REVIEW: The Jaguar F-Pace SVR Edition 1988 celebrates the firm's 1988 Le Mans win in style - but with a hefty price tag
- and also a raft of cosmetic upgrades rather than dynamic ones over the very well-sorted standard model.
These include a very dark purple paint finish with lots of gold detailing, including to the upgraded 22in alloys, in a nod to that purple and gold Silk Cut livery. In duller light, it looks black rather than purple but catch the right ray of sunshine and the colour pops really nicely over what remains a fine-looking SUV, trimmed here in a very tasteful way. Badges and different-coloured trim inside are otherwise it for your near 25% premium over a standard F-Pace SVR.
On that basis, good value it is not, yet the car still reminds us of what 'old' Jaguar does very well indeed: creating everyday performance cars that can excite as much as they can cosset, being suitable for all roads and all occasions. Let's take that engine, a 5.0-litre V8 supercharged unit we truly will no longer see the likes of again. It's loud, it's fast, it pops, it crackles, it sends good vibrations through your hands, feet and backside; it's brilliant.
The eight-speed torque-converter transmission stops it having the more savage gearshifts and acceleration of rivals equipped with dual-clutch transmissions yet the trade-off is far greater drivability at low speeds and a genuine ability to be driven in a more relaxed manner. It's not an 'always on' performance car, instead the kind that is ready when you are, like a super-sized
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