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Upshifts are seamless multi-gear downshifts come with little delay. The vast majority of F-Types will get the car’s eight-speed automatic, but it’s far better than some of the eight-speed gearboxes from Jaguar and its sibling brand, Land Rover.
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Jaguar says it goes from zero to 60 mph in just 3.9 seconds, a hair faster than last year’s rear-drive F-Type R.Ī six-speed manual transmission is now available on rear-drive V-6 models. It’s an intoxicating rip toward redline as the car storms forward every open road is just another excuse to hammer the gas. The F-Type R’s 550-hp, supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 unleashes immediate, violent power to all four wheels. Contrast that with sports cars like the Porsche 911, base versions of which look a world apart from the top form. Higher-performance versions add some minor ground effects, larger standard wheels (20s versus 18s), relocated hood vents and different tailpipes. The base F-Type costs about half that and looks essentially the same. I doubt you’d need the F-Type R we tested - $128,695 as equipped - to get such reactions. My wife notes that only men, not women, took notice wealthy bachelors may want to take up guitar or cooking instead. At the park, a bicyclist shouted approval as he pedaled past. In the parking lot, one shopper whipped out his phone to snap a photo of our test car. It’s a testament to the F-Type’s styling that the car, entering its third model year, still elicits stares from passers-by. A newly available manual transmission on V-6 models rounds out the major changes. Last year’s 495-hp V-8 S convertible is now the R convertible, and it gets the same 550-hp, supercharged V-8 as the R coupe. The base and S have a supercharged V-6 good for 340 or 380 horsepower, respectively. The two-seat F-Type comes in base, S and R trims, as a coupe or soft-top convertible. New all-wheel drive gives a welcome dose of sure-footedness to the 2016 Jaguar F-Type, a stylish performer that any luxury sports-car shopper should consider.