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The Car Guide rating 4.0/5 76% Detailed ratings

Price $68,500 – $142,500 Payments

Fuel consumption 7.8 – 15.6 L/100km

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As the worthy successor of the flamboyant 1960s E-Type, the F-TYPE comes in coupe and roadster configurations. With a choice of four-, six- and eight-cylinder engines ranging from 296 to 575 horsepower, this English sports car casts a wide net. Rear-wheel drive is the norm for the F-TYPE, but certain versions are equipped with all-wheel drive. There are even a few variants with a six-speed manual gearbox.

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2024 Jaguar F-Type 75: Feisty Felines Roaring for the Final Time

San Sebastian, Basque Country, Spain— Spurred by the electrification movement that’s taking over the world and the auto industry, Jaguar has committed to selling only electric vehicles from 2025 . That means the venerable British luxury brand will axe all of its conventionally powered models within the next 18 months, …September 23, 2023

Is Jaguar's Reliability That bad?

The Jaguar brand is legendary and its line of products has greatly diversified over the last decade, especially with the arrival of the F-PACE , E-PACE and I-PACE SUVs, the latter being equipped with a 100% electric powertrain. However, all this is often overshadowed by a lack of reliability. Is …May 25, 2022

2017 Jaguar F-TYPE SVR Cabriolet: 575 Horsepower and the Wind in Your Hair

Monterey Car Week afforded us the opportunity to meet the Jaguar F-TYPE SVR cabriolet, which we drove from Santa Barbara to the Monterey Peninsula. Driving a convertible in California proved to be a true pleasure that was only amplified by the SVR’s 5.0-litre supercharged V8 generating 575 horsepower. 3.7 seconds: …October 4, 2017

2016 Jaguar F-Type S AWD: Wrapped Around Your Little Finger

For most of us, automotive passion isn't a calculus derived from crunching horsepower numbers, acceleration figures, and braking distances. It's the intangibles - the way the tailpipes burble and roar through a tunnel, the glint of the sun off the cowl on a country road, the smell of unburned hydrocarbons …September 18, 2015

First Drive: 2016 Jaguar F-Type S Convertible

When a journalist borrows a vehicle from an automaker he or she has to sign a form promising to adhere to the rules, which includes an agreed upon return date. It’s more of a formality than anything, because any auto scribe worth their weight knows that if they want another …August 27, 2015

Which Car Do You Want For Christmas?

Car enthusiasts don’t want toys. Sure, they may look happy unwrapping a snowbrush or a Mopar clock, but what they really want is an actual car. Fortunately, tastes differ widely, so loved ones have a lot of latitude when choosing the ideal gift. During a meeting of utmost importance held …December 16, 2014

2015 Jaguar F-Type S Coupe: Perfection, Part II

How do you follow up the most beautiful new car of the 2014 model year? Slap a roof on it and bask in aesthetic accolades throughout the 2015 cycle as well. The actual process of designing a fixed-roof version of the Jaguar F-Type roadster was in reality significantly more complex …October 3, 2014

2015 Jaguar F-Type S: Hell Hath No Fury

The 2015 Jaguar F-Type S is a call to arms for anyone harbouring the fear that the British brand had settled into a long middle-age building plush and powerful grand touring cars and executive sedans. The F-Type S is so shockingly gorgeous, and so immediately engaging that sitting in the …July 4, 2014

Up Close and Personal with the 2014 Jaguar F-Type

If there’s one car out there that really turns heads these days, it’s undoubtedly the Jaguar F-Type. A worthy successor to the equally superb E-Type unveiled in 1961, the F-Type comes in coupe and roadster versions. Jaguar entrusted us with the roadster for the purposes of this article. There are …June 30, 2014

2014 Best Buys: Convertibles and Roadsters between $50,000 and $100,000

Interesting fact: As prices for a vehicle category go up, so does the number of models in the category! There are no fewer than 18 models among the convertibles (4 to 5 seats) and roadsters (2 seats) between $50,000 and $100,000! Once you cross the $100,000 mark, you officially fall …April 25, 2014

2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe: A Regal Beast with Sharper Claws

LLEIDA, Catalonia – Last year, Jaguar launched its first real sports car in more than half a century. The F-Type, a perfectly modern convertible featuring an all-aluminum shell, is the esteemed descendent of a timeless icon, the sublime E-Type. Unfortunately the first F was unveiled at the same time as …April 3, 2014

The Car Guide: Best Of 2013

2013 has been a great year to be a gearhead. It seemed like every couple of weeks one automaker or another was announcing an exciting new vehicle or releasing a special edition of a well-loved favourite. There were also some important things going on behind the scenes, too, that revitalized …December 31, 2013

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Toothless Cat: Jaguar About to Become a One-Model Brand

As you know, Jaguar is now just a shell of its former glorious self, but things are about to get even worse before they start to get better. The head of JLR (Jaguar Land Rover), Adrian Mardell, confirmed during a recent presentation to investors that the F-PACE compact SUV will …July 15, 2024

Bell Tolls for Jaguar F-Type, Special Edition Announced

Originally introduced for 2014, the Jaguar F-Type is one of the sexiest cars on the road right now. Sadly, it will be gone after the 2024 model year, but not before the company launches a special edition that celebrates 75 years of Jaguar sports cars dating back to the XK120 …October 11, 2022

2022 Jaguar F-TYPE Drops Two Engines, Focuses on V8 Power

The sexy Jaguar F-TYPE is getting rid of the four- and six-cylinder engines for the 2022 model year and moving forward with just the supercharged 5.0-litre V8. That means the base model becomes the P450 producing 444 horsepower and 428 pound-feet of torque. Available with rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, …June 2, 2021

