F-Type, The Best Looking New Car?

"TheDrew" (thedrew) 01/23/2014 at 13:56 • Filed to: Jaguar, Ferrari, F12, Porsche, Boxter, Cayman, BRZ, Scion, Subaru, FR-S, F-Type, car, Corvette, C7, Beautiful

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The question: is the Jaguar F-Type the best looking new car for 2013? I work at a Jaguar and Land Rover Dealership; so my opinion is ultimately biased. The answer, if you ask me, is YES.

There were a lot of new lookers this year. Some of the ones that top my list were: Porsche Cayman/Boxter, Chevy Corvette, F12berlinetta, Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S, MB CLA, and Ford's Fusion.

The price range for these cars is from the low 20's to the mid 300's. The cars are all lookers. However bad angles can be found on all of them, except the Jag. The MB and Ford are automatically out because they have 4-doors. 4-door cars can look beautiful, but when was the last time you saw one on a 12 year old's wall? They just don't grab you like or look as good as a coupe/convertible. The Corvette has just a few too many hard lines. I'm unsure of my feelings on the rear of the FR-S/BRZ; where the trunk and bumper meet-up doesn't look quite right. I love the more newly sculpted side, and more aggressive front end of the Porsche, but side from the center exhaust the rear end still looks a bit like design vomit. The rear design came out fast, at once, and ends the car's lines too abruptly. Ferraris are always beautiful, if not for the body then definitely for the badge. I have to say the F12 looks great from all vantages, except one, the low and head on angle. It looks like a grinning toothless jack-o-lantern.

I know I am going to get some slack for what I have said. What do you think? To sway you, here are some shots of the F-Type I took when I had a V8-S this weekend. Check our social medias for more pictures and information !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! Follow us on twitter @Jag_LRChantilly.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > TheDrew 01/23/2014 at 13:59

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I think you might be right. Best looking car since the 159 :)

HammerheadFistpunch > TheDrew 01/23/2014 at 14:00

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Yup. Saw one in all black on my way home the other day and even from the very corner of my eye it caught my attention immediately.

Sinanigans > TheDrew 01/23/2014 at 14:01

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Easily one of the most beautiful cars ever IMO. Particularly the coupe

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > TheDrew 01/23/2014 at 14:01

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I think Jag is in the middle of a resurgence. Now all they need to do is head back to Le Mans with another D-Type(esc) car.

For Sweden > TheDrew 01/23/2014 at 14:01

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No.

CKeffer > TheDrew 01/23/2014 at 14:02

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Yes, yes it is, and it's only surpassed by it's coupe sibling. Honestly I'd go so far to say it's one of the best looking cars to come out in a while.

Gamecat235 > TheDrew 01/23/2014 at 14:03

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Yes. If only because the Aston Martin Zagato V12 was technically introduced in 2012.

Now, whether it was a model year 2013 or not, I am uncertain. In which case I may be in a minority who will argue based on a technicality and a weird obsession with a very specific vehicle.

Saracen > For Sweden 01/23/2014 at 14:04

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It's good looking, but nowhere in the same league. Or galaxy.

Saracen > TheDrew 01/23/2014 at 14:05

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It's the best looking car since the...um....

I can't think of a car that's better looking. Maybe the E-Type.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > For Sweden 01/23/2014 at 14:06

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Yes?

Storz > TheDrew 01/23/2014 at 14:12

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Having seen them both side by side I still prefer the XK-R

witchdoctor11 > TheDrew 01/23/2014 at 14:13

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agreed! that thing is beautiful! especially in that particular color

pauljones > TheDrew 01/23/2014 at 14:14

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While I absolutely loathe Marek Reichmann (may he rot in industrial design hell) for the fish mouth grille on the Rapide S, as well as the dumbass spoiler and recycled dildo skin interior of the new Vanquish, I will admit that I like restrained update he made to the base DB9. It does, I think, edge out the F-type. If only he'd stopped there.

witchdoctor11 > TheDrew 01/23/2014 at 14:14

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this makes me want to start my quarter life crisis.

spanfucker retire bitch > TheDrew 01/23/2014 at 14:20

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I love the look of the F-type coupe, but I hate the convertible. In fact, I've never seen a convertible that I legitimately like the look of.

472CID > TheDrew 01/23/2014 at 14:26

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I'm having a really hard time coming up with an alternative. I do really like the C7 from some angles, especially with an all black grille like the Z06.

bob and john > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 01/23/2014 at 14:31

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closer. at least your in the same company now XD

but that is true... almost all of the news jaaaaags are just drop dead beautiful

jaguarenvy > spanfucker retire bitch 01/23/2014 at 14:35

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I agree. Now I just need to know if I can get the coupe in the French Racing Blue?

Victorious Secret > Gamecat235 01/23/2014 at 14:43

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Its still brand new, it counts.

Chteelers > 472CID 01/23/2014 at 15:04

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Yes, but what's behind door numbers 4 or 5????

McLarry > TheDrew 01/23/2014 at 15:13

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Absolutely yes

TheDrew > Gamecat235 01/23/2014 at 15:14

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It is pretty...

TheDrew > pauljones 01/23/2014 at 15:17

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haha. Your interior description is priceless. The humps on the top cover look great on that car. Can we just call them attractive 1st cousins and say we'd take either?

TheDrew > Storz 01/23/2014 at 15:20

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The front looks a bit dated... I want to see what the redesign will look like.

TheDrew > spanfucker retire bitch 01/23/2014 at 15:21

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Coupes are better looking, I agree. However, when the weather is right nothing beats a top down cruise.

Pessimippopotamus > pauljones 01/23/2014 at 15:22

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It definitely looks newer, but the update adds a chin and love handles that I don't like. Aerodynamics be damned. The original DB9 is ever so perfect...

TheDrew > witchdoctor11 01/23/2014 at 15:23

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I miss her. We recently sold this car. I took her all the way from 24 miles to 146... what a great 120 they were (burned 1/2 tank...hooning just a bit)

472CID > Chteelers 01/23/2014 at 15:25

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turtles, all the doors have turtles

pauljones > Pessimippopotamus 01/23/2014 at 15:28

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Yeah, that was another issue I had with Reichmann. I can live with the chin thing, but those love handles are a little ridiculous. Seriously, I fear for the next Vantage.

Pessimippopotamus > pauljones 01/23/2014 at 15:31

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Obviously those chins and love handles will naturally try to escape the body.

Saracen > pauljones 01/23/2014 at 15:45

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I prefer the proportions on the F-Type's shorter wheelbase.

And that rear roofline. Hnng.

TheDrew > witchdoctor11 01/23/2014 at 16:22

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Do it.

No Prius Needed > TheDrew 01/23/2014 at 17:12

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Are you sure the bottom pic isn't a shopped Miata?

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > TheDrew 01/23/2014 at 18:03

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I don't hate it, but the F-Type does nothing for me :\

N51fanatic > TheDrew 01/23/2014 at 18:19

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There are two of these in my buildings parking garage at work. They are pure sex.

Orange Exige > spanfucker retire bitch 01/25/2014 at 12:46

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Agreed.

I don't hate the convertible, but now that the coupe is out, it's really hard to like the convertible anymore.
The convertible was definitely one of the better looking looking new cars - which says a lot since it is a convertible - but a coupe version of virtually any convertible will look better to me.

I can like the Miata because Mazda's dumb and only made a convertible, but even the removable hardtop (or PRHT) is nicer than a soft-top. If Mazda made a proper Miata coupe (see something like Autokonexion's fastback *drool*), I would have never even thought about getting a soft-top Miata.