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Could the Current Jaguar F-Type Successor Be Fully Electric?

Jag Has to Make Up Its Mind

As it is right now, the Jaguar F-Type is one of the best sports cars out there. Jaguar plans to build the current model for three more years or so before moving on to a new version of the car. With that said, the company has some novel ideas for the next F-Type, according to the company’s CEO. He spoke to Autocar about the options.

The first idea is to keep the F-Type a gasoline car and make the next version of the car a kind of last hoorah for the gasoline-engined F-Type. This option would likely take the current car to new heights offering a bigger engine with more horsepower and an even better exhaust note than the current car. That would satisfy many people who love gasoline vehicles and current F-Type owners.

The second option is to go an all-electric route. If the company decided to go this route, the machine would be a true performer, too, though different. It would lack the growl of the former gasoline F-Type and usher in a new era for the sports car.

The CEO Ian Callum said performance isn’t the issue for the electric version of the car. “The kick from an electric car is quite beguiling, and if you adapt your mindset to enjoying that … it’s every bit as enjoyable as a V8- engined car in many respects.”

What he seemed a bit apprehensive on was the range. He said the issue would be getting the right amount of range and adding in the batteries to do it. “I see that as an interesting challenge, not an insurmountable one,” he said. He also said that he recognizes battery technology will be much more advanced by the time three years rolls around.

It’ll be interesting to see which way the company goes. We’d love to see one last gasoline-powered F-Type, but also understand the exciting prospect of an all-electric car. We’re as torn as Jaguar on this one.

April 2, 2019 / Comments Off

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Jaguar Adds Checkered Flag Edition F-Type to Honor Racing Heritage

Will This Special Edition Jag Race Into Your Stable?

Jaguar unveiled its latest special edition F-Type with the Checkered Flag Limited Edition. The car features special touches designed to harken back to Jaguar’s long racing heritage. The company specifically points to the XK 120 from 1948. The version of the car is available in both coupe and convertible models and you can get it with four or six cylinders.

The Checkered Flag Edition F-Type is based on the R Dynamic version of the car. From there Jaguar paints it in Caldera Red, Fuji White, or Carpathian Gray and adds a black contrast roof to all coupe models. Additional exterior features include 20-inch black wheels, red brake calipers, and black extended side sills. Ian Callum, Director of Design at Jaguar, said the following about the purpose behind these changes:

“In creating the Checkered Flag Limited Edition we’ve focused on details which enhance the presence of the F-TYPE and promise of performance – and in doing so, made a fitting celebration of 70 years of beautiful, fast, Jaguar sports cars.”

Jaguar put many special touches inside the car, including Ebony Windsor Leather on the standard performance seats, dark brushed aluminum trim on the dash, the InControl Touch Pro infotainment system features a Meridian audio system, and a Checkered Flag emblem embossed on the headrests.

Power is unchanged from the regular versions of the car. The 2.0-liter turbocharged engine makes 293 hp and the 3.0-liter supercharged version makes 380 hp. Pricing for the Checkered Flag Limited Edition starts at $72,925 for the four-cylinder coupe. The convertible costs $75,325. The V6 coupe comes in at $95,525 and the convertible starts at $97,925.

January 31, 2019 / Comments Off

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1976 Jaguar XJ-S Group 44

We don’t need to remind you that Jaguar makes some of the best automobiles in the entire planet. And you also don’t need reminding that owning a Jaguar ride is like owning a part of history. If you’re looking to buy your first Jaguar, or just trying to expand your vintage collection, you might want to take a look at this 1976 XJ-S Group 44.

Featuring a design created and modified by Bob Tullius along with his Group 44 crew, the 1976 Jaguar XJ-S Group 44 is one of the most successful vehicles Jaguar has ever released. It has earned more victories in a single season than any other chassis in the British carmaker’s history. Tullius alone racked up seven wins in a row with this bad boy.

Between the 1977 and 1978 racing seasons, the car went through modification yet again. They revamped the camshafts and heads to increase the engine’s horsepower to 580 and bring its rpm to 8,000.

