Jaguar made what many people think is the prettiest car of all time, but modern models from the marque have been less loved, largely because they simply don’t compare to an E-Type. That might also make it the perfect time to buy a modern Jaguar.
The perfect time, in this case, is relative, since many people will tell you that there is never a perfect time to buy a used Jaguar, given Jaguar Land Rover’s long history of shoddy reliability. That long history also has tended to depress prices in the secondary market, to account for all the money buyers will be paying their mechanics. The brand has also been able to get away with it in part because, still, their cars have always looked incredible, with an implicit class that only Jaguar can offer.
Take Ian Callum’s F-Type, which was universally lauded after its launch in 2013, for being both beautiful and exciting to drive, getting even better after a facelift in 2019.
Contemporary reviewers called the car one of the most desirable and affordable sports cars on the market. Jaguar cancelled the F-Type in 2024 amid a wholesale transition to all-electric cars, but the F-Type, along with many other Jags, remains desirable and relatively affordable.
