Let me know how you get on with deciding Vernon!
When it comes to the point of streaming music, you can buy: "Bovee 1000 with RR iPod Integration Cable for Range Rover, Land Rover, Jaguar Wireless Bluetooth Audio interface Car Kit for in car iPod Integration."
It did cost £100, but it effectively means you can stream music through the car from your phone. I use it for listening to audiobooks on really long journeys, but never has a good sound system been more wasted than on this car. I truly sit with the audio at zero and just listen to the car when I drive.
I have an XKR rather than the XKR-S, though. The extra punch of the exhaust note from the XKR-S is delightful.
My one ownership gripe has come from not hearing the beautiful sounds so much inside the cabin, I watch all these reviews and spend my time wondering if mine sounds like that. My other half couldn't care less about it, so I don't even have someone to ask to listen out for me!
Thank you for the comment Dan, aswell as subscribing. I'll look into the Bovee Cable as that may be useful. Interesting that you'd like a bit more noise in the cabin too. My external mic may over emphasise the exhaust noise inside the car, but it does sound good. Happy motoring! 👍🏻
@@QuickShiftTV2024 what he said, I have a little bluetooth transmitter (almost any of them will work, think I paid like $25 for mine) also that I have plugged into the lighter outlet in the glove box, its hidden and I just tuned the radio to a channel that has no signal and it works just like it was bluetoothing from the system and sounds amazing. They were right there with the phone being able to bluetooth, for the life of me I cant understand why they didnt just go a bit further and make streaming music from your phone available?! This has been a complaint from customers from the beginning and still never added it to the later model's all the way up to the 2015XKR that I own now. On a car that's over 100k new thats absolutely pathetic and dont get me started on the Atari like infotainment center!! With that said, I didn't buy my car to listen to music or use the gps, lol
@@Beemernow I don't mind the infotainment system day to day. It's very basic but I'm focused on other aspects of the car when I'm driving. I totally agree it doesn't match the price range or status of the car. Good job everything else is so good! Bluetooth transmitter seems to be a good solution 👍🏻
Hey,
I really like your videos. I'm a designer so appreciate the detail at the beginning showing you have great taste in more than cars. Coffee maker, etc...
Thank you! I've not been very active on here but hope to put out more video's this year. Take care.
Great review. Me personally I like the earlier XKRs with the more subtle styling, but you presented this insane car very well!
✌ Thanks Jay. Always trying to improve the videos! I do like the less aggressive body shape too! A bit less aggressive and very classy 👍🏼
Many Thanks, Excellent Review, Peace From London. 🙏🙏
Just bought one of these! What an epic motor.
Enjoy! Some lovely lines in the body work, to work with when detailing. Keep us up to date with how you get on with the car.
@@QuickShiftTV2024 out of interest do you still have yours? Great review by the way thats what sold me on one of these 👍🏼
@@thedetailingshack4784 Thanks. I have sold mine recently unfortunately! Sale prices were too high and I wanted cash for other projects!
Hahhaha listening to your car history is pretty much a list of my dream cars. Already owned the RX8, so I'm getting there!
😎That's awesome! I loved my RX8 and would get another if I found a nice example. Thanks for the comments Jay! 👊
Great video 👍🏻 I think I'd take this over the Aston equivalent.
Thanks TG. They both sound awesome 👌
Great review, amazing car
Thanks Mr.D! Glad it was of interest! Much appreciated 👍🏼
Nice car! Sounds great 👍 and that blue is beautiful!
Many thanks JP! I can't see myself changing it soon!
That drive selector swivel is the best thing in a Jag. It's what kept it different from other brands. Elegant and easy to use. Now they got rid off it. Instead, now they placed a stupid fat knob shift thing. Ugly.
Awsome car man! Keep enjoying! 😎
The last of the V8’s…. Jag doing 180 and going all electric…. I don’t plan on giving up my XK so I hope they made enough spare parts!!! 🤪
An incredible car to hold on to! Plenty of spare part sources here in the UK so hopefully you get by for a long time to come 👍🏼
Nothing sounds like a Jag. Such a dirty, dirty growly sound.
