Working from home today so got some time for COMMMENNNNNTSSSS!!!! (a la AK). Miles did an AWESOME job here--so many auto-reviewers are either too boring with specifications, or are WAY too enthusiastic in an attempt to emulate Clarkson--both end up failing in my book. Miles was both entertaining AND informative, which is no easy feat. I agree 100% with both the pros and cons listed: the wheel design is a low-point, the tech is underwhelming (though the powertrain makes up for it perhaps), and a GTI-esque steering wheel would be a fantastic (and relatively cheap) addition. GREAT review and hoping to see more!
I remember the first time I saw a xf... I said that's how a 4 door coupe should look.... and when I saw a xf r... I said that it looks like the best saloon car ever! And now I have a xf premium... silver on black 19.... quad exhaust and a deck spoiler.
I know years late comment BUT at 3:03 you left traction control on and only switched to track mode (checkered flag button) if you did both then im sure the car would scare you or most likely crash it since it reduces torque significantly with traction control on to keep inexperienced/overzelous drivers under control.
fuck those paddleshifters! i need a car in which i can hang my left elbow out of the window and leave my right hand on the manual shifter, ready to downshift all the time! like a BOSS - in my ´91 opel corsa a haha
@@RGV250FORSALE 🤣 I mean I own a Leon Cupra and an FD RX7, just because I dont like a big wing on a luxury saloon, doesn't mean I dont have any taste? 😂😭
Good review! Cool car but that infotainment system would drive me crazy! Your right about the wheels...horrible. The rear spoiler is quite ugly too, does it even do anything?
Great review, fantastic car and totally agree about the horrible alloys the older SV8 had much nicer rims (plus I’d have to spec it without that optional rear ironing board)
Good review. He has a good voice and is informative and critical. A little bit of hooliganism lacking. For a car like this, atleast let us hear the engine / exhaust system a bit more.
I just bought a 2014 with 5800 miles on it. I must say this review was spot on. I agree with his take-aways. Yes it needs a sport steering wheel which was the first thing I noticed missing. Next the wheels. My car is white with a blackout package and the wheels are much more suited to this car. It is aggressive but refined. Everyone that sits or rides in my car wants to "pet" it and they all love the show when the Start button is hit.
You can see what this car can look like with that spoiler. Just go to the Jaguar car configurator online. Just type 'Jaguar configurator' in google, an away you go!
You can't really take points away from Jag for their lack of technology, their target demographic don't want more tech, my Granddad LOVES the infotainment in his XF8, yeh it's a little sluggish, but it's also deliberate, and he finds it even easier than my iPhone
m8 grate review realy honest and up front ,as for the mag weels its in the eye of the beholder i like them and the first time i cerb one witch is enevitable . id buy even racier ones jags have a race pedagree and deserve race components < espeshaly there hi end ones . as for the spoilers i love them wouldnt buy one without it!! this one looks grate.
No sports grips = lazy designers or a bunch of engineers who don't think like drivers. Engineers are liek nerds, they don't know what's cool or works in the real world. let me dwsign it, and I'll include everything that is absolutely needed in a great sports car.
Pretty good review, nice episode. Dude u should put a little more emotion into talking about that car. I'd be like a kid in a candy store driving that Jag. I recently borrowed my friends Audi S8 and damn I couldn't stop grinning. Superb car!
Really? a HUD and sports grip handlbars? come on man this is a Jaguar! not a GTI or supercar or a track maniac machine But other than that, good review!
its not that this review is bad (it isn't), but this guy is just a bit boring, like he's scared to talk or be excited even when something grabs his attention
Hey Miles Branman nice video, i enjoyed it very much. But when you said it can pretty much destory anything on the road. I have to disagree, my 13 BMW M5 F10 will murder it, my coz CLS AMG will aslo murder it. But don't get me wrong its a very good car indeed. I just don't like that fact its not a reliable brand, and im speaking from experence.
+Alejandro Griffin Yes,kind of. Ford take care of the assembly in a special plant in the UK but they are not Ford engines. They're designed entirely by Jaguar.
I like this guy, please have him do more reviews!
Thank you for the FLDetour! That was well needed and overall, awesome! Keep 'em a comin'!
I really like this guy you should bring him around a lot more often and by that I mean everyday.
bought this car yesterday in Sankt-Petersburg.
The first one in our city.
Nice car for business and for fun.
Thank you for review.
Working from home today so got some time for COMMMENNNNNTSSSS!!!! (a la AK).
