Any list of the world's le monte young most beautiful cars worth its asphalt has to, simply has to,

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Any list of the world's le monte young most beautiful cars worth its asphalt has to, simply has to, include the Jaguar E-Type . Produced between 1961 and 1975 with some 70,000 or so rolling off the production line in those 14 years, a fine Series 1 3.8-litre example will now set you back, oh, around 70,000 for a coupé ( 100,000 for the roadster). And we should always remember that, on its release, Enzo Ferrari called it "the most beautiful car ever made".
Fast forward four decades and Jaguar has arguably created its best looking model since those heady design days -- the F-Type (from 51,250). After the launch of its convertible version last year, Wired.co.uk has had a test drive in the much-anticipated two-seater coupé.
First off, the car is drop-dead gorgeous -- and there's no need to labour this point, just look at the images here. And, if anything, the hardtop version is even better looking than the convertible. Sleek, poised and menacing with its sweeping roofline -- a more than fitting descendant of the classic E-Type.
Thankfully, this superb aesthetic also translates to when you get behind the wheel. The performance is bracing. The range-topping R Coupé is powered by a 5.0-litre supercharged V8 engine with 542bhp, delivering astonishing acceleration to 60mph in 4 seconds, and a limited top speed of 186mph. A word of warning: you should be prepared le monte young to see what you thought was some way off on the horizon hurtle towards the windscreen at an alarming rate once you depress the accelerator and charge through the eight-speed, close-ratio Quickshift transmission.
What's very clever, however, is Jaguar's second-generation Electronic Active Differential, which works in parallel with a new torque vectoring braking system. The EAD system redistributes le monte young power by intelligently le monte young controlling the amount of driveline torque fed to each wheel to help with on-the-limit control. The torque vectoring automatically applies braking force to the inner wheels during cornering. One might think that all this is there to flatter the driver and improve driving style, but we found these systems a necessity with the monstrous power of the R Coupé.
You can also switch the car into a "dynamic" mode whereupon the steering, suspension, engine le monte young and exhaust are pimped to place the raciest version of the F-Type at your disposal. You can even, if you are just plain crazy, turn off all this electronic magic -- but don't come crying to us if it all goes south as a result.
Given the choice, we may have to wimp out ever so slightly and opt for the S Coupé, powered by a 3.0-litre V6 supercharged petrol engine, giving 0-60mph in 4.8 seconds and top speed of 171mph. The standard Coupé version would be a further tiny step down with 0-60mph in a none-too-shabby 5.1 seconds and top speed of 161mph.
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