👍🏻They are certainly special! Especially in a world of electric cars 🤭
I absolutely love the xkrs, are these good as daily drivers though?
Thx bro I'm thinking of getting one. Just worried about reliability
Another fantastic car 🔝! Tough question: this Jaguar or Tvr Cerbera? What's your favorite monster?
Thank you Ruben. The Cerebra was a much roarer car, with more impressive torque low down in the rev range, but the XKR-S is a much better all-rounder which can attack a road with more confidence. I believe I will enjoy the ownership experience of the Jag more, but time will tell.
I am looking at picking one up 2014 thx
Is the exhaust standard? I seen a xkrs a few weeks ago and it did not sound as nice as yours :)
👍🏻Thanks for the comment. I beleive it is all standard, although my active exhaust has always got the valves open to increase noise 😊
Not sure if it's different on the 5 litre, but my 4.2 XKR DOES change up automatically on the red line when you are in manual sport mode.
Thanks for the input BDD. I can testify that I have indeed wondered why i wasn't accelerating and then realised I'd hit the limiter! No auto change on sport manual 👍🏻
Don't know about the XKRS, but my 2015XKR will NOT shift by itself at all, red line or not, in manual sport mode...
Wait - the full size spare is gone??
There is no spare in the cars of this generation. Companies say 'give them some goo and that will do'.
Great review brother🤗
However if you have to keep changing up to more powerful cars to keep your love of the car alive, maybe your not a full blown petrol head.🤔
Thanks Minator! I daily drive a 1.8L Vauxhall Astra which is bloomin lovely! 😍
@@QuickShiftTV2024 Ah, so now that changes things completely brother🤗
You should have said😎😎
@@minatormyth🤭 haha im glad we have sorted it 😄
How are those 20" wheels over pot holes, like you might find on a long road trip? My 20" sentas could be harsh.
I tend to avoid them but they aren't unbearable to be fair. The whole chasis and suspension setup is pretty harsh so best to spot the pot holes and Steer round 😅
@@QuickShiftTV2024 you haven't done 2000+ mile road trips across America, I see. Avoiding pot holes would be an impossible amount of work. I ran 18"s on my '07 XK and that softened impacts fine.
If you don’t mind me asking, what field do you work in?
Hi Kiko. I work in security! Jag drivers come from all backgrounds 👍🏻
Does "portable audio" let you only use an iPod, or can you plug an iPhone in there instead?
It's not great. Most use a Bluetooth adaptor. The lead will only allow ipods of the older generation unfortunately.
@@QuickShiftTV2024 So you have to install an aftermarket blue tooth then? That's what I had to do on my '07.
Hhahah. Love the split drawer/split personality thing
Not sure why Jaguar replaced this with the F type.
I do like the F-Type but they should have kept to XK platform evolving too.
@@QuickShiftTV2024 I agree. I was sad when I learned I couldn’t fit in a F-type.
Can't stream music via bluetooth? Crazy dumb and a dealbreaker for me.
Hi David. I do agree but - Please remember it wasn't as common place in 2011 for cars to be able to do this. However, you can plug in a BT adapter device (most use a 'Bovee') which allows music to he played from your phone.
British car
> French racing blue.
I have this same car but it's a toy
How has ownership been as far as maintenance?
Dude, I want to listen to the car not the crap music.
All Jaguar need to do is release an updated head unit which can be retrofitted into these and older Jaguars which has apple car play and android auto, and this car would be up to date with todays standards of car tech.
How do you get those cracks at 3:23 ? I got the same car but mine doesn't do so loud crack :) Greetings form Germany
Mine is the stock exhaust, so not sure. All I can recommend is removing the fuse for the exhaust valves, meaning it is permanently open and sounds nicer at low RPM's.
@@QuickShiftTV2024 already removed that fuse. Maybe it’s just coincidence 😉
@serpentcrown Hehe well not sure what else to suggest. High octane fuel and just dab the accelerator with the lightest touch when you want it to pop. Thanks for your support of the Channel either way!