Jaguar F-type driven on road and track - www.autocar.co.uk

Jaguar's quest for a successor to the iconic E-type ends with the launch of this, the Jaguar F-type. Steve Sutcliffe drives the range-topping F-type V8 S on road and track as he bids to discover if it could be a match for the mighty Porsche 911.
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The long-awaited successor to the Jaguar E-Type has finally arrived. Steve Sutcliffe is behind the wheel of the Jaguar F-Type V8 S, the range-topping model which can launch from rest to 62mph in 4.2 seconds and go on to a limited 189mph. Its sonorous 489bhp motor gets a helping hand from the lightweight aluminium construction of the F-Type's body, while the driver sits lower than in any previous Jaguar. This could finally be a match for the legendary Porsche 911.
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[@videoghost]

this is absolutely one of the most beautiful cars I've ever seen.

[@chigasaki06]

It is stunning. I love the direction Jaguar has been going lately. Their cars really have a personality and style unique to the brand. This car looks so unconventional, especially the rear end.

[@sbauroth]

I had a chance to take one (V8) on a unleashed drive today. My god, this car is everything the reviewer says and more. The car in dynamic mode is loud, crude, and hella fun!! I never in my life would have even looked at a Jaguar... now I want one!!

[@dartagnanx1]

Thanks Steve. Your reviews are amongst my favorites!

[@NoLaneRestrictions]

Love your reviews my friend, thank you for a great drive in this new Jag.

[@RMAGEDN740]

best f-type video i have seen thus far... great job!!

[@celt67]

I saw a review of this on Evo's channel, they tested the available engine models of this and they all agreed that the V6 was the one to go for over the V8. Handled better, and drove smoother. ( a little remeniscent of the Etype which was favoured more for its earlier v6 engines over its v12 later models )

[@bigcat9606]

thats a relief now the comparisons

[@JackFitzsimmonsZondaFan]

I was in London the other day & there was a bloke in a black F-Type pulling out of a road in Park Lane & as he drove onto the main road, my God!! The noise, it sounded biblical! An amazing sound :-D Really woke me up as he properly cained it. A good moment.

[@mkm282]

someone who appreciates interior quality and luxury more than epic performance

[@26929]

Im happy that they are happy!

[@BlackenedNL]

love the looks!

[@tadam25]

I got to see this car at the Canadian Internationale auto show and it is amazingly, stunningly, beautiful

[@kouznetsov]

i like how its so compact.. great for the city

[@future62]

My man Steve Sutcliffe!!! Let him do all the vids!!!!

[@QashmalUtomo]

It's astonishing. It really is... astonishing. When I heard that the top range model of this F-type Jag costs around 90.000 pound, I thought those numbers were overestimated, but after seeing this review and just how wonderful this car looks and what's under the bonnet (forget the comparison to the 911) as well the features it has, I think this car is truly brilliant, worth the money it costs and deserves the title to be the successor of the great E-type Jag.

[@kai45654]

Simply the Perfect Jag

[@AlternativeUses]

I can't think of many cars I'd want more than one of these

[@venom5809]

I love this car, so gorgeous.

[@cvillalobos27]

I stood by one and the images simply dont do justice. With the black wheels and in red it is beautiful

[@TiagoAndreF]

What i say is Steve is a proper car tester.

[@TdotSoul]

Best looking Jag ever.

[@avinash1251990]

Can't wait to know!

[@TheMegaCONARTIST]

Looks like Jag has done a good job here, pushing all out performance with their productions. Passenger seat looks little isolated and lonely looking at the arch coming from dash towards gear and arm rest area, apart from that neat interior neat and aggressive exterior design, looks like it has good handling and performance of the engine sits very well with the car. Thumbs up in all for sure!

[@GustheSig]

Beautiful

[@DavidBoy333]

Im glad that they made upshift by lutting the stick down and downshift up:)

[@sachin1006]

I like the copper bits on the paddles, engine start button

[@MitidDesigns]

Gotta love the F-Type!

[@serveitup911]

I happen to be a Porsche fan, but that is a good comment about what really matters in driving for everyone but racing drivers.

[@nzruud]

fantastic car.

[@Slipstream0001]

Definitely one of the prettiest cars at the Sydney Motor Show.