Miles did an AWESOME job here--so many auto-reviewers are either too boring with specifications, or are WAY too enthusiastic in an attempt to emulate Clarkson--both end up failing in my book. Miles was both entertaining AND informative, which is no easy feat.
I agree 100% with both the pros and cons listed: the wheel design is a low-point, the tech is underwhelming (though the powertrain makes up for it perhaps), and a GTI-esque steering wheel would be a fantastic (and relatively cheap) addition.
GREAT review and hoping to see more!
This guy was great.. good review.
I remember the first time I saw a xf... I said that's how a 4 door coupe should look.... and when I saw a xf r... I said that it looks like the best saloon car ever! And now I have a xf premium... silver on black 19.... quad exhaust and a deck spoiler.
At least there's an option to spec a different spoiler when buying this car. The standard one just doesn't look nice, to me anyway.
Comparing The Rock to the XFR-S is a great metaphor! :D
wait wait am i day dreaming or this is true
FLD on sunday!!??
What a beautiful car. The V8 reminds me of the Camaro and the Shelby. Awesome car
I know years late comment BUT at 3:03 you left traction control on and only switched to track mode (checkered flag button) if you did both then im sure the car would scare you or most likely crash it since it reduces torque significantly with traction control on to keep inexperienced/overzelous drivers under control.
Jaguar have tuned this V8 to 600bhp: It did 225mph on the Bonneville Flats.
just when u thought it could not get any better
Love my 09 XF Supercharged!
Nice review. The only issue I have is that for some reason you can't seem to pronounce "Jaguar" correctly. It really irritates me.
Awesome simple review. Great job.
oh.. it's not actually a new FLDetour.
fuck those paddleshifters! i need a car in which i can hang my left elbow out of the window and leave my right hand on the manual shifter, ready to downshift all the time! like a BOSS - in my ´91 opel corsa a haha
That spoiler makes it look ghastly, would have looked better with a small boot lip spoiler.
The large spoiler is an option
You have absolutely no taste.
@@RGV250FORSALE 🤣 I mean I own a Leon Cupra and an FD RX7, just because I dont like a big wing on a luxury saloon, doesn't mean I dont have any taste? 😂😭
he sound like he loves that car...its a good car few thing are missing but it works..
Good review!
Cool car but that infotainment system would drive me crazy! Your right about the wheels...horrible. The rear spoiler is quite ugly too, does it even do anything?
With 550 hp going to the rear wheels, I'm sure the rear wing is functional.
There we go FLD! Now this is how you do an FLDetours.
I'm stuck between the Jaguar XFR-S or Jaguar XJR. Which is better?
Great review, fantastic car and totally agree about the horrible alloys the older SV8 had much nicer rims (plus I’d have to spec it without that optional rear ironing board)
The rear spoiler is literally the calling card of the R-S.
You might as well buy an R and have it mapped 🤷♂️
Didn't you guys review this car already? I thought I saw this before...
Nice review.
shat year did they first come out?
Hi ! i have a question ... what brand is your jacket? It's really niece ! Please tell me
This guy is great and the review was very good, this is how they should be done!
Rims look great
I love this car, but personally I think he is right about the wheels! If this car had the wheels from the XKR-S it would look even better.
So right about the cheap looking rims and the steering wheel! Very nice review!
Its so cool, and i agree the wheels and that spoiler should go. Also i think the sportbrake is a bit cooler
Good review. He has a good voice and is informative and critical. A little bit of hooliganism lacking. For a car like this, atleast let us hear the engine / exhaust system a bit more.
FLDetours I love it. XFR-S great car, u should made more videos like this!
Aston Kutcher works at FLD?
where has this guy been all this time?
Very good review, one of the best..
A deck lid spoiler on the trunk would look MUCH better
I just bought a 2014 with 5800 miles on it. I must say this review was spot on. I agree with his take-aways. Yes it needs a sport steering wheel which was the first thing I noticed missing. Next the wheels. My car is white with a blackout package and the wheels are much more suited to this car. It is aggressive but refined. Everyone that sits or rides in my car wants to "pet" it and they all love the show when the Start button is hit.
Do you still have the XFR-S? I was also looking at a 2014. Just wondering if you had any issues/concerns with yours. Thanks.
great video. didn't agree with the wheels comment though. i think they look good, not like cheap tuner rims.
isnt this couple years old review, from like 2012.? :)
Wow that was a great review!!!!!
Is it just me or the wing just don't seem to fit or just don't seem right...
