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I\u2019m often asked, what is the best car I\u2019ve ever driven. I\u2019m not sure if the brand-new 2014 Jaguar F-Type is the best, but certainly earns the superlatives \u201cMost Beautiful\u201d and \u201cMost Likely to Earn a Speeding Ticket,\u201d and definitely resides near the top of the\u00a0list.\u00a0Few vehicles have garnered as many turned heads and unsolicited thumbs up \u2014 and even a few (failed) attempts to out-accelerate at a stoplight or freeway on-ramp.<\/p>\n
Muscular, elegant, bold \u2014 named the 2013 World Car Design of the Year at the New York Auto Show in March 2013 \u2014 the F-Type is a two-seat convertible that captures the essence of Jaguar\u2019s heritage. Lightweight and powerful, it is a true high-performance sports car \u2013 a guilty pleasure, that asks, \u201cHow fast do you want to go?\u201d with three models producing 340, 380 and 495 horsepower.<\/p>\n
Tuned to suggest the purring of the carmaker\u2019s namesake jungle cat, mellifluous exhaust notes from the gleaming twin stainless steel tailpipes signal a heart-pounding launch to a top speed of 186 miles per hour in the V-8 equipped F-Type S. Exceedingly drivable, handling is controlled and precise, and the quickshift transmission imperceptibly thrums through its eight gears automatically or via console-mounted SportShift gear selector or steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters. The ride is firm, but adaptive suspension makes the F-Type both livable and drivable.<\/p>\n
Aside from the purring of the exhaust, the F-Type is impressively quiet for a low, cloth-top convertible. The top drops in just 12 seconds at speeds up to 30 mph, and disappears into a slot between the seatbacks and the trunk, preserving the precious little cargo space in the diminutive trunk, and maintaining the sculpted, smooth shape.<\/p>\n
It is sleek and agile, with retracting door handles and spoiler, and sweeping lines that create a sensual design with no extraneous adornments. It has curves in all the right places.<\/p>\n
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The beauty extends to the interior, ensconced in rich leather, matte black satin chrome, dark aluminum, and orange-tinted finish highlighting the start\/stop button, paddle-shifters and mode toggle switch. The F-Type comes equipped with all of the desirable technology and comforts you\u2019d expect in a luxury car, including SmartKey keyless entry and start, Bluetooth phone and audio connectivity, 14-way adjustable sport seats and more.<\/p>\n
It is comfortable for two, even as an everyday driver, provided that it shares garage space with a Land Rover or other larger vehicle that you can use for golf outings or other excursions that require cargo space.<\/p>\n
Poised to give Porsche 911 a run for its money, F-Type is the car to see and to be seen in this fall. Pricing starts at $69,000 for the V-6 and $92,000 for the V-8. Fuel economy is a respectable 16\/23\/18 mpg (city\/highway\/combined) on the V-8 equipped S, 20\/28\/23 on the base V-6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2014 Jaguar F-Type is the car to see and be seen in this fall. \n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,11],"tags":[163,153,12,99,34],"class_list":{"0":"post-3964","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arizona-luxury-cars","8":"category-new-car-reviews","9":"tag-becky-antioco","10":"tag-f-type","11":"tag-featured","12":"tag-jaguar","13":"tag-jaguar-f-type","14":"cs-entry","15":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"\n