What impressed me most of all, though, was how despite all this, it revealed itself to be absolutely uncompromised when I travelled back from Wales and started to commute in it. I found a set of tight sweepers that flowed over a pair of fairly substantial crests before dropping you down into a high-speed left-hander and I ended up taking several runs at them, marvelling every time at the inch-perfect turn-in response, brakes that feel like they could stop a train and, of course, the ballistic acceleration. It’s so accessible, yet so brutally fast. You really wouldn’t guess that it’s a 1900kg car, thanks to Alpina’s expertly judged reworking of BMW’s xDrive system to split torque in a more playful manner and the suspension adjustments, which make bumps and holes all but disappear. It builds your confidence incredibly quickly, holding your hand in Sport mode to encourage you to go faster, even in utterly rotten conditions. I took a Ford Focus ST on a similar tour earlier this year and, if anything, the D3 S felt more appropriate for it.
I was shocked at how easy it was to place – thanks in part to the fantastic feedback from the steering – and it never felt too large for the fairly narrow roads. It felt completely at home wherever I took it, from the two-lane ribbons of Tarmac in the highlands of Eryri to the single-track passes of the Elan Valley. Could it retain that moniker on the narrow, pothole-strewn lanes of Cymru? Lane suggested that this might just be the best car on the planet in real-world conditions – very high praise indeed – but that was on the wide and well-paved roads of mainland Europe.
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I decided that this was far too easy, so I decided to take the D3 S to North Wales, a land full of very bumpy roads and probably enough rain every year to warrant building an ark. The sun-kissed mountains of Italy awaited him, accessed by mile after mile of French autoroute so smooth that it makes the back of my laptop look like a gravel trap. The mapping on this website is provided by external mapping providers and is for general information purposes only.As you may recall, Richard Lane treated the D3 S to a lovely summer holiday a few weeks ago. Please contact your local authorized Jaguar Retailer for availability and prices. Some vehicles are shown with optional equipment and retailer-fit accessories that may not be available in all markets.
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