Great review of a great car.
whats the price of this car??? 💵💵💵
It's got a volume knob
Awesome review dude! Love the car and I definitely agree with you on the wheels...they're hideous. But 295, damn! Those are thick tires
Review was perfect, but it might have been nice to add a 0 to 60 time
I could find room for this in my garage. If I had one.
Fucking love the XFR-S and the F Type V8s. I just love jaguar. Even though automatics only, i still get over it. it drives like a monster anyways
ThirD!!!!! I love this car and everything that comes with it. It looks like a nice build and it has a lot of testosterone.
MORE reviews from Miles Branman !!!!!!!! he's great
Man I miss fld :)
I want that bumper❤
GOOD REVIEW!
You can see what this car can look like with that spoiler. Just go to the Jaguar car configurator online. Just type 'Jaguar configurator' in google, an away you go!
Can I order it without that hideous spoiler?
love you car show how ever being so poor that my bologna doesn't even have a first name I thank you for bringing me close to the experience.
You can't really take points away from Jag for their lack of technology, their target demographic don't want more tech, my Granddad LOVES the infotainment in his XF8, yeh it's a little sluggish, but it's also deliberate, and he finds it even easier than my iPhone
Holy fuck I'm in love. That car is gorgeous. 10/10
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in a suit car personality... I like that.
m8 grate review realy honest and up front ,as for the mag weels its in the eye of the beholder i like them and the first time i cerb one witch is enevitable . id buy even racier ones jags have a race pedagree and deserve race components < espeshaly there hi end ones . as for the spoilers i love them wouldnt buy one without it!! this one looks grate.
did it also come in awd?
STI called it wants its wing back.
No sports grips = lazy designers or a bunch of engineers who don't think like drivers. Engineers are liek nerds, they don't know what's cool or works in the real world. let me dwsign it, and I'll include everything that is absolutely needed in a great sports car.
That spoiler deserves to be on a honda, not a jag
Pretty good review, nice episode. Dude u should put a little more emotion into talking about that car. I'd be like a kid in a candy store driving that Jag. I recently borrowed my friends Audi S8 and damn I couldn't stop grinning. Superb car!
Really? a HUD and sports grip handlbars? come on man this is a Jaguar! not a GTI or supercar or a track maniac machine But other than that, good review!
it looks like a fancy commadoor
this is what the Lincoln ls could have been.
is it just me or doesn't it look like a 06 Pontiac GTO.
RAT BIMMER this is basically a G8 with more power
its not that this review is bad (it isn't), but this guy is just a bit boring, like he's scared to talk or be excited even when something grabs his attention
Cool guy
but BMW has all plastic dash and the lower parts are all plastic....
okay, let the Jag alone, I want this red jacket! It's sick, anyone knows that it is? Thanks in advance. :)
Dear Santa . . .
ugh that spoiler belongs on a honda
I was interested until about a minute in when I saw that spoiler. Looks like a style guy from 1990's GM got hired. Booo.
those air vents though, now thats a cool but useless thing.
Bring him back now! or else.
Hey Miles Branman nice video, i enjoyed it very much. But when you said it can pretty much destory anything on the road. I have to disagree, my 13 BMW M5 F10 will murder it, my coz CLS AMG will aslo murder it. But don't get me wrong its a very good car indeed. I just don't like that fact its not a reliable brand, and im speaking from experence.
Is Ford still building the engines in these things???
+Alejandro Griffin Yes,kind of.
Ford take care of the assembly in a special plant in the UK but they are not Ford engines.
They're designed entirely by Jaguar.
Looks a little like the new VF Commodore/ Chevy SS
Looks Mike a Holden!
I would definitely get an M5 instead of this. Those wheels are garish.. Good review by the way.
i agree, not a fan of the wheels.
de ja fucking vue?
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haaha" rock metaphor "
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David G calm down before u get smacked
Why in the world you want to buy this fake Jag? For the same money you can have ultimate driving machine BMW M5. M5 is the KING of dual personality.
The M5 is a bit boring it's fast and all that...but not much personality.
ILove GYM "not everyone likes German cars" with respect I agree with that!
bloodpig101 boring??? WTF! are you for real? you obviously don't know what are you talking about.
Ohhh...so you're right and i'm wrong? Sorry...my bad...
Cause BMW is common and for Mr everybody. Normally a jag is more select and special , but this jag looks cheezy and cheap.
The wheel look like its from Kia.
Ford Fusion
Good review. This car to me is tacky jaguar went ratchet. I don't like it. It only suits tge holden monaro.