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02-08-2013, 12:10 PM
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Shotgun In Coventry's First Sports Car In Decades
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For every car, there is a passionate group of fans who love it, and the F-Type (http://www.autoblog.com/jaguar/f-type/) already has a few million rabid followers. These are fabulous things, sports cars, and we're very happy that Jaguar (http://www.autoblog.com/jaguar/) is making one again. Finally. (Before you start relishing the prospect of correcting us, the XK (http://www.autoblog.com/jaguar/xk/) is really a grand tourer, not a sports car.)
The main question, however, will be whether someone in a position to buy a lifestyle-enhancing yet impractical F-Type will do so in the face of more established competitors from Porsche (http://www.autoblog.com/porsche/), Aston Martin (http://www.autoblog.com/aston-martin/), Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/), Audi (http://www.autoblog.com/audi/) and BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/). The last time Jaguar built a true two-seater sports car (1974 E-Type (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/e-type/); the last of the XJ220 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/xj220/) limited run in 1994 doesn't count in this league), most of today's new buyers were too young or may not yet have been born. At any rate, the F-Type has a lot of work to do for the brand beyond just selling itself.
Jaguar inviting us to Wales for an early ride in both the 375-horsepower F-Type S and 488-hp V8 S can be interpreted in many ways. Perhaps they want our opinions, as they are now in the final phase of pre-production testing. Or maybe they wish to stretch out coverage by key media outlets instead of depending entirely on the first drive "big bang" that will happen shortly. It's a little of both, we'd guess. The inevitable comparison tests in early summer should be quite revealing, as well.Continue reading First Ride: 2014 Jaguar F-Type [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/08/2014-jaguar-f-type-video-first-ride-review/)
First Ride: 2014 Jaguar F-Type [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/08/2014-jaguar-f-type-video-first-ride-review/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Shotgun In Coventry's First Sports Car In Decades
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2013/02/2014-jaguar-f-type-fr.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2014-jaguar-f-type-first-ride/)
For every car, there is a passionate group of fans who love it, and the F-Type (http://www.autoblog.com/jaguar/f-type/) already has a few million rabid followers. These are fabulous things, sports cars, and we're very happy that Jaguar (http://www.autoblog.com/jaguar/) is making one again. Finally. (Before you start relishing the prospect of correcting us, the XK (http://www.autoblog.com/jaguar/xk/) is really a grand tourer, not a sports car.)
The main question, however, will be whether someone in a position to buy a lifestyle-enhancing yet impractical F-Type will do so in the face of more established competitors from Porsche (http://www.autoblog.com/porsche/), Aston Martin (http://www.autoblog.com/aston-martin/), Mercedes-Benz (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/), Audi (http://www.autoblog.com/audi/) and BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/). The last time Jaguar built a true two-seater sports car (1974 E-Type (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/e-type/); the last of the XJ220 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/xj220/) limited run in 1994 doesn't count in this league), most of today's new buyers were too young or may not yet have been born. At any rate, the F-Type has a lot of work to do for the brand beyond just selling itself.
Jaguar inviting us to Wales for an early ride in both the 375-horsepower F-Type S and 488-hp V8 S can be interpreted in many ways. Perhaps they want our opinions, as they are now in the final phase of pre-production testing. Or maybe they wish to stretch out coverage by key media outlets instead of depending entirely on the first drive "big bang" that will happen shortly. It's a little of both, we'd guess. The inevitable comparison tests in early summer should be quite revealing, as well.Continue reading First Ride: 2014 Jaguar F-Type [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/08/2014-jaguar-f-type-video-first-ride-review/)
First Ride: 2014 Jaguar F-Type [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/08/2014-jaguar-f-type-video-first-ride-review/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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