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Shotgun In Coventry's First Sports Car In Decades
For every car, there is a passionate group of fans who love it, and the
F-Type already has a few million rabid followers. These are fabulous things, sports cars, and we're very happy that
Jaguar is making one again. Finally. (Before you start relishing the prospect of correcting us, the
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,
Aston Martin,
Mercedes-Benz,
Audi and
BMW. The last time Jaguar built a true two-seater sports car (1974
E-Type; the last of the
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.
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