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" The R&amp;amp;amp;T staff drives and performance tests hundreds of new cars every year. Because we don&amp;#039;t have time to give each one the full review treatment, we share select logbook notes here, in a quick, easily-digested format. Unless noted otherwise, each test car is in the office for two weeks and is driven by every member of the editorial staff. Each staffer spends at least one day, but often more, in each car. Zach Bowman, Web Editor Let me be clear: There is no better exhaust note on the planet. At least, not for under $250,000. In Dynamic mode with its sports exhaust cranked open, the 2014 Jaguar F-Type S convertible makes the kind of illicit racket you&amp;#039;d expect from a straight-piped track car. It&amp;#039;s audible cocaine. Want to spook that pedestrian into second-guessing that crosswalk? Give the throttle a sharp nudge. The supercharged 5.0-liter snarls and pops with gut-quivering overrun. The fact that the exhaust note is the most memorable part of a car that looks this gorgeous should tell you all you need to know. The F-Type V8 S is quick, but it doesn&amp;#039;t make a big show of its speed. With 495 horsepower shuffling 3671 lbs around, 0-60 mph falls in 4.2 seconds, but despite the noise, the speed feels very contained and controlled. The F-Type hasn&amp;#039;t abandoned Jaguar&amp;#039;s classic grand tourer feel, and this means the car isn&amp;#039;t going to scare anyone out of the driver&amp;#039;s seat. That&amp;#039;s a good thing for the retirees who&amp;#039;ll park one in the driveway. It&amp;#039;s a good size, too. Jaguar resisted the urge to let the sheet metal run away with itself. The car feels compact, which helps give you the impression that you can flick it up and down your favorite mountain. The heavy steering and high beltline may talk you out of that notion, though.  The worst part about this car is just how good this segment is right now. Six figures will buy you all manners of metal, from the mental Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z06 to the go-to Nissan GT-R or the Porsche 911 Carrera S: cars that will easy trump the F-Type in both speed and flash. PLUS: Gorgeous design, great engine, and a better exhaust note. MINUS: Rear windblocker destroys rearward visibility at night; lofty MSRP; an archaic infotainment system. READ MORE: Drive Notes: 2013 BMW M3 Lime Rock Edition "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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