Why 2024 Jaguar F-Type 75 Convertible is a Perfect Denouement

The Jaguar has it all. What a greedy little hottie the F-type 75 is. It has movie star looks and the power of a small sun. It evokes memories of Sir William Lyons’ famous saying; Jaguars should have “space, grace, and pace.”

Gay buyers have an eye for a badge, right? C’mon, admit it. None of us would buy a Mini if we could afford a Jag F-Type. Gay readers commented, “most of us don’t have kids,” and “can get a 2-seater without needing big hugs every time the garage door opens.” “If you saw a Jaguar F-Type driving down Oxford Street with 2 guys in it, what do you conclude?” I found it hard to argue against their gay car argument, Jaguar F-Type is the perfect gay car.

We took the Jaguar F-Type to The Cottages for the weekend, cycling 5 gay drivers through the right-hand seat every half hour. Unusually, there was the desperate swapping of expletives to be next cocooned within the tan, leather-clad cabin.

Casper says he preferred his EV6 GT, but I think it was sour grapes.

Jaguar F-Type is handsome, muscular, and strong. It is a sexy sprinter in a world of reasonably handsome sprinters. So, why is this the last of the Jaguar F-Types? Jaguar is axing its internal combustion engines, moving to electric drivetrains instead. That means the current range doesn’t cut the mustard.

Jaguar Land Rover is cleaning house, and even the unloved i-Pace is getting the heave ho.

The Looks:

Apart from subtle changes to head and tail lights, the F-Type remains largely as it was at its 2012 launch.

The F-Type 75 roadster’s distinctive treatment includes blacked out features such as the “growler” grille ornament. The “leaper”, aft of the front wheels, has been replaced by the phantom shadow of an F-Type Coupe suggested by a trio of wispy lines.

F-Type 75 roadster is one of the few convertibles that looks fabulous whether the roof is deployed or stowed. Flowing lines highlight muscular wheel arches, with one of the most beautiful silhouettes ever to grace the roads.

The Giola Green paint and standard black cloth roof have a classically elegant look. Just as the E-type before it, the F-Type has aged beautifully, post facelift, but the original headlights just didn’t fit the graceful F-Type’s persona. The last of the F-Type is an Adonis.

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The Cabin:

The boot is a mere hint of luggage space. There is room for a couple of soft totes, a couple of pillows, and a neatly folded scarf, but little else. It is just enough to satisfy a savvy packer, and we all love a savvy packer.

The unusual tan Windsor Leather is another nod to classic Jags of the past, adding a touch of verisimilitude in the process.

The 10” Touch Pro infotainment screen and Meridian speakers fill the cabin with hall-like ambience, but with the roof down, nature’s beats are best. As the world gently breathes in and out, life’s intoxicating symphony swirls about the occupants, forming eddies of extreme pleasure. While that is brilliant much of the time, it is deafening in tunnels.

Note to self: tunnels with roof down are a no-go.

Seats have heating and cooling, and memory adjustment, but are part of an options pack, drat it all. The heated windscreen, heated steering wheel, twin climate control, blind spot assist and rear traffic monitor are also packs.

The total rings in at $195,470.

The Drive:

While the top model coupe is AWD, our test car is rear wheel drive, and comes as coupe or convertible.

The star of the show is that delicious surpercharged V8. Its snarl can be heard from mars, and at peak anger, does the 0-100 in 4.6 seconds. As fabulous as it is, its 5.0L V8 with forced air induction, feels a little slow after a week in the electric Audi RS e-Tron GT. As perfect as the Audi was, being a secon quicker did not make up for the absence of that throbbing sensation in the nether regions.

The rear end threatens much untidiness despite nannies being left on, yet makes swift cornering the most thrilling experience you can have with your clothes on.

We left Sydney early Friday morning, with a light breeze at our backs.

Once out of town, the roof was up. It turns out that on a day approaching 30c, breeze or not, a couple of hours with uncovered skin is bad, very bad. You can raise the roof at low speeds, so Max slowed to 30kph and hit the button.

Everything about the F-Type is sharp, even in comfort mode. The adaptive suspension reacts instantly, and in automatic mode, acts with the 8-speed automatic to get the most out of the crisply minted V8.

Once off the freeway, the back country roads are dotted with dappled pools of light that play on the dashboard as you meander beneath ancient canopy. There is something about the marvels of bucolic bliss that we find relaxing.

We slowed for small towns, increasing for the ineptly signed 100kph sections. The tarmac fit for nothing more than drays, is signed for highway travel. Council thinks highway speed can be had without breaking bones and rearranging organs.

After all 4 drivers cycled through, we pulled into the compound, surrounded by summer’s most magnificent grape vines.

Here are our thoughts:

Ethan:

Gay boys love the throb of a V8, nothing else will do. The ride feels much more luxurious than you’d think, making this sports car a GT by any measure. The only thing that would prevent the well-intended from crossing the continent is the lack of luggage space, and the fact that there is no spare.

F-type is 12 years old, but feels as crisp and as dewy as if it was minted tomorrow.

There is something deeply sexy about a gymfit twink, making F-Type every gay boy’s dream.

Raffy:

Jaguar f-type made me want to breath in deeply, close my eyes, and think of England. It made me want to touch it, and I mean really feel it. I closed my eyes and ran my hand over its body, then opened the door to sense the cabin, to breathe it as well as touch it.

Then I made the mistake of driving it, and it left all my previous reviews in the rearview mirror.

My final comment is, noise, noise, noise, F-type is about its glorious noise.

Max:

Our jungle green F-Type had an ethereal quality about it. It made me feel like a kid again, playing with matchbox cars outside the back door. Mum would bring sandwiches and lemonade so that I could continue creating my mud road network.

My dream car always had a removeable roof, even the ones that came out of a box. The F-Type was the poster car on my bedroom wall. Everything is perfect from its manicured stitching to its immaculate handling.

That glorious sound made me quite giddy, and weak at the knees.

Travis:

The F-Type is both aesthetic and technical perfection. Most newer cars, on newer platforms, with newer engines and transmissions, do not drive as well.

If F-Type has one failing, it is the infotainment screen that fades badly in direct sunlight.

I was pleased with our 10.8L/100k economy figure, considering we got stuck in from time to time. It isn’t that we wanted to go fast, you don’t have to go fast to enjoy F-Type. It was only to hear the fabulous raspy growl that we pushed the Jaguar hard. Now matter how she is rushed, the F-Type will not succumb to wayward cornering.

Alan:

Despite its age, F-Type 75 is still a delight.

There is little to complain about, and the joy of open top motoring trumps coupé styling every time. We asked the gay gathering at the farm to comment, and as we know, gay men do not hold back. Even the most critical of queens was effusive with praise. Some took photos, selfies with the Jaguar over the shoulder.

The ragtop Jag smoothed out all but the most abusive of bumps, doing what all Jags do, in style.

Jaguar is as British as Buckingham Palace and the callsign, “Speedbird”. F-Type is fast, yet far more economical than you’d think.

Conclusion:

There are few convertibles that have caught our imagination as assiduously. The seductive Lexus LS500 is second only to Jaguar F-Type, but we are seeing the gradual decline of the sector. The demise of the famous SL Mercedes yardstick is a sign of the times. Few brands are developing new ICE vehicles, and electric convertibles are as yet non-existent.

The end is nigh my friends.

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