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2021 Jaguar F-TYPE Cranks up the Sexiness

The significantly refreshed 2021 Jaguar F-TYPE made its head-turning debut on Monday by teaming up with toy car manufacturer Hot Wheels for a one-two punch that also includes a 1:64 scale model of the British sports car. The life-size F-TYPE will continue to be offered in coupe and convertible variants. December 2, 2019

Jaguar F-TYPE Has Mid-Engine Dreams, Too

A new generation of the Jaguar F-TYPE is already in the works and there’s a chance it might depart from tradition to follow a path most recently taken by… the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette . Indeed, before leaving Jaguar a few months ago to start his own company, former head of …September 23, 2019

2018 Jaguar F-TYPE: A Four-Cylinder Engine and Exclusive New Version

The new 2018 Jaguar F-TYPE debuted at the Toronto Auto Show but it made its first incursion into the U.S. at the New York show. Introduced in 2012, this sports coupe has been tasked with rivalling the likes of the Porsche 718, Mercedes-Benz SLC and Audi TT. Despite the fierce …April 13, 2017

2018 Jaguar F-TYPE: North-American Premiere in Toronto

The F-TYPE has evolved quite a bit since its launch just a few years ago. Over time, the Coupe was added alongside the Roadster, both cars gained all-wheel drive and an SVR version appeared with no less than 575 horsepower on tap. The 2018 Jaguar F-TYPE will make its first …February 16, 2017

Here is the 2017 Jaguar F-TYPE SVR

The Jaguar F-TYPE SVR was one of the automotive world’s worst-kept secrets: we saw prototypes running around the Nurburgring, spy shots surfaced on the Internet a few months ago and we even saw some of its specs recently. Finally, Jaguar unveiled their most recent sports car: with 575 horsepower and …March 1, 2016

Jaguar F-Type SVR 'developed to exploit car's full potential'

The first-ever Jaguar vehicle to bear the SVR badge will be a doozy when it hits showrooms. Detailed ahead of its Geneva auto show debut, Jaguar says the 2017 F-Type SVR will make 575 horsepower and 516-lb.-ft. of torque and will run from 0 to 100 km/h in just 3.7 …February 20, 2016

Jaguar promises 320 km/h top-speed from F-Type SVR

The same team that worked over the Range Rover Sport to create the 550-horsepower Range Rover Sport SVR has given the Jaguar F-Type the same treatment. Set to make its global debut at the Geneva auto show in March, the Jaguar F-Type SVR is "lighter, faster and more powerful" than …January 30, 2016

The Jaguar SVR Arrives Before Its Time

Looks like the newest creation of SVR – Jaguar Land Rover’s newfangled performance division – will be fast… So fast it arrived before it was supposed to be unveiled! A Netherlands publication just released the first shots of the Jaguar F-Type SVR, the fastest and most powerful iteration of this …January 25, 2016

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Motoring TV 2000 Episode 20

Drive 55 seniors refresher driving course 2001 Lexus IS300 Jaguar F-Type steering wheel can alert you to tire or brake issues 2000 Volkswagen Passat GLX 4Motion air filters Jim Kenzie on senior citizens behind the wheel.

New Jaguar F-TYPE | ReRun GoPro App

Breathtaking Jaguar F-TYPE driving experiences can now be captured and shared using our world-first ReRun app. Developed in collaboration with GoPro, ReRun combines real-time video from the driver’s GoPro with vehicle performance data, which can be downloaded to the driver’s smartphone and shared on social media.

Two-Minute Test Drive: 2016 Jaguar F-Type S

Back when Russ Bond drove the convertible Jaguar F-Type for the Two-Minute Test Drive, he told you about the pending coupe. Then Jaguar gave the F-Type all-wheel drive. About the only thing that was missing in Russ' eyes was a manual gearbox. Well the wait is over, with the 2016 …

Jaguar F-Type R Coupe hits the track in Spain

Graeme Fletcher was in northern Spain at Motorland Aragón race track to check out the Jaguar F-Type R Coupe, an instant hit in his books. This segment originally appeared on Episode 16 of Motoring 2014.

Test Drive: 2015 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe

If the Jaguar F-Type Convertible is a thing of beauty, then its hardtop sibling its a sight to behold. Add the 5.0-litre supercharged V8 that this F-Type R Coupe packs under the hood, and you've got the makings of a truly incredible car. But more than 500 horsepower and 500 …

Two-Minute Test Drive - 2014 Jaguar F-Type S

The weather in Toronto has been beautiful summer-like conditions with winter just a few short months away. That means getting in your top-down driving while you can, and in honour of that we take a look at the 2014 Jaguar F-Type S, a true 21st Century ode to its timeless …

Jaguar F-Type Coupe

Graeme gets a ride on the track in the red hot Jag F-Type in Spain. Motoring 2014, Episode 16 …

2014 Jaguar F-Type Roadster

The F-Type offers incredible road handling while remaining comfortable—but all for a high price.

The Car Guide rating 76%

Pros

Enticing silhouette
Good choice of versions
High-performance all-wheel drive
Dynamic ride

Cons

Unproven reliability
Limited visibility
Small trunk
Not much storage

Global rating

Fuel economy	4/10
Reliability	4/10
Safety	7/10
Infotainment	7/10
Driving	9/10
Overall	8/10

Sport cars between $50,000 and $100,000

Fuel economy	5/10
Reliability	4/10
Safety	7/10
Infotainment	7/10
Driving	8/10
Overall	8/10

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