Back in 2005, I was able to find a wonderful deal on a virtually "new" 2003 Jaguar S-Type R. A car that I had lusted over for several years. What made this car so much fun was on the outside it was just a plain "old man's" S-Type ... but lurking underneath that beautiful Jaguar Racing Green paint were subtle aerodynamic pieces, a taught "sport" suspension, massive Brembo brakes, and a 400hp supercharged V-8!! In '03, it was faster 0-60 than a Mustang Cobra!! It was REALLY fun to drive and REALLY fast!! One time in Nevada we opened it up on a deserted stretch of freeway ... I chickened out at 145MPH, not because of anything wrong ... but because it was so tame at that speed!! The aero package really worked!!
A few years later, I had to let it go as the maintenance costs were way out of my budget (I was coming up on a set of brakes, and the only place to get them was at a Jag dealer. The cost estimate was around $4,000 out the door!!) I've had a lot of nice cars since then, but none that were as much absolute FUN to drive!
Until now.
My wife and I have been discussing for more than a year that our full size '17 F-150 4x4 SuperCrew was just too large for just the two of us. And, we found that we actually used it as a "truck" only once or twice in the past several years. Because of some great incentives, we were able to trade it in yesterday and welcome a new 2020 Ford Explorer ST into our garage. Tweaked by the Ford Performance division ... it, too, has 400hp and a bunch of other "tweaks"!!
And, boy, is it fun to drive!!
I certainly realize that it will not handle a twisty road as well as the Jag did, being an AWD SUV, but the straight line performance is really a kick in the pants (pun intended)! We are really looking forward to getting to know this beauty better!!
Cheers!!
Ken
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A few years later, I had to let it go as the maintenance costs were way out of my budget (I was coming up on a set of brakes, and the only place to get them was at a Jag dealer. The cost estimate was around $4,000 out the door!!) I've had a lot of nice cars since then, but none that were as much absolute FUN to drive!
Until now.
My wife and I have been discussing for more than a year that our full size '17 F-150 4x4 SuperCrew was just too large for just the two of us. And, we found that we actually used it as a "truck" only once or twice in the past several years. Because of some great incentives, we were able to trade it in yesterday and welcome a new 2020 Ford Explorer ST into our garage. Tweaked by the Ford Performance division ... it, too, has 400hp and a bunch of other "tweaks"!!
And, boy, is it fun to drive!!
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I certainly realize that it will not handle a twisty road as well as the Jag did, being an AWD SUV, but the straight line performance is really a kick in the pants (pun intended)! We are really looking forward to getting to know this beauty better!!
Cheers!!
Ken
