https://soundcloud.com/db_drivenmedia/f-type-jaguar-a-car-for-its-time
The E-Type is a hard act to follow.
They stopped making the E-type in 1975 and rather than try to replace it, Jaguar had a series of larger sporty grand tourers – firstly with the XJS and then with the XK.
They waited another 38 years before they launched their next roadster, the F-type, in 2013.
The design of the new F-Type has cues that reflect the E-Type.
The curvaceous bulge over the rear wheels, the bonnet bulge, the grille and the rear tail lights that go back to the Series one E-Type.
So is the new car a pail copy or a car in its right.
To help answer that question I have on the line Brent Davison from the Newcastle Herald and the Illawarra Mercury.
- A good looking car – even if you know nothing about the E-Type
- Beautiful sound
- Three engine configurations
- Handles very well
- Not a lot of room inside
- Ridiculous boot
