ZS 180 v S Type R Jaguar

waynester · 01-06-13, 02:37 AM

I'm not one for head to head comparisons on the road.. certainly not racing, but a little incident yesterday evening gave me reason to smile.

I was on my way to picking up my son, around 6pm.. rush hour(ish).
An Stype R Jag, you know..the quick one, V8 I believe? Anyway, he was sat on my ass for a few miles..not able to pass due to traffic..& me making sure I gave it little squirts of acceleration exiting/straight over various roundabouts.

I was going to be turning right on a large roundabout that went under the A1M, then take the 3rd exit onto the A1M.
Now..the slip road is long & a reasonable incline..& he was still on my tail, & I knew he wanted to overtake me & blast up the sliproad.. y'know, get me out of his way with ease.
So.. feeling a little combative I thoughtni would give it some beans as well.
As I turned left onto the slip..I dropped into 3rd & nailed it untl just before the redline, & then bang..into 4th, foot to the floor. Matey in the Jag did the same, he got about a 1/3 of the way passed & then no more. My car felt great & sounded just as good! And there he sat as we drag raced up this long uphill slip road.

Once at the top & getting onto the A1M I slowed as we were already at an indecent speed.
He..irritated that he couldn't pass using sheer grunt kept going. As he passed I looked over & smiled, he looked dead ahead...& that was that. All over in a few seconds, but I felt honour restored with my 'old Rover' that was in his way. Maybe he learnt something..that these 'old Rovers/MGs' are a little bit..quick.

Apologies for the drawn out explanation.

Ritchy · 01-06-13, 04:48 AM

4 litre supercharged v8 i think, about 5 seconds to 60, quick cars....

Dan1971 · 01-06-13, 05:28 AM

Satisfying for you, but, IMHO either he wasn't giving it the full beans, or it wasn't a type R.

carmadbaker · 01-06-13, 07:10 AM

Think logically though....
400bhp 2 ton car= 200bhp/ton
180-200bhp 1.2 ton car= 160-180bhp/ton
Odds arent miles away really are they, good to see a rover can still hold its own

and to think i nearly traded my Elise for an s-type r last week!

bowthruster · 01-06-13, 07:30 AM

Well whatever model jag it was,you bet he would have been fuming!!You see it all the time-big flash motors trying to intimidate you into moving for them.So i say NICE ONE

And yes power/ton isnt far off either as carmadbaker said

fastmike · 01-06-13, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by carmadbaker

Think logically though....
400bhp 2 ton car= 200bhp/ton
180-200bhp 1.2 ton car= 160-180bhp/ton
Odds arent miles away really are they, good to see a rover can still hold its own

and to think i nearly traded my Elise for an s-type r last week!

You missed out the important figure for the Jag ....541 nms ( 399 lbs feet) of torque.@ 3500 rpm

MG ZS180 0 - 100 mph........20.7

Jag S type R 0-100 ........12.7

stamford · 01-06-13, 10:14 AM

Do the figures really matter in this story? Not a jot, it's all about the smile factor and feeling good that we have had some fun and maybe upset someone with a bigger wallet and ego

Blade9274 · 01-06-13, 10:49 AM

Good lad, I thought a nice Merc 220cdi was on my ass last week, got to the duel carriageway after a roundabout so I nailed it and so did he...... but it wasn't a C220CDI it was a C350CDI and he left me in my 180 standing, DOH lol

splinter · 01-06-13, 10:52 AM

Couldnt agree more with Stamford. Amazing how many of these "posh" cars are driven by big egos.

Think the old adage....its not what you've got, its how you use it...comes into play here.

Well done mate!!!

bowthruster · 01-06-13, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Blade9274

Good lad, I thought a nice Merc 220cdi was on my ass last week, got to the duel carriageway after a roundabout so I nailed it and so did he...... but it wasn't a C220CDI it was a C350CDI and he left me in my 180 standing, DOH lol

Been caught out like that before!