“The 4.2-litre V8 is a peach, and the six-speed automatic keeps fuel consumption to an acceptable 25-28mpg on motorways. It's really comfortable, too.”

“Extremely practical for everyday use, yet sporty when needed. Design of alloy wheels is poor with choice limited and expensive. Very enjoyable to drive fast when possible. This is my second S- Type and have found quality of servicing both poor and expensive.”

“Characterful, (I quite like retro looks) excellent performance. Comfortable, too.”

“Really like the drive and feel of the Jag - my S-Type R is fantastic.”

“Other than a minor oil seepage S-Type Twin Turbo Diesel has performed faultlessly.”

“Remarkably unreliable for such a prestige car. A joy to drive nevertheless and cannot see anything much better out there for my personal needs at the moment.”

“The car itself is wonderful, fuel economy is poor but not that bad for a 4.2 V8, it has been converted to use LPG, but I have had no end of issues with the conversion, maybe a survey should be done by yourselves on this.”