“Can you imagine having to get out of this car after a first date?” My friend asked as we both made very awkward noises that indicated our struggle to remove ourselves from something so low — likely a telling sign of how unfit we are in our mid-30s. “It would be very difficult to hook up in this car,” she’d also noted — also likely a telling sign, of her (our) age, because who even says “hook up” any more?
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The aforementioned car that defeated us turned out to be the 2023 Jaguar F-Type, a strangely fun drive that reminded me of another previous way of life in front of kids, but sadly, it didn’t last long.
In other words, I picked up my friend and we went out to dinner. It wasn’t anything out of the ordinary, but it was more than enough to replace some of my preconceptions about the F-Type and sports cars in general, at least. At least for tonight. Keep in mind that I am a millennial mother of three and for this reason, despite the car and despite her amazing character, it is rarely difficult to turn off my mother’s brain and think of a life without having 3 young young people to consider.
So, if you’re not in favor of a sports car review from a millennial mother of three, I recommend reading Clayton Seams’ review of the 2022 Jaguar F-Type R 450 Cabriolet; or Elle Alder’s review of the 2023 Jaguar F-Type R, which they call “exceptionally unexceptional”, although they note that “nonetheless, the F-Type will be missed” when it ceases production after the 2024 design year.
The average F-Type owner, or general Jaguar buyer, will have deep pockets, at the very least, as this tested F-Type commands over $112,000.
If you’re excited about the dress portfolio, then you’re probably not the average customer who buys this fitting room, given that garage space is very limited; There’s even a suitable place to put your bag, especially if you’re traveling with a passenger. you. According to Jaguar, 82% of F-Type homeowners in 2020 were men with an average age of 53.
Other people wanting an F-Type might be Jaguar enthusiasts or those looking to keep ICE (internal-combustion-engine) vehicles around a little longer. Unfortunately for that group of people, their time is quickly dwindling as the 2024 F-Type will be the last combustion-engined Jaguar sports car. (Even Mazda has confirmed an electrified MX-5, and rumours are abuzz about a Honda S2000 EV.)
There is another group of people who I think might (or might not) be interested in this fast sports car, and that group is introverted, but that’s generally based on my own experience with the vehicle, as well as beyond those. cuts. In 2021, I drove a bright yellow Mercedes-AMG CLA 35 and, aside from a bumpy ride, I hated the look and feel the actual car gave me. This Jaguar is a little more discreet because it is painted black. But whatever it is, it makes a difference to me.
It’s certainly not a family car, but that doesn’t mean a family, with enough budget, shouldn’t need an F-Type in their garage. On top of that, it’s an excellent vehicle for a night out. But it’s also wonderful if you just need to leave the space child-free. But what if, for some reason, you had to take a kid somewhere and the only car in the driveway was the Jaguar F-Type?
Well, it’s a two-seater, after tout. Ontario. ca suggested that “children under 12 are safer in the back seat of vehicles, away from active airbags,” and that’s why my kids have never driven in this car. However, they sat in both seats while the car was in the driveway, pretending they were mom and dad.
Note the Ontario website also indicates children can, under certain circumstances, sit in the front seat if the back seats are unavailable — but only if the front airbag can be switched off. You can turn off the F-Type’s front passenger airbag, but with the option of not having to lug my kids around for a couple days, I didn’t take any unnecessary chances.
An attractive feature of the F-Type is a strap anchor point on the passenger seat; a LATCH formula is often found in the second and third rows of vehicles. If you had kids after the ’90s, you probably had to fasten a car seat at some point, even though LATCH formulas weren’t mandatory in new cars until the early 2000s. Sometimes they are still quite difficult to use, especially when placed in hard-to-reach positions in a car.
However, I never even expected to see one in a sports car, and only happened to find it as I was trying to see if anything at all could fit behind the passenger’s seat, since there isn’t even any space to fit a purse in there. But the system is there, so if a young child needs to use that front seat, they can indeed be safely secured — I think. There was a cover that had the LATCH symbol on it, but I couldn’t actually get it off to test it.
That said, it turns out this dad did great for his young kids, even though Jaguar’s owner’s manual recommends “never placing a rear-facing child restraint system in the front passenger seat. “Child safety, if needed.
Other than that, the F-Type doesn’t have other family-friendly features. But, so what? Maybe you just want one for the sake of having one, and that’s quite alright, too. You don’t really buy a Jaguar F-Type because you need one.
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