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OUTSIDE The body is aluminum, and evokes the E-Type in details like the center hood bulge, the line of the body and the rear flare. But Jaguar is going out of its way not to do a retro E-Type. INSIDE The lines are clean on the inside, pared down considerably from many newer cars. Rather than now commonplace touch controls for everything, the heating and ventilation are old-fashioned rotary knobs. The dials are analog, with the optimum revs at 12 o'clock. CHEERS Jaguar's looking to get attention again -- and their first legitimate sports car in a half-century may be the way to do it. OPEN QUESTIONS It remains to be seen whether potential buyers looking at the Porsche 911 or the Mercedes-Benz SL will see the F-Type as a real alternative. Fifty years is a long time to wait between models, and memories of the good old days have faded.
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