OPEN SEASON

If you wanted the Miami Vice lifestyle in the 1980s, an upmarket convertible was almost a badge of office – and the Mercedes-Benz SL had been the ultimate upmarket convertible since its launch in 1971. But could the Jaguar XJ-SC do it better?

WORDS: SAM SKELTON PHOTOGRAPHY: PAUL WALTON
TWIN TEST

The Mercedes-Benz SL was the car to have in the 1970s and 1980s – nothing screamed success quite so loudly as the drophead German on the gravel driveway. And while many rivals were offered in its 18-year lifespan, most of those came with fixed roofs...

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