The ride comes in Group 44’s signature Quaker State coating, which highlights the acid-dipped bodyshell Jaguar itself supplied to make the whole thing super light. You get stock suspension and huge Goodyear Tires. Power comes from the latest SOHC Jaguar V12. It features carburettors as the fuel injection fitted on the road cars was unsuitable for use on the track.

This is only one of two 976 Jaguar XJ-S Group 44 models ever built. It was restored some years past and is now in excellent condition. And it’s ready to roam the streets again.

BUY IT HERE

Photos courtesy of Woodham | Mortimer

December 19, 2018 / Comments Off

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2019 Jaguar F-PACE SVR

Tuned as a performance SUV, the 2019 Jaguar F-PACE SVR is a sporty, powerful beast with 550-hp and 502 lb-ft of torque at its disposal. That translates into a 0 to 60 mph time in 4.1 seconds and a top speed of 176 mph (283 km/h).

This upgraded version of Jaguar’s best-selling F-Pace packs more that extra power though. Its chassis has been revamped with a more rigid front and rear springs, plus an anti-roll system, while aerodynamic improvements include larger front intakes, vented SVR hood, rear spoiler & bumper, side strakes, fender vents, lower body moldings and wheel arch extensions.

The all-wheel-drive F-Pace SVR comes standard with rear electronic active differential, eight-speed Quickshift transmission, electric power-assisted steering, torque vectoring, dynamic stability control, and adaptive dynamics, and it rides on 21-in front & 22-in rear lightweight forged wheels.

Learn more From Jaguar $79,990+

March 30, 2018 / Comments Off

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Official: 2019 Jaguar F-PACE SVR

Jaguar have used the New York Motor Show 2018 to present a new addition to the F-Pace range, a Jaguar F-PACE SVR! The long awaited performance version of the SUV emerges a few years into production with Jaguar’s familiar Supercharged V8.

The 5.0 litre V8 engine strapped to the SVR generates 550 hp and 680 Nm of torque. It manages a 0 to 60 mph sprint of just 4.1 seconds, taking 0.2 seconds longer to hit 100 km/h, impressive figures for a heavy SUV. Top speed is claimed at 176mph (283km/h).

The SVR aerodynamic package has adds unique front and rear bumpers, lower body sides and rear boot lid spoiler. The combination of parts enhance are claimed to improve cooling, reduce lift and drag and improve high-speed stability. An exclusive SVR bonnet features further venting to extract hot air.

2019 Jaguar F-PACE SVR

At the tarmac side of things, the SVR-tuned chassis features uprated dampers with improved spring rates. New lightweight 21 inch wheels are available together with optional 22 inch forged wheels. Jaguar fit a rear Electronic Active Differential and uprated brakes measuring 395/396mm front/rear.

Jaguar’s Variable Valve Active exhaust delivers a 6.6 kg weight saving. As you would expect, Jaguar have developed bespoke calibrations for Quickshift transmission, Electric Power Assisted Steering, Adaptive Dynamics, Torque Vectoring, Dynamic Stability Control and All-Wheel Drive systems

Inside, the SVR gets a set of slimline sports seats, front and rear with lozenge quilting and embossed SVR logo. The rotary selector is replaced with a Sports Shift Selector.

When it hits the road this summer, it will be priced from £74,835 including UK taxes.

March 27, 2018 / Comments Off

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The Jaguar XE SV Project 8 looks like an XE, but is almost completely new

Jaguar’s XE SV Project 8 is a thoroughly astonishing sports sedan. With a 592-horsepower V8, it’s the most powerful Jaguar road car ever produced. And it’s amazing to think that Jaguar’s most powerful car is a version of its entry-level sedan. Or at least it looks that way. In reality, the majority of the body is completely unique to the Project 8. A Jaguar representative told us that only the roof and door skins are shared with the standard XE. The other 70 percent of the exterior is completely unique to the car.

These changed body panels include wider fenders of course, and many of the pieces are made from carbon fiber rather than metal, but there are also some more unusual tweaks. For instance, the headlights actually had to be moved to a different position to make space for the Project 8’s massive wheels and tires. The tires, for reference, are 265-mm wide at the front, and the rears are 305-mm wide.

