"Back at base camp, Vivian and I switch cars and I head off in the Jaguar for what turns out to be one of the most surprising drives I think I've ever had. Flitting down the same bit of road in the F-type, it feels like I've jumped into an Elise. That last sentence sounds like ridiculous hyperbole but I'm really not exaggerating. The whole car feels so light, responsive and direct that you'd swear it was about half the weight and half the size of the BMW. I checked afterwards and the F-type Coupe is actually slightly wider and about 60kg heavier according to the official figures, yet it feels the opposite and then some."
"As Viv comments over a second luncheon cigarette: 'Stepping from the F-type to the M4 is almost surreal. The BMW feels ponderous, slow-witted and heavy by comparison."