Domesticated
The F-type settles into its later years with a simplified lineup,
a revised suspension, and a quieter V-8.
Jaguar’s updated F-type sports car competes with the memories of its prede-
cessors more than it does any other car out there right now. Consider the
least expensive F-type, the $62,625 P300 coupe. You’d have to be a pretty
committed Anglophile to go for the four-cylinder Jag over a mid-engine
Chev y Corvette or the 10 -grand-cheaper Toyota Supra. The more robust
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the Porsche 911, not to mention the 760 -hp Ford Mustang Shelby GT500.
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hood with repositioned vents, but the other visual changes are mostly
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Z`aNaaR[aV[.U_`R]\dRObZ]S\Z"" a\"$"ZRN[aUNaaUR? ZNaPURaUR\ba]ba\SaUR\YQ@C?dUVPUV`T[RS_[\d2[TV[RR NY\¼[R`RQaURb]R[V[N[QaRR_V[TdVaUN[RZ]UNV\[VZ]_\c- V[TSRRY;Rd_RN_b]_VTUaN[QONYYW\V[aV[P_RNRPNZOR_N[Qa\RaVß- ness, helping to better control contact with the road. The tires are wider by 10 millimeters front and rear, to 265 and 305, respectively. We drove the revised F-type in Portugal, where the roads were great but the weather wasn’t. The route from Porto to Lisbon presented nary a patch of dry pavement and more than a few sheep wandering out of the fog. So we can’t really say how Jag’s revisions NßRPa aUR UN[QYV[T dUR[ f\bμ_R ]bUV[T
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someone tossed a string of Black Cats into
a drainage culvert. There’s still a snarl when
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exhaust to leave a trail of smoldering shrubs
in your wake. There’s even a Quiet Start
mode, so you can turn on the car without
becoming the neighborhood’s 575-hp rooster.
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as though the F-type got just enough of a
refresh to carry it until a total rethinking. It’s
quieter. Maybe we’d better get used to that.
20 21 JAGUAR F-TYPE ~ BY EZRA DYER
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CULLING THE CLOWDER
Since 2019, Jaguar has trimmed the F-type
lineup from eight powertrain configura-
tions to just three. The variants double
when you consider that Jaguar offers each
version as both a coupe and a convertible.
2019 2021
296-hp 2. 0 L I-4 Auto, RWD Auto, RWD
340-hp 3. 0 L V-6 Manual, RWD
Auto, RWD
380-hp 3. 0 L V-6 Manual, RWD Auto, AWD
Auto, RWD
Auto, AWD
550-hp 5. 0 L V-8 Auto, AWD
575-hp 5. 0 L V-8 Auto, AWD Auto, AWD
the numbers
Vehicle Type: front-engine, rear- or all-
wheel-drive, 2-passenger, 2-door coupe or
convertible
Base ............................. $62,625–$106,925
Engines: turbocharged and intercooled DOHC
16-valve 2.0-liter inline-4, 296 hp, 295 lb-ft;
supercharged and intercooled DOHC 24-valve
3.0-liter V-6, 380 hp, 339 lb-ft; supercharged
and intercooled DOHC 32-valve 5.0-liter V-8,
575 hp, 516 lb-ft
Transmission: 8-speed automatic
Dimensions
- Wheelbase ................................................ 103.2 in
- L/W/H ............................ 176.0/75.7/51.5–51.6 in
- Curb Weight ................................. 3650–4100 lb
Performance (C/D est) - 60 mph ................................................ 3.1–6.3 sec
- 100 mph ............................................ 7.4–15.8 sec
- 1/4-Mile ............................................ 11.4–14.8 sec
- Top Speed ....................................... 155–186 mph
EPA Fuel Economy (C/D est) - Comb/City/Hwy ...... 18–26/16–23/24–30 mpg