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2022 Jaguar F-Sort P450 RWD Convertible

Class: Premium Sporty/Efficiency Automotive

Miles Pushed: 167

Gasoline Used: 9.2 gallons

Actual-world gas financial system: 18.2

CG Report Card
Room and Consolation	B-
Energy and Efficiency	B+
Match and End	A-
Gasoline Financial system	B
Worth	B=
Report-card grades are derived from a consensus of test-driver evaluations. All grades are versus different automobiles in the identical class. Worth grade is for particular trim stage evaluated, and should not replicate Client Information’s impressions of the complete mannequin lineup.
Huge & Tall Consolation
Huge Man	C
Tall Man	C
Huge & Tall consolation rankings are for entrance seats solely. “Huge” score primarily based on male tester weighing roughly 350 kilos, “Tall” score primarily based on 6’6″-tall male tester.
Drivetrain
Engine Specs	444-horsepower5.0L
Engine Sort	Supercharged V8
Transmission	8-speed automated
Drive Wheels	Rear-wheel drive

Driving combine: 60% metropolis, 40% freeway

EPA-estimated gas financial system: 17/24/19 (mpg metropolis/freeway/mixed)

Gasoline kind: Premium gasoline really useful

Base worth: $73,000 (not together with $1150 vacation spot cost)

Choices: Inside Luxurious Pack ($2000), Blind Spot Help Pack ($550), heated and cooled entrance seats ($1800), Ebony Windsor Efficiency Seats ($1650), Black Exterior Pack ($1100), Meridian premium audio ($900), beige prime ($650), purple brake calipers ($550), keyless entry ($500), energy folding and heated mirrors ($400), air-quality sensor ($100)

Worth as examined: $84,350

 

Fast Hits

The good: Acceleration, dealing with, traditional sports-car atmosphere

The nice: Refined cabin, strong construction, quiet with prime up

The not so good: Dated infotainment interface, dear choices

 

CG Says:

After receiving a gentle refresh for 2021, the Jaguar F-Sort lineup is pared down for 2022, as each the 4-cylinder and V6 engine are discontinued. The brand new base engine is a supercharged V8 that delivers 444 horsepower and may be present in a brand new trim stage named P450. The one different engine accessible is the R trim stage’s supercharged 575-hp 5.0-liter V8. The F-Sort’s styling was up to date final 12 months with new slim LED headlights and subtly modified sheetmetal exterior, together with a high-definition digital instrument cluster within the cabin. The suspension was additionally revised. The F-Sort is a front-engine, rear- or all-wheel-drive 2-passenger coupe and convertible. Jaguar claims the high-performance R has a prime pace of 186 mph and is able to accelerating 0-60 mph in 3.5 seconds. Each engines are paired with an 8-speed automated transmission. The P450 RWD mannequin comes normal with six-way power-adjustable seats. The P450 R-Dynamic AWD mannequin provides 12-way power-adjustable seats with reminiscence operate, electrically adjustable steering wheel with reminiscence operate, and distinctive trim touches. Accessible options embrace autonomous braking, lane-keep help, blind-spot alert, driver consideration monitor, rear-traffic monitor, ceramic brakes, heated/cooled seats, and parallel-parking help. The F-Sort is a real sports activities automotive that revives the spirit of the traditional Jaguar coupes and roadsters of the Sixties. The R-Dynamic might be one of the best worth, with a lot of the efficiency of the R and comparable dealing with. Although the lack of 4-cylinder and V6 fashions leaves the F-Sort customers with fewer choices, the brand new P450 V8 fashions are competitively priced beneath the discontinued V6 fashions. The F-Sort stays a compelling different to the rival BMW, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche fashions.

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The 2022 Jaguar F-Sort impresses on the highway. Sure, the horsepower numbers now not impress us as a lot as they did a number of years in the past, particularly as super-fast electrical automobiles arrive on the scene. And, the infotainment system interface feels dated, and the touchscreen appears tiny by modern requirements. All that mentioned, we don’t actually care a lot. The F-Sort is a rewarding automotive to drive aggressively, or to easily cruise in round city. The physique construction is impressively inflexible for a convertible, and the cabin is clubby and welcoming. A few of us grew weary of the exhaust be aware–which is at all times fairly loud–however the remainder of us discovered it a captivating a part of the F-Sort expertise. On the lookout for one thing on the traditional facet of the sports-car spectrum, take into account the F-Sort.

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