2023 Jaguar F-TYPE Convertible

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The Jaguar F-Type is a looker, and you get a lot of power for your money. Still, we think Jaguar missed the mark with the updates it's made the past few years, losing some of the raucous character we fell in love with when the F-Type debuted. But if you're looking at an F-Type, the rear-wheel-drive convertible is probably the way to go.

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byChristian Wardlaw^{Correspondent
Christian Wardlaw has worked in the automotive industry since 1994. He has written nearly 10,000 car-related articles and tested and reviewed more than 2,000 vehicles over the course of his career. Chris is a correspondent at Edmunds and was the first editor-in-chief of Edmunds.com in the 1990s. He has also contributed to Autotrader, CarGurus, J.D. Power, Kelley Blue Book, NADAguides, New York Daily News Autos and WardsAuto. His mom claims that his first word was “car,” and Chris believes that Miata is always the answer.},

rating written byNick Yekikian^{Senior News Editor
Nick Yekikian has worked in the automotive industry since 2019. He has written close to a thousand car-related articles and tested and reviewed more than 200 vehicles over the course of his career. Nick is the Senior News Editor at Edmunds and has also contributed to MotorTrend, Automobile Magazine and Super Street. When Nick isn't zipping around town in his latest used-car find, he's probably making digital art in Photoshop or playing disc golf with friends.}

Pros

Standard supercharged V8 offers thrilling performance
Seductive styling in coupe and convertible body styles
Upscale interior materials
Coupe offers nearly as much cargo space as some midsize sedans

Cons

Infotainment interface is buggy and hard to use
Overly stiff ride
Lots of road and tire noise on rough pavement
Steering is heavy and doesn't provide enough feel

What's new

Minor changes to equipment availability
Part of the first F-Type generation introduced for 2014

Overview

Decades ago, Jaguar was known for its slinky sports cars and ornate executive sedans. Today, as Jaguar prepares for an electrified future and ever more SUVs, the last remaining connection to the brand's storied past is the 2023 F-Type. It is a two-seat sports car with a fixed or convertible roof, and it exhibits the long-hood, short-deck, rear-wheel-drive proportions made legendary by the Jaguar XK and E-Type.

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Jaguar introduced the F-Type for the 2014 model year and gave it a substantial refresh for 2021. Last year, the car's supercharged V8 became standard as Jaguar doubled down on performance to shore up waning consumer interest. This year, Jaguar makes minor changes to equipment availability but otherwise carries the F-Type over for 2023.

Driving a Jaguar F-Type in a straight line is an unmitigated thrill, but the car's age is increasingly apparent, and its mechanical components can produce a discordant symphony when the road ahead contains curves and imperfect pavement. A stiff ride and noisy interior make long-distance travel less appealing, a shame given the F-Type coupe's accommodating cargo space.

Still, there's no denying that the F-Type is a looker, and it's one of the few luxury sports cars you can buy. If you're in the market and want an old-school driving experience, be sure to read our full Expert Rating for more details.

What's it like to live with?

For the fun of it (why else?), we put nearly 20,000 miles on a 2019 Jaguar F-Type SVR. Though Jaguar has made changes to the F-Type since then, including an upgrade to the previously maddening and now simply frustrating infotainment system, what we experienced in the 2019 F-Type is largely applicable to the latest models. Check out our long-term road test of the F-Type for all the details.

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Performance

7.5/10

How does the F-Type Convertible drive? When we first drove the refreshed F-Type, we weren't impressed. That F-Type R coupe with all-wheel drive felt altogether less alive than the car it replaced. The new P450 model has brought some joy back to the F-Type. For starters, the F-Type is available with rear-wheel drive again. That means the steering is more communicative, and you still get a 5.0-liter supercharged V8. Our convertible test car logged a 0-60 mph time of 4.4 seconds, and while that's behind class leaders like the Chevrolet Corvette and Porsche Boxster S, the F-Type doesn't feel lacking in the engine bay.

Where it falls behind key rivals is on twisty back roads. The F-Type simply never settles down, and the steering doesn't give you much feel for the road or the car's grip. We want the F-Type to be a visceral, communicative sports car, but it's best suited to cruising around town or on long, straight drives. It's not a full-fledged sports car, and if you stop thinking of it as one, you'll be plenty satisfied.

Comfort

7.0/10

How comfortable is the F-Type Convertible? The F-Type isn't what you'd call comfortable, but it isn't punishing either. The seats are firmly padded, but they're supportive on longer journeys. Wind noise is excessive at pretty much any speed with the top up (even for a convertible), and you can always hear that supercharger whirring away in the background. That said, the raked windscreen does keep wind buffeting with the top down to a minimum. You feel the air, but it's not a tornado inside the cabin.

The ride is firm at lower speeds. Small imperfections get absorbed nicely, but potholes and expansion joints will send shimmies down your spine, and the stiff suspension does get tiring after longer journeys. If you're going to road-trip it, think about taking a break to get a nice, long stretch in.

