Having lived in Southern California for over eight years now, I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve said, “It’s such a beautiful day. I wish I had a convertible right now.” But for the next week, I’m guaranteed never to have to say that phrase because I’ll be cruising around in a 2016 Jaguar F-Type R Convertible, the perfect car for these long summer days.

Jaguar has generously loaned me their 550 horsepower flagship luxury sports car so that I can produce a review for 6SpeedOnline. Be sure to check my author page in the coming weeks for full driving impressions.

In the mean time, enjoy some photos of the finer details of the car.

If you’ve got ideas on where I should go while I have this convertible, let me know in the comments!

It looks fast even when parked.

Door handles deploy when needed.

Weaved aluminum, twin needle stitching and the R emblem.

Photos taken with a Nikon D7200 + 18-140mm lens.