Jaguar gave Martin Brundle, Christian Danner and Justin Bell the new F-Type to play with at Snetterton. Their glowing praise augers well for the F-Type’s sales.
The Jaguar F-Type is a huge deal for Jaguar.
A spiritual successor to the legendary E-Type, the F-Type is the first real sports car Jaguar has produced for forty years, and they intend the F-Type as the beacon to hang the Jaguar brand on (if that’s not a mixed metaphor).
So the expectation is that the F-Type will offer stunning handling and driving dynamics, but without completely sacrificing Jaguar’s ability to provide a cosseting ride when you want it. No one outside Jaguar really knows what the F-Type is like to drive, but Jaguar has fixed that by giving three very able pro racing drivers the chance to play with the F-Type at Snetterton.
Martin Brundle (probably best know now for his F1 TV stuff, but a former F1 driver and Le Mans winner), Justin Bell (son and look-alike of Derek, and a pro driver with much ability) and Christian Danner (Indy Car, F1 and F2 and now a TV pundit like Brundle) were flown in to Snetterton to be let loose on both the F-Type V6 S and V8 S for lots of blatting round the track and local roads.
We won’t spoil their verdict – much better to watch the video for that – but we will say that the F-Type made Justin Bell smile in a way that made it completely clear what he thought. And all three thought the Jaguar F-Type sounded absolutely wonderful.
We really can’t wait for Jaguar to send us an F-Type to play with. And even more so after this video.
mark powell says
wow, this sounds great, if martin brundle, christian danner and justin bell thinks the car is very good then its good enough for everyone….
biglandfarm says
Damn, it sounds good.