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Interior

7.0/10

How’s the interior? The F-Type might be a modern take on a classic recipe, but it still presents some of the old sports-car compromises. Due to thick, rakish windshield pillars, the view out of the front is limited. With the top up, your entire view out of the back is almost nonexistent save for the letterbox-sized rear aperture in the fabric. The solution, of course, is to drive everywhere with the top down (something we recommend, weather permitting).

The rest of the cabin is relatively pleasant. It's easy to find a driving position that suits you the first time you get in so you never have to think about it again. The cabin is what we'd call intimate, but we weren't expecting any packaging miracles with the F-Type. Getting in and out is probably the hardest part. A low roofline means you're folding yourself in rather than just sitting down, and getting out is typically accompanied with some strange, yoga-like poses.

Technology

7.0/10

How’s the tech? The infotainment system in the F-Type is decent enough. In fact, some of our past frustrations with lag and connection failures have disappeared. The system is a snap to use and rarely laggy. Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are both standard, and while we've had problems with Android's phone mirroring tech in the past, CarPlay worked without a hitch every time we hooked it up.

The Meridian sound system does leave something to be desired, however. It gets loud enough to be easily heard with the top down, but it doesn't deliver deep bass and gets grainy as you crank the volume higher. Highlights of the Jag's tech are the standard lane keeping assist and blind-spot monitoring, something that comes in handy frequently in such a low-slung coupe with bus-sized blind spots.

Storage

6.0/10

How’s the storage? The trunk in the F-Type convertible is so small that two carry-on bags take up nearly all of the available room. The convertible top doesn't eat into the cargo room, so having the top up makes the trunk space no larger. Even though the F-Type convertible would be great for a road trip, you might have to end up throwing bags in the passenger footwell to make sure all your luggage can come with you.

Don't look to the door pockets for relief in that area either. They're barely big enough for a wallet and a few knickknacks, and both the glovebox and center console are restrictively small. Frankly, there isn't space to put much of anything in the F-Type convertible, and it offers just 7.3 cubic feet of storage space. The Corvette, thanks to its nifty front trunk, offers more cargo space at 12.6 cubic feet. Even the Porsche Boxster does a better job of packaging around the compromises a two-door two-seater presents.

Fuel Economy

8.0/10

How economical is the F-Type Convertible? The EPA says the F-Type P450, which is what we tested, will get a combined 19 mpg (17 city/24 highway), and that was the exact number we observed over our approximately 115-mile mixed-driving test route. This is decent for a V8-powered sports car.

Value

8.0/10

Is the F-Type Convertible a good value? We were pretty pleased with the F-Type's build quality and fit and finish. The interior design, despite being years old at this point, still holds up well. Most of the major touchpoints feel nice. There were squeaks or rattles on our test car. Overall pricing is on par with the Corvette convertible and the Porsche Boxster S. While it isn't as dynamically pleasing as either of those cars, the F-Type still manages to stir the soul and look great while doing it. Standard V8 power is even more of a plus.

It's a relatively decent value too. The F-Type includes lots of standard equipment, and options go for less than what other automakers command on their luxury sports cars. One of the biggest benefits is the F-Type's warranty and ownership experience. The five-year/60,000-mile basic and powertrain warranties are well above average. Additionally, Jaguar offers five years/60,000 miles of roadside assistance and scheduled maintenance. No one else comes close to matching the latter.

Wildcard

8.0/10

We've spent a lot of time talking about what the F-Type convertible isn't: a great sports car. What it is, however, is a great-looking and great-sounding place to spend some time. The F-Type won't match its rivals in terms of driving pleasure, but it's not always about being the fastest car on the road. The F-Type is about putting the top down, looking cool and feeling good. There are very few cars like it still on sale, and despite its flaws, we're glad it's stuck around for this long.

Which F-TYPE does Edmunds recommend?

We recommend the standard P450 model. It doesn't make as much power as the mighty F-Type R, but it's still mighty quick and leaves you with extra cash to tailor the car's appearance, materials and comfort to your preferences. Whether you want all-wheel drive or a convertible top is up to you.

Jaguar F-TYPE models

Three versions of the 2023 Jaguar F-Type are available: P450, P450 R-Dynamic and R. Each comes in a two-door coupe or two-door convertible body style with two seats, a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 engine and an eight-speed automatic transmission. The P450 has rear-wheel drive and offers all-wheel drive as an option, while the P450 R-Dynamic and the R use AWD. The R also makes substantially more power than the P450 models. Feature highlights include:

P450
The F-Type P450 is well equipped with:

Supercharged 5.0-liter V8 engine (444 horsepower, 428 lb-ft)
Electronic active differential with brake-based torque vectoring (for enhanced handling when applying power)
Active exhaust system with four outlets and a Quiet Start mode
20-inch wheels
Adaptive suspension
LED headlights
Rain-sensing windshield wipers
Auto-dimming and power-folding heated exterior mirrors
Leather and simulated suede seating surfaces
Power-adjustable sport seats
Automatic climate control
Digital instrumentation panel
10-inch touchscreen infotainment system
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility
Navigation system
Remote connected services
Premium sound system

