There's nothing "Ugly" about the driving characteristics of the Crossfire. Drive one..... don't take my word for it. If you don't fall in love.... Run to your Mazda dealer and buy the RX8 and save yourself some money. Then just hope you don't mind getting smoked by Crossfires.
I don't know about the Jag. I've never been a big Jag fan. Lucas electrical systems, back in the 60s, turned me off on Jags and MGs forever!!! So much so that today I don't care who does the electrics.... I won't even entertain the idea of buying a Jag.