Lady Elanore

Ah, that makes sense I've got a colleague who recently bought the previous shape Range Rover V8 diesel. It's an awesome thing indeed (don't panic, he has owned many Range Rovers, so he knows what he is doing )

This is interesting

This is interesting. Maybe Jaguar does have a plan after all? It is a shame if traditional buyers are effectively frozen out by this divisive design, but as I said many times before, nobody was buying Jaguars. I'm also taking this article with a pinch of salt, but there's no smoke without fire, I reckon... https://www.motor1.com/news/811711/jaguar-ev-50000-people-interested/

I don't think Jaguar is deluding themselves that the car is elegant, I'm pretty sure it is simply making an incredibly bold statement. I don't get most modern art, or say, Captain Beefheart, but there are many who do, perhaps that's what Jaguar is aiming for. They are not looking for big sales, that's for sure. There will be crossover tech from this car and some of the innovative engineering solutions will be carried over to their other upcoming cars, so there might be a little more method in their madness than just to shock everyone. Personally, I don't think the world cares if there is a Jaguar or not, it hasn't cared for many years, regardless of the excellent cars it's made over the last few decades. I'll wait a few years and see if the gamble pays off. One thing for certain, I'm super excited to see one in the flesh, which in itself speaks well to the interest this car has evoked.

The more I read about this car the more fascinating I find it. There are some very serious design choices and solutions in its outlandish body. But Jaguar has been here before... ... and although it is really easy to say "that looks so much better it's beautiful", it had a bit of a troubled design past itself. Jaguar has tried making attractive cars many times in even recent history (I include my F Type in this), but they don't sell! The 01 will either become a design classic, perhaps in the way the early Bangle BMWs have become, or it will be considered something akin to the recent Ronaldo bust. Time will tell, I guess.

Generally I don't like matte paint finishes at all, but for some reason the 01 looks great in them, at least imho. BOLD BOLD BOLD is the way to go with this car. Probably some sort of Rappers wet dream, but the car suits bling.

I'd love to see one in Vanta Black. Batman would run scared of it (assuming he could see it)

It's Highway, I believe, as Jaguar thinks they are American these days but my point is they openly admit that WLTP figures aren't really applicable to their cars' real-world performance. A bit more honesty with these things is good imho

I like the way Jaguar has quoted an alleged real-world motorway style mileage range figure, rather than just the nonsense fairyland numbers EVs often give.

I did ask for clarification on where they inserted their nozzle! I also asked if their warranty dept could ring me the next day.

I've just got my Jag back from its service and MOT everything is good, although the rear tyres are apparently quite worn But as is typical of a Jag dealership, the actual service is a bit patchy. I wonder if some of Jaguar's woes are because of this rather than their cars. I've had a couple of problems before with Jaguar and my car being in their hands and this time was not totally smooth either. The F Type is by far the most expensive car I've had and I did think I might get the same sort of excellent service I've had from BMW, but as usual....no. I dropped the car off and made a big point that I didn't want my car washed (the last time I did this they started to wash the car before I could stop them!!) anyhoo they put a big lable in the car saying not to touch it with a soggy sponge. No, my trouble this time was I asked them to let me know the moment the car was ready, as I was walking to the dealership and it was a couple of miles, which by the time I'd crossed a few roads probably means nearly 40 mins to get there. Sooo when it got to 17:00hrs I figured I'd better set off even though they hadn't bothered to ring me. On arrival, the service department seemed to be in the process of going home, at least I guessed this by their absence. Reception had certainly gone and it was thanks to the nice lady who makes tea, that she was able to find the service chap to sort my car out. Then came the bill, it was very big! Personally, if I worked in the service dept I'd have stayed all night if a customer was going to pay such a large invoice, but that's just me perhaps? I did query the bill however, when I was told that my AdBlue had been topped up, so they had to charge for it. I think you can guess what happened next..... 🤬 I realise in hindsight that it is possible, if unlikely, that it might not be obvious that I have a (very) petrol powered car, not a diesel

It has to be one of the most faithful versions of a prototype I've ever seen make it to production, so well done, Jag, for that. It is astonishing how small it is inside, considering it's about the size (and shape?) of a static caravan outside. I think they missed a trick by letting the 'embargo lifted' reviews show relatively muted colours. For me, after going in such a bold direction, they should have ensured that every video and photo review contained bold or unusual colours. Funnily enough, I've just dropped my Jag off for its 3-year service and MOT. I asked if they were sticking with Jag and getting a Type 01 in, to which I was told sometime next year they would have one in the showroom. I was then asked if I was interested and to which I replied I had a V8, supercharged, sleek coupe in for service....they read the room correctly and said "....ah, OK". 😆 I also can't afford one

