Here Comes Mr. Obnoxious - 2015 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe Long-Term Road Test

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Here Comes Mr. Obnoxious - 2015 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe Long-Term Road Test

Edmunds' long-term 2015 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe is loud. Real loud. You might even call it obnoxious. For the most part, the editors love this about the new Jag.

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mercedesfan

This is actually my least favorite trait of the F-Type. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE that Jag went all out with this car's aural character. It's extremely refreshing that someone built a sports car that actually sounds like one. Having said that, it isn't my cup of tea for a daily driver. For a weekend plaything? Sign me up.

quadricycle

Couldn't agree more, @mercedesfan. As a weekend car, the over-the-top personality is fantastic, entertaining, and a joy. That probably wouldn't be the case on a daily basis or extended road trip though. That goes double for the exhaust note. I love the noise as much as the next car guy, but not as a constant companion on the highway, or in city centers where it reaches the ears of many as nothing more than noise pollution.

zimtheinvader

To me the truly great exhausts are the ones that are reasonably quiet when driving regularly and then let you know when you've stepped on it. I'm not a fan of a car making a racket when it isn't really moving or for that matter even telegraphing to the world that I'm pulling out of a parking lot a bit faster than usual.

grijon

I'm not familiar with the "loud exhaust" button this Jag is equipped with but if it gives over-the-top-always-talking when on and more-like-a-normal-sports-car when off, it sounds like it was made just for me. There are times when I want to hear
E V E R Y T H I N G , and times when I don't - like Mike's example of 5am in the apartment parking lot. (Great post, Mike!)