Vs 2015 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S vs. 2014 Jaguar XKR-S GT!

[JHF]

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[DeDe]

2015...2015...2015 Aston ... that's too much for my understanding. Still.

 

[klier]

^ because the car is 1999 tech?

 

[mini_cooper4]

^ because the car is 1999 tech?

Because people are stupid and don't know which year we live in
It's not even the MY since that should be 2014...

 

[martinbo]

Two British dinosaurs funded by foreign money. MEH.

 

[Sunny]

That Jag's face single handedly erases every freaking single good looking line that Ian Callum ever penned...

 

[klier]

^ True, it looks like the entrance of a man cave.

 

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[Bridster]

^ A completely opposite result to the Motortrend test - the Jaguar is found to slower and worse handling. It might be because this time it was tested on a damp, cold track, while still wearing Zero Corsas. Whereas the Aston had less extreme tires in this test? Either way, Autocar should at least mention these details, or risk making their test pretty pointless.

 

[mini_cooper4]

^ A completely opposite result to the Motortrend test - the Jaguar is found to slower and worse handling. It might be because this time it was tested on a damp, cold track, while still wearing Zero Corsas. Whereas the Aston had less extreme tires in this test? Either way, Autocar should at least mention these details, or risk making their test pretty pointless.

Exactly. I guess the Jag's tires aren't good on a damp track.
Their test is pretty pointless. Autocar are often pointless themselves IMO.

 

[330CIZHP]

Exactly. I guess the Jag's tires aren't good on a damp track.
Their test is pretty pointless. Autocar are often pointless themselves IMO.

The Vantage S is also wearing racing compound slick tires ( a new improved and updated version of Corsas) much like the Jaguar much like the other predecessors. So it is not like the Vantage had an advantage in the wet.

 

[Bridster]

The Vantage S is also wearing racing compound slick tires ( a new improved and updated version of Corsas) much like the Jaguar much like the other predecessors. So it is not like the Vantage had an advantage in the wet.

How do you know what tires the Aston had fitted? It might have been equipped with a winter/all-season tire option.

 

[330CIZHP]

How do you know what tires the Aston had fitted? It might have been equipped with a winter/all-season tire option.

Because they are the OEM tires on the Vantage S?

 

[Bridster]

Because they are the OEM tires on the Vantage S?

As are some winter/all-season tires...

 

[mini_cooper4]

The Vantage S is also wearing racing compound slick tires ( a new improved and updated version of Corsas) much like the Jaguar much like the other predecessors. So it is not like the Vantage had an advantage in the wet.

It did perform way better on damp than the Jag which wasn't the case on a dry track. It had an advantage and it most probably has to do with tires and weight. As Bridster said the Aston was most probably wearing winter tires. We cannot be sure since they didn't give any info... that's why the test is pretty pointless.

 

[330CIZHP]

It did perform way better on damp than the Jag which wasn't the case on a dry track. It had an advantage and it most probably has to do with tires and weight. As Bridster said the Aston was most probably wearing winter tires. We cannot be sure since they didn't give any info... that's why the test is pretty pointless.

I was saying it since by default both cars come equipped with Corsa system racing slick compound tires. The Jaguar might very well be the better track car.

Sutcliffe never mentioned otherwise in the video. AutoCar typically is quite shoddy in its lap times anyway so I don't put much weight in what type of lap time SutCliffe put down.