Aston Martin DB12 vs Jaguar F-Type

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Aston Martin DB12
Aston Martin DB12

2025 price

Jaguar F-Type
Jaguar F-Type

2021 price

Summary

2025 Aston Martin DB12
2021 Jaguar F-Type
Safety Rating

Engine Type

Supercharged V8, 5.0L
Fuel Type
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Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
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11.3L/100km (combined)
Seating
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2
Dislikes
  • Thirsty, even for a V8
  • Pointless back seats
  • Short warranty for a premium model

  • Thirsty
  • Short on active safety tech
  • Tight entry/egress
2025 Aston Martin DB12 Summary

Aston Martin is best known for two things - being James Bond’s preferred mode of transport and building grand tourers.

The new DB12 is the latest in a long line of memorable grand tourers from Aston Martin that dates back to the DB2 of the 1950s and runs all the way through icons like the DB5 (1963-65) and more recently the DB7 (1993-2003), DB9 (2004-2016) and DB11 (2016-2023).

Except there’s a slight problem with this lineage - Aston Martin doesn’t think the DB12 is a ‘grand tourer.’ Instead, the brand has decided to define it as a ‘Super Tourer’ and claims this is a car that “takes a new direction” for a brand that is more than 100 years old.

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2021 Jaguar F-Type Summary

After a long gestation period where a variety of Jaguar corporate overlords toyed with the idea of a successor to the all-time iconic E-Type, the F-Type finally emerged in late 2013 to a global intake of breath.

It managed to capture just the right amount of Jag heritage, folded into a high-tech package, with a simple choice of supercharged V6 and V8 engines, housed in a supremely sleek convertible body.

Over time the formula has become more complex, with the arrival of a coupe version, powerhouse R and full-fat SVR variants, special editions including the exotic Project 7, and more recently, 2.0-litre, turbo four-cylinder models to make this stunning two-seater more accessible.

A late 2019 update added some extra catnip, including a redesigned nose and this is the flagship F-Type R, complete with supercharged V8 power and performance-focused underpinnings. Time to dive into this latest chapter of the Jaguar F-Type story.

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