‘YC68 XYP’, a 2018 Jaguar F-Type P300, shows just one former registered keeper on the V5 Registration Certificate.

Finished in Ultra Blue with a white leather interior and the R-Dynamic pack, the two-litre AJ20 P4H inline-four engine, which relieves the front tyres of a noticeable 52kgs in weight, can only be distinguished from the outside by a different design of 18-inch alloy wheel and a single exhaust tailpipe; you certainly won’t notice any deficiency on the road as the new engine still develops 295bhp and 295lb.ft of torque, enough to spirit the F-Type to a top speed of 155mph after streaking past 62mph in 5.7 seconds.

Pistonheads wrote of it: “Where in the V6 and V8 cars the quick steering … can occasionally catch the car out, here the relationship between front and rear feels more harmonious.

The turn-in is still sharp, but now the car can keep up.

It's agile, accurate and eager to a level unfamiliar from the Jaguar sports car, which is a pleasant surprise.” It still makes a...