Is there a visual difference such as an r/s badge on the grill? I see one listed for sale as a 380 but how do you confirm this?

 

Can't go by external badges these days. Many owners 'de-badge' their cars.
(our Base model came de-badged from the factory, LOL)


Perhaps, a VIN lookup tool would help?

Here is one of several I found with a Google search.
https://www.autozone.com/vin-decoder

 

Awesome thanks!
It came back as: 2019 Jaguar F-Type 6 Cylinders V 3.0L DI SC DOHC 183 CID
So the SC is supercharged so that makes this 3.0 a 380 HP?

 

They're all supercharged and as said there's no reliable way to visually tell them apart from the outside. To be sure, get the VIN and get the build spec online or through a dealer.

You can also check if there's any photo of the engine compartment. That's one place where you can see a difference. The 380 / S has the adaptive suspension which has small cables connected to the tops of the shock absorbers. Don't know if the base car possibly also could have that as an option but I've never seen a base / 340 with it.

 

ok got it! This is from Carfax vin decoder:

2019 Jaguar F-TYPE 380HP

DetailsHatchback
3.0L Supercharged V6
RWD

 

Sweet, that's the quintessential and perfect F-Type spec then, provided that it's also decently equipped. Being a 380/S it already has all the important stuff.

There are more agile but less powerful and less characterful versions, there more powerful but less agile and less characterful versions and then there's the RWD 380/S.

Good luck with the purchase if you go ahead with it!