[@kalpamonx]

Jaguar has class.

[@willbleft]

Ordered a 911 have you?, HA!, this thing is beyond epic, looks, performance, sound, all of it. It's taken them a while, but Jag is back on form!

[@SPMNDK89]

This is one Jag that gives Aston Martin a run for its money when it comes to a beauty contest. And for those of you griping for more hp, I'm willing to bet, the execs are contemplating an R performance version.

[@lonersanonymous]

Chris Harris is going to have an absolute field day with this car! Great review btw Mr. Sutcliffe.

[@ultra_ridge7]

As someone who has driven the F-type and the 911 turbo, Porsche needs to back to the drawing board because the new JAAAG is amazing.

[@Kaipeternicolas]

totally agree.

[@moonshapedabsolution]

Wow, fair enough. Ok that changed from the end of last year. Was something about the 3-series tourer, technical issues or something.

[@SuperSaiyanJumpman]

is there a hard top version?

[@idozen13]

I can't wait to see a hardtop version, maybe an R or RS kit

[@Buttnut105]

How did I know he would love everything about it? Oh yeah, because it's a Jaguar.

[@aksinghal96]

Great car

[@maestroadam]

I couldn't agree more; definitely a (very) optimistic claim. I have no doubt that the F-type is a grand car, but the 911 Turbo (especially 997.2) is really quite an elite car in terms of all measures of performance!

[@67ES335]

You must be a German car fan. Jaguars have come a long way.

[@nyjatt911]

Agreed, especially when I'm exceeding around 130-140 mph I get more excited knowing I'm exceeding 200 kph

[@red00eye]

How did you find it when you drove it?

[@leebougz]

So True.

[@SWatchik]

the rollover hoops need to be wider!

[@f1mclaren724]

steve is the man. Cut him some slack

[@SubhomMitra]

why is it left hand drive?

[@wolvoman1]

why does the rear and front badge say 'S' its got x4 exhaust making it a 'R'?

[@turbobungle]

early E-Types had straight sixes, but yes, they were favoured over the later V12 which was designed more with the american market in mind

[@dwaxv8]

Bro been telling folks the same thing I think the V8S goes head to head with the Carrera Jaguar say they releasing a quicker one an F-Type R to match the Turbos I suppose!

[@gabb05]

I want one!

[@MRFUCKOFF202]

2013 Turbo has not been released yet, where did you get this information from? Wiki article doesn't even mention a turbo model.

[@SundudeCAN]

Is it available with a manual transmission too, or just an automatic?

[@DEMediaDrive]

Wow...

[@____stu____]

Why left hand drive?

[@kleinbottled79]

Stupidly good looking car. Would be fun to rent for a weekend along the coast.

[@firstbrotherDK]

my favorite car...the end

[@faisalbnturki]

i think he ment the regular 911's like the careera ?

[@BRABUS64]

England makes the most elegant and beautiful cars in the world...

[@dpresuto]

I liked the review, but would have liked to have seen the other variants. I prefer the sound of the V6 F-type personally.

[@nenjalj]

I agree 100%

[@TheTakumi222]

He means in-gear accleration,which the f-type is as quick as the 911 turbo, and the f-type is slower to 60 is due to the lack of grip as it is rear wheel drive instead of 4 wheel drive

[@26929]

I think he means in a real world sense

[@ohheckforgotusername]

I think the Z06 is the one. It's got plenty of character, performance, it looks and sounds great...but its rear suspension set-up was invented by Obadiah Elliot of London in 1804. Come on guys, get with the project!

[@DethThrasher1]

you guys need to sort out your video rendering quality, 1080p mode looks very compressed

[@M3Conv]

I could be wrong but i think in that test that was just the F Type V6 and not the top of the range V8 Supercharged version reviewed here. I agree the Turbo would be quicker than this but for the price of a Turbo you could by this and a brand new M3! and at the end of the day this car will rarely see the track

[@RMAGEDN740]

if chris harris is reviewing this car, i know he will love it!!

[@Edgars648]

I talked with a Jaguar representitive at a Moto Expo car show in London. He said that only Indian thing is the money. TATA were like "here's the money, now go off and show what you can do with it." And this is the result - the F-Type. Jaguar is here to stay as quint-essential British car.

