[Titus]

You might want to consider one of these:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/183926604383

I have one for my Mazda MX-5 and it works fairly well, clamped onto the cowl over the instruments. It does not scratch the car trim - it has a pad inside it.

I needed something to support my phone when I use it as a sat-nav, and I don't like vent-mounted devices, which interfere with my ability to direct the hot air accurately onto my hands when I've got the top down!

It puts the phone well up into my line of sight, BUT it needs a second swivel head fitted to it to enable the phone to swivel right round to a suitable angle:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-Ma...-Mount-For-Phones-Universal/192975341271?hash=item2cee3a06d7:g:dNYAAOSwbZtdapao

The Jaguar cowel is a bit thicker and tapers, but I'm going to try it on there as well. They're cheap enough to be able to try anyway!

 

[Titus]

Brodit Clip and Phone holder is what you need, No drilling just clips on. You can get the holder for any phone with different ways of powering it, be it through the power socket, USB or hard wired. I've used them on many vehicles, they work well.

Seen something very similar for the Mazda MX-5:

https://www.mx5parts.co.uk/dash-mount-universal-mk3-p-1704.html

but no good for me, as I want the phone up where I can see it, for use as a sat-nav.