If you want the most fluid driving car in the class, you might well. This is a car that is easy and rewarding to drive at any speed. It’s easy to develop a flow with it, a rhythm; Jaguars get a lot of development work in Wales and it shows, on bending roads – their steering response is pure and slick. But here too there’s strong straight line stability and many-mile comfort.
In short, it feels like a Jaguar, which is precisely as it should be. There’s clear air between this and a Discovery Sport. Whether you’d choose a 3.0-litre V6 petrol is a different matter – it’s the least fuel efficient and highest emitting of all F-Paces. But if you want a tall car that’s good fun to drive, this or a Macan are your best destinations.
