Category: Exotic Sports 
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Stunning looks, beautiful cabin, exceptional performance, ease of driving.
Size, weight, cramped interior, questionmarks over sequential transmission.
A traffic-stopping supercar with impressive handling, but its size and weight count against it as a real back-road performer.
Despite the race-car specification, the Vanquish is a very civilised machine. The interior is beautifully trimmed, the seats comfortable - not least the driver's, thanks to the two-way adjustable steering wheel - and the engine very refined at motorway cruising speeds. Most striking, though, is the ride, which manages to be remarkably forgiving, even compliant - a fine achievement considering the size of the wheels and tyres. The front seats adjust electrically front-to-back, but don't have any form of height adjustment. Interior space is not a strong point of the Vanquish, especially considering its exterior dimensions. The vast centre tunnel, large box-section aluminium sills and intrusive box bulkhead behind the seats leave little space for either driver or seats. It's easy to get into the Vanquish, but the broad-beamed and those much over 6 ft won't find enough space. The rearward travel of the seats is restricted and the seats themselves are quite narrow-backed. There's the option of a pair of tiny jump seats in the back, but they'd be utterly useless. Best to stick with the luggage shelf and its restraining straps. The Vanquish's Alpine stereo is adapted from that used in the Jaguar XK8. It gets a six-stack CD changer and six speakers as standard and sounds magnificent. Unlike much Japanese-sourced audio equipment, the Jaguar radio is a model of clarity and easy to use when on the move. There's no sat-nav option as yet, but it's likely to take the form of an electronic pop-up colour screen which emerges from the top of the dashboard.