I watched a few of the reviews now and they all seem to be saying what the earlier prototype reviews said. Admittedly, the cars they have driven all seem to be very late-model prototypes still. Ride and handling are what you would expect, performance, too, is more than adequate. The interior is very bold if a little cramped looking. The rear-view mirror (it's a monitor) seems to be in a bad place and a couple of reviewers have commented on it. It's important because there is no rear window. I also note that the cars reviewed are in quite a 'safe' colour, which is a shame as I think the car suits a bold shade. I'll leave it to others to post yootoob links, or I might get around to it myself once I've had some sleep

Looks like the new Jaguar launch is tonight at 01:00! It's in 'Murica, hence the daft time. Great British brand, owned by India, launching in America. Well at least we are keeping it in former colonies.

I think job cuts were always on the table. Once they moved to low volume and only two models (I think there is another in the pipeline) it was almost certain. It looks to me like they are aiming to be a lower priced Aston type of manufacturer, with initially very low sales, moving up to simply low-volume sales. Initial reviews seem to think the car is superb in all the things that a Jaguar should embody, but I can't see that saving them. They need something beautiful as an opening number, not brutal and minimalist. Mind you, I can see rappers buying them.

Senny over-the-ear is at the very least a safe bet and it is the one I'd go for. B&W do a very nice headphone too, as do some of the Grado models. Personally, I've been using Senny domestically and professionally for 40 years and have no complaints. Open-back is probably a better sound (but they do bleed audio both ways a little), but in the real world, closed over-ear is probably best. If you want top noise cancelling, then Bose and Sony are pretty much leaders, although Sennheiser and B&W aren't too far behind. I've a set of mid-range Sennys I use for outdoor work and an old Bose QuietComfort for aircraft settings. Both sound good, but more modern headphones are better. Is noise-cancelling a priority? Also, there is latency with Bluetooth if he is a musician, so if low latency is important. I'd recommend a headphone that can support APTX Adaptive or LL (low latency-an almost extinct variant, sadly). I'm thinking that if he wants to strut around wearing his 'cans' using Bluetooth, then you can buy a cheap APTX Bluetooth transmitter (Class 1 - cheap as chips on Amazon) and get headphones with 'APTX Adaptive', so he should have 40ms or possibly less delay. APTX is a codec that is both popular and of good quality.

Funnily enough, I wondered about using an extreme ND filter to see the eclipse, but luckily remembered it didn't have any UV protection, so it would still have been potentially dangerous. I was surprised to see a chap on the BBC website saying he damaged his eyes in the last eclipse, looking at the sun through a welder's mask. I would have thought this would have been sufficient, but I've since read they aren't usually filtered enough. Something to do with a rating of 12 or above being needed (I assume this is pretty dark?)

They are worth quite a bit of money, those things. They look and sound tremendous on the rare occasion I've seen one. Well done to the owner for not parking it up in a garage as an investment

On my little A series (it has the current software for touch screen etc) you simply say the word "next track" and it skips. No " hey Mercedes" required. If your car is similar, there are several commands you can use with direct speech too

I had a colleague who had one of these. The engine sounded great and he loved everything about it....except it ate front tyres strangely enough. MB said they often do that. Something to do with the standard alignment (it hopped about at low speed, especially manoeuvring and in cold weather). In the end, he took it to an alignment specialist and they adjusted the car to what they considered a more 'sensible' set up and there was once more peace, in the world.

Maybe "one day in the not too distant future..." ...a man (or woman, it could be a woman) will put a V12 into one of these as a restomod. Happy times will ensue and a lot of spannering

Chris Harris and friends have had a drive in the car and seem genuinely impressed with it. I'm becoming excited that this once great British manufacturer may survive and produce cars worthy of the marque...even if they don't have proper engines

Funnily enough, I have a colleague who is trying to get out of his Taycan, but it is serious negative equity. I suggested that as it's a PCP he might be at the voluntary termination point. It turns out that unlike a personal PCP, the VT point of a business PCP is 85%! Who knew? He still had a good deal at the beginning as he offset his annual Corporation tax for that year, but it isn't going so well for him now. Mind you, it is a stunningly well-made car, even if it has been on the back of a low loader 5 times because of breakdowns. He would buy another he reckons. Obviously, this is utter madness, but there again, his brother buys Range Rovers and has had a similar success story with breakdowns and yet he too keeps buying Range Rovers

Lots of jorno's have now been in a late model prototype and even some have been in the virtually finished car. The one thing that is repeated is the ride is sublime and the car doesn't want for performance. Perhaps the Jag strengths of Power, handling and refinement are still alive. I certainly gives me a lot more hope for the brand than I had earlier, even if it won't sell that many in the UK

Palmer Motorsport McLaren Artura Apparently they take the hybriddiddy bit out first