[@MathewBMW]

Of course, it is one of the very few video reviews uploaded so far. This is the week of uploading. In a minute evo TV and Chris Harris are sending theirs. But, yes, Sutcliffe is, as always, great for reviewing. British car or not.

[@ThePandaBeat]

Thank you India, looks stunning and sounds awesome... but how much Porsche can you buy with that money?

[@transadwens]

sounds like something between Aston Martin V8 Vantage and CL63 AMG (6.208ccm)

[@robertdiaconeasa7460]

does anyone have the feeling that this looks sort of like the z8 ? specialy the rear

[@KoenigF50]

He's sort of right. He just failed to mention that it's the 997 Turbo that does it in 4.2 sec. So I guess the F type would have been more relevant 6 years ago on that front. Still a great car i think. Hat tip to Jaguar

[@hunghuge12]

A 911 turbo is 4wd and rear engine'd. It's always going to have an advantage off the line. I would like to know how the 60-120 times stack up.

[@Dgannt]

To be honest Steve has been very positive driving different Porsche and other sports cars. And the kinda British cars Steve drives are the top on the line. So no surprise if he is positive to those cars. (I'm not British)

[@MarijnKramer13]

Want that car...

[@gerrystephens8790]

Must have been filmed in England....it's raining!

[@avinshuaneja5545]

Well everyone has their way of thinking ;) If you have noticed, JLR was going through big losses before going in the hands of TATA and now its doing amazing. Last 2 years, the company has earned tremendous profits. So I assume TATA engineers too had a good role and support in that. I belong from Dubai :D the company is doing great here too.

[@ScottZ370]

Welcome back to a proper British sports car

[@clintz28]

There is more to it than that if you're talking about track performance. That's what I'm referring to. For whatever reasons, the Jag cannot hang with even the base 911 on the track. See Tiff's track battle video.

[@23xi45]

edgo45 the v8 version is 1665kg which calculates to 3670lbs .. not sure where you got 4900lbs from.

[@TheStallion234]

I can't deny its beautiful, but it bears a striking (while updated of couse) resemblance to the Maserati GranSport Spyder from the mid 2000's. No matter, they're both beautiful anyway

[@n9athan]

Interior of the F-type kind of looks like the SRT Viper

[@mrbenyong]

Steve do u reckon this V8 f type would easily trounce any Aston martin out there? I have a feeling it would.

[@Mike981S]

Great looking and sounding car. But too heavy even with the alu construction and no MT or DCT. I hope they will do some weight trimming! And 0-60 is slower than the 991S (not that I would care about that).

[@khuong1994]

Judging by the way he was talking about the performance of the car in the couple of minutes, i was expecting it to have at least

[@LucasJonasch98]

how about a porsche boxster versus an equivalent f-type, price and performance-wise.

[@typhoon5000]

I don't think so, because my Mustang is still front engine RWD, but the IRS will def add some weight, just not THAT much.

[@morgman43]

Manual box has been hinted at by senior Jag management. Fingers crossed.

[@RMAGEDN740]

i understand what you're saying, but every reviewer that has driven this car, has said that it is a great chassis. too many people are worried about numbers nowadays, that's all.

[@posro1988]

but you have to admit, this is a pretty cool car...

[@macca4610]

its all about the driver but agree with you totally car of the year 2013?

[@JeromeDH92]

Yeah... that comparison was ridiculous! 911 Turbo is on a different level of performance, but exclusivity, feelings and emotions put everything in doubt between the two

[@kaplozal]

he makes it sound like he is driving GOD. o_O

[@ACDCsuperfan91]

The front of this car with those wheels reminds me a bit of the Tesla Model S. Which is fantastic

[@TheMegaCONARTIST]

There is reason why minor changes of exterior design in Porsche department are used, its the true tradition of design that they are trying to keep. However as mentioned here, justification of price does matter, as it is all the greatest engineering and technology involved in the heart of the car it self, engine dynamics and more for the car to perform, Porsche is expensive but is a standout over Jag and many other in more ways than one perhaps that is the reason of price difference compared.

[@TheMegaCONARTIST]

Since there are many comments in regards to Porche vs Jag, type in Jaguar F-type vs Porsche 911 Cabriolet - Tiff Track Battle