Gareth wrote:

Yes! That’s the issue with us. I have to put it into gear immediately to shut it up.

I believe the earlier ones like mine have vacuum operated exhaust valves that are open at startup, and take a few seconds to close. Yours might be different.

My version has valves but not sure how they activate (I presume electrically), you can 'manually' open them with a button on the centre-console (doesn't make much difference these days)

On start-up the car blips to 2,000 revs then drops to about 1,000rpm to cold-idle but, as you say, if you put it into gear revs drop to about 550rpm and its much quieter!

I haven't tried the exhaust bypass in dynamic mode yet, may have a more profound effect

I always found the V6 'wailed' more, even in my old F-Pace V6 P380 it sounded like an angry banshee at full chat

edit: a Jag' forum said they are vacuum operated, used to be on a pump but latterly direct from the manifold. Suggested they always start 'loud' until a vacuum built up after a few seconds to close the valves (unless dynamic mode or the valve switch operated which some people seemingly do to have as loud a start as possible. They'll be the one's that put it into neutral at lights and rev to 6k to get a snap, crackle and pop, I guess the backwards facing baseball cap is also a giveaway........ )

LT wrote:

That looks amazing.

They are still great looking cars in my opinion and I know its a split decision but I much prefer the slimmer headlamps on the current model and the lower grilles over the shark-gill older type.

However, development paused on them a while ago and they are slipping behind on the tech really.They have a bigger central infotainment screen but its not the Pivi-Pro latest gen system so the sat nav and general movement around the screens is a bit clunky. It does have a configurable digital driver dash and I have that sat as full sat-nav screen. I do miss blind-spot in the mirrors, common on pretty much anything else I've had but not on the car that most needs it Similarly the front camera would be useful with such a long/low nose but these are all first-world problems when its about the roof down and the lovely engine note

They do seem to have eked out a few more cubic inches in the boot too so its definitely a couple of soft holdalls capable now with coats and small bags around them rather than the completely useless boot when launched.

Only get one key-fob and a key blade to save on a couple of chips (employees, not real world customers) which will be a bit of a faff at times but, hey ho.

I think I'll cope with it for the next 9-10 months

LT wrote:

That looks amazing.