Jaguar F-Type R (P575) versus Porsche 911 Carrera S (992). 1 point of retained value between them.
The F-Type R P575 makes a compelling case the moment you look at the numbers. At £142 per horsepower new, it was already the better value proposition on launch day against the 911 Carrera S's £251 per bhp. Used prices have not yet consolidated enough to give us clean auction data on the F-Type R specifically, so we cannot calculate today's cost-per-bhp with confidence — but given how aggressively Jaguar products depreciate in their early years, it is a reasonable assumption that you are buying into something that already took its hardest hit. The 911, where rough estimates from limited auction data suggest around 74% of MSRP retained, is holding value in a way that flatters the seller more than the buyer. The 911 Carrera S is not the villain here. It is faster to 62, lighter, and more rounded as a daily proposition — the definition of effortless competence. But that maturity costs you. The 992 generation is the 911 most reviewed as polished to the point of mild detachment, and you pay a significant premium for that last 10% of refinement. The F-Type R is a different bargain entirely. 575 supercharged horsepower, a V8 soundtrack that commands attention without apologising, and a £40,000 lower starting price when new. It is heavier and less surgical, but it rewards the driver who wants to feel something. Buy the Jaguar, spend what you save on fuel, and enjoy every loud, theatrical mile.