OK, my car has been spenind some time at the dealer and over the time away i have had the following cars
Jaguar XJ S
Jaguar XF S
and currently Disco Sport SD4
So i thouhg i could compare some of the items on each against the Fpace.
To Start with the driving experience, without question for a SUV the Fpace knocks the socks off all of them, the XJ and XF are very good but the four wheel drive in the wet makes the Fpace a more sure foot drive and the Disco Sport is a little lifeless in steering and feel which is a disappointment as my previous car was an Evoque and i thought the drive would be similar.
Suspension wise the Fpace, XJ and XF all fell similar on the Dynamic setting and as the Fpace is a SUV then Jaguar have done a good job here, i have always said the engineering side of the Fpace is very good, the Disco Sport is not in the same league i am afraid.
Interior, the Fpace again wins hands down, the XJ and XF just did not make me feel i was in a Jaguar and i am afraid my old Audi A4 had a better interior, the Disco Sport again was no better, the position of the in-car screen is at a very strange height and angle and the reverse camera is wall off to one side, maybe an issue with just this one perhaps, the Fpace is so much better with placement of the screen and its controls, the only thing that is similar in them all is the steering wheel.
So thats 3-0 to the Fpace so far.
Now here comes the downside to the Fpace.
Without question there is something not right with the stereo setup in the Fpace, the XJ, XF and the Disco Sport all have better in car stereo setups and the XF and Disco had the basic system which still knocked the socks off the Fpace 825 system, the sound is better balanced, the speakers do not rattle and the bass is much better and feels more around you.
So overall the only thing that lets the Fpace down in the car against the other three is the stereo, could not compare like for like on the ITCP as the others all had the basic system which was a shame as it would have been could to compare that side.
Looking forward to getting mine back and seeing with the issues resolved if i can start to enjoy the car i brought.
My advise is, if you do not want your Fpace then do not look at these three cars as your be more disappointed then the Fpace as i feel the driving of the others does not come close to the driving experience of the Fpace.
Jaguar XJ S
Jaguar XF S
and currently Disco Sport SD4
So i thouhg i could compare some of the items on each against the Fpace.
To Start with the driving experience, without question for a SUV the Fpace knocks the socks off all of them, the XJ and XF are very good but the four wheel drive in the wet makes the Fpace a more sure foot drive and the Disco Sport is a little lifeless in steering and feel which is a disappointment as my previous car was an Evoque and i thought the drive would be similar.
Suspension wise the Fpace, XJ and XF all fell similar on the Dynamic setting and as the Fpace is a SUV then Jaguar have done a good job here, i have always said the engineering side of the Fpace is very good, the Disco Sport is not in the same league i am afraid.
Interior, the Fpace again wins hands down, the XJ and XF just did not make me feel i was in a Jaguar and i am afraid my old Audi A4 had a better interior, the Disco Sport again was no better, the position of the in-car screen is at a very strange height and angle and the reverse camera is wall off to one side, maybe an issue with just this one perhaps, the Fpace is so much better with placement of the screen and its controls, the only thing that is similar in them all is the steering wheel.
So thats 3-0 to the Fpace so far.
Now here comes the downside to the Fpace.
Without question there is something not right with the stereo setup in the Fpace, the XJ, XF and the Disco Sport all have better in car stereo setups and the XF and Disco had the basic system which still knocked the socks off the Fpace 825 system, the sound is better balanced, the speakers do not rattle and the bass is much better and feels more around you.
So overall the only thing that lets the Fpace down in the car against the other three is the stereo, could not compare like for like on the ITCP as the others all had the basic system which was a shame as it would have been could to compare that side.
Looking forward to getting mine back and seeing with the issues resolved if i can start to enjoy the car i brought.
My advise is, if you do not want your Fpace then do not look at these three cars as your be more disappointed then the Fpace as i feel the driving of the others does not come close to the driving experience of the Fpace.