Jaguar F-type V6 S

FINAL REPORT A year and 20,000 miles in the mid-range F-type have been eventful and it leaves with its head held high

OUR LONG-TERM JAGUAR F-type arrived 50 weeks ago with a shade under 5000 miles already under its wheels, in V6 S flavour and in dark blue with a tan interior. We opted for this spec because we thought that it would be the best to drive. It has the lighter of the engine options; there are two supercharged 3.0-litre V6s, one with 336bhp, this one with 375bhp, and a 5.0-litre supercharged V8. But the lesser-powered V6 doesn’t come with a limited-slip differential, whereas this V6 S does, while the heavier V8 has an electronically controlled limited-slip differential. That’s mechanically more refined but is heavier again. Mechanical refinement I never found a great problem with the V6 S, mind. It also rode okay and had a pleasing stability around the straight-ahead, making it…

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Autocar (Digital) - 1 Issue, 23/07/2014

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