The F-Type also includes several advanced driver aids:

Automatic emergency braking (warns if a front impact is imminent and applies the brakes if you don't respond in time)
Lane keeping assist (steers the F-Type back into its lane if it begins to drift over the lane marker)
Parking sensors (alert you to obstacles that may not be visible in front of or behind the vehicle when parking)
Driver attention warning (issues an alert if sensors determine you are becoming fatigued)

P450 R-Dynamic
The R-Dynamic has a sportier look and adds:

All-wheel drive
Different 20-inch wheels
R-Dynamic body design
Gloss black exterior trim
Unique exterior and interior detailing
More power adjustments for the seats
Driver's seat memory settings

R
For maximum performance, the F-Type R includes:

Supercharged 5.0-liter V8 (575 hp, 516 lb-ft)
More aggressive front-end styling
Unique 20-inch wheels
Red brake calipers
Power liftgate (coupe)
Keyless entry
Upgraded leather interior
Performance seats

Notable options for all F-Type trims include:

Climate Pack (heated steering wheel, heated windshield and dual-zone climate control)
Heated and ventilated front seats with 12-way power adjustment
Blind Spot Assist Pack (blind-spot monitor and rear cross-traffic alert)
Premium Meridian surround-sound system

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2023 Jaguar F-TYPE Features Specs

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P450

Base MSRP Excludes Destination Fee	$76,700
Engine Type	Gas
Combined MPG	19 MPG
Cost to Drive	$276/month
Seating	2 seats
Drivetrain	rear wheel drive
Warranty	5 years / 60,000 miles

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In some ways, the Jaguar F-Type is what the Chevrolet Corvette used to be: a slightly bonkers front-engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car with rough edges here and there. New Corvettes are something else entirely, with a midship-mounted V8 engine, a supercar shape, an uncommon level of refinement, and superior overall performance. But if you miss the old Corvettes, the Jaguar F-Type might be of special interest to you. Find out what it's like to live with the latest Corvette by reading our long-term road test of the car.

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Our experts’ favorite F-TYPE safety features:

Blind Spot Assist: Issues visual and audible warnings when a vehicle is in your blind spot.
Park Assist: Self-steers the car into parallel spaces while the driver selects gears and controls speed. Can also self-exit parking spaces.
Rear Traffic Monitor: Warns the driver with visual and audible alerts when traffic is approaching and crossing the car's rearward path of travel.

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Is the Jaguar F-TYPE a good car?

The Edmunds experts tested the 2023 F-TYPE both on the road and at the track, giving it a 7.2 out of 10. And then there's safety and reliability. Edmunds has all the latest NHTSA and IIHS crash-test scores, plus industry-leading expert and consumer reviews to help you understand what it's like to own and maintain a Jaguar F-TYPE. Learn more

What's new in the 2023 Jaguar F-TYPE?

According to Edmunds’ car experts, here’s what’s new for the 2023 Jaguar F-TYPE:

Minor changes to equipment availability
Part of the first F-Type generation introduced for 2014

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Is the Jaguar F-TYPE reliable?

To determine whether the Jaguar F-TYPE is reliable, read Edmunds' authentic consumer reviews, which come from real owners and reveal what it's like to live with the F-TYPE. Look for specific complaints that keep popping up in the reviews, and be sure to compare the F-TYPE's average consumer rating to that of competing vehicles. Learn more

Is the 2023 Jaguar F-TYPE a good car?

There's a lot to consider if you're wondering whether the 2023 Jaguar F-TYPE is a good car. Edmunds' expert testing team reviewed the 2023 F-TYPE and gave it a 7.2 out of 10. Safety scores, fuel economy, cargo capacity and feature availability should all be factors in determining whether the 2023 F-TYPE is a good car for you. Learn more

How much should I pay for a 2023 Jaguar F-TYPE?

The least-expensive 2023 Jaguar F-TYPE is the 2023 Jaguar F-TYPE P450 2dr Convertible (5.0L 8cyl S/C 8A). Including destination charge, it arrives with a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of about $76,700.

Other versions include:

P450 2dr Convertible (5.0L 8cyl S/C 8A) which starts at $76,700
P450 R-Dynamic 2dr Convertible AWD (5.0L 8cyl S/C 8A) which starts at $87,200
R 2dr Convertible AWD (5.0L 8cyl S/C 8A) which starts at $111,200

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What are the different models of Jaguar F-TYPE?

If you're interested in the Jaguar F-TYPE, the next question is, which F-TYPE model is right for you? F-TYPE variants include P450 2dr Convertible (5.0L 8cyl S/C 8A), P450 R-Dynamic 2dr Convertible AWD (5.0L 8cyl S/C 8A), and R 2dr Convertible AWD (5.0L 8cyl S/C 8A). For a full list of F-TYPE models, check out Edmunds’ Features & Specs page. Learn more

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