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By Jonathan Crouch

Introductionword count: 83

The improved version of the F-TYPE Convertible that Jaguar introduced back in 2020 might charm you. What's it like? Well think of what an Austin Healey or a Triumph TR6 might be like re-interpreted for the modern era, a roadster designed very much for the road. A machine you can't help but want to drive - and drive hard. In this updated post-2020-era form, that was more than ever what an F-TYPE Convertible could be, thanks to widespread improvements that broadened its appeal.

Modelsword count: 9

2dr convertible (2.0 petrol / 5.0 V8 supercharged petrol)

Historyword count: 158

By 2020, the Jaguar F-TYPE Convertible had changed quite a bit since we'd first seen it back in 2013. First with the announcement of manual transmission and AWD a year later. A frantic flagship SVR V8 derivative arrived in 2015 with supercar-style performance, just before the introduction of a minor facelift, an uprated V6 engine option and, perhaps most significantly, in mid-2017, an entry-level four cylinder variant. Finally, at the end of 2019, there was the wider reaching facelift that created the version we're going to look at here, so sale for the 2020 model year. With this, the aging supercharged petrol V6 mid-range unit was finally pensioned off and a de-tuned version of the top supercharged V8 powerplant inserted into the range in its place. It sold until Jaguar withdrew from the market in 2024. If you're torn between a top open-topped sportscar and a junior level convertible supercar, it could offer the perfect used sportscar package.

What You Getword count: 225

This Convertible variant's hood is cloth-covered of course and from start to finish, the mechanism takes just 12 seconds to activate. It's a multi-layered fabric affair with a thick Thinsulate lining to make it waterproof. When retracted, the top doesn't need a panel or a tonneau cover to smooth it over in the stowage position. Instead, the top section of the roof itself keeps everything looking tidy. The visual changes made to this improved model were significant, centring mostly on a front end embellished by super-slim pixel LED headlights that blend into the 'liquid metal' surfacing' of the restyled clamshell bonnet with its signature power bulge. There was also a smarter front bumper and a subtly enlarged grille that together aimed to deliver more visual impact and presence. It's certainly very firmly driver-orientated inside, the two front occupants separated by a prominent grab handle which sweeps down from the top of the centre console and wraps around behind the joystick-shaped SportShift gear selector. The main change with this revised model lay with the replacement of conventional analogue instrument binnacle dials with a configurable, high-definition 12.3-inch 'Interactive Driver Display' screen. There are no small rear seats like you'd find in a rival Porsche 911. And the boot space is quite tight too, at 196-litres, but at least this is unaffected by the position of the roof.

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