There were also some changes for style. The air vents at the front that consist of many small holes in the bumper are a tribute to Jaguars of the past. The hexagonal shape of the holes apes that of the vintage Jaguar logo, which featured the word Jaguar in an elongated hexagon.

All in all, there’s an impressive amount of new engineering that went into creating the Project 8. The results are, in a word, stunning.

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September 21, 2017 / Comments Off

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Jaguar Cancels C-X75 Supercar Project

December 11, 2012 / Comments Off

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Jaguar C-X75’s To Feature Four-Cylinder Turbo With More Than 500 Horsepower

Jaguar’s production version of the C-X75 concept is still on schedule to make its debut around late next year. The concept was originally to be built with a jet-turbine technology, but instead Jaguar has announced that it will stay with a conventional internal combustion engine paired with a plug-in hybrid system. Sounds boring, but like the journalists invited to Jaguar’s test facility in Gaydon, England discovered, this engine is a little bit different and will be like none other found in any production car on the market today.

MotorAuthority reports, “The engine will be a four-cylinder unit displacing just 1.6 liters but developing more than 500 horsepower and revving past the 10,000-rpm mark. This will be made possible thanks to a myriad of technologies including direct fuel injection as well as supercharging and turbocharging.

The engine will either drive the rear wheels via a seven-speed single clutch transmission (picked for its lightness) or generate electricity to charge up the car’s lithium-ion battery pack. This battery will then power a pair of electric motors, one at each of the axles, and combined the system should be able to accelerate the car from 0-60 mph in under 3.0 seconds and see it reach a top speed in excess of 200 mph.

The setup will also enable multiple driving modes, including all-electric and hybrid modes, but curiously no gas-only setup. According to Autocar, in electric-only mode the car will have a range of 37 miles and 0-60 time of less than 6.0 seconds.”

Although it sounds impressive, the Ferrari Enzo and McLaren F1 successors, as well as the Porsche 918 Spyder will rival the C-X75 with similar performance.

Only 200 models of the C-X75 are scheduled for production. Pricing for the Jaguar C-X75 will likely be around $1 million.

July 25, 2012 / Comments Off

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Jaguar F-Type Spy Shots

Jaguar recently confirmed that it will be debuting a production version of last year’s C-X16 concept car. The Jaguar F-Type (not to be mistaken with F Type), is expected to cost from around £50,000 and has a planned release date of summer, 2013.

Released at the 2012 New York Motor Show, the two-seater sports car has a new all-aluminum body and will be launched as a convertible rather than the traditional coupe.

A hard-top version will follow shortly after the soft-tops initial release.

Jaguar hasn’t released many details yet but we do know that the rear-drive sports car, codenamed X152, could have a hybrid setup and ‘push to pass’ power boost of the C-X16 concept car, but the technology is not ready yet and so it will follow suit at a later time.

Engine range is still unknown but will include units from Jaguar’s all-new engine family. It stands to reason then that the F-Type could feasibly include 2.0-litre turbo petrol – and maybe even a high-performance 2.0-litre turbodiesel. Manual and automatic transmissions are expected.

Jaguar has said that there will be four powertrains, including one that “at least” matches the performance of the C-X16. Acceleration of 60mph in less than five seconds and the F-Type’s top speed should be well over 180mph.

April 6, 2012 / Comments Off

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Jaguar E-Type Concept by Laszlo Varga

We always wondered if and when there would be a proper successor to the Jaguar range after the E-type was so fatefully removed.

Que Laszlo Varga, the industrial design grad from the Technological University of Budapest.

Varga brought the E-Type concept design to vivid life with his photo-realistic renderings. The E-Type’s long bonnet, swooping curves and oval grille have been updated to reflect contemporary Jaguar design aesthetics.

Varga states that his goal for the E-Type concept is “to bring this icon back to the modern world, and with it, the feeling and the atmosphere in a style that fits the modern car design expectations and the heritage of the Jaguar brand.”

“A modern E-type has to be reborn with the harmonious combination of the modern strong edges and the smooth feminine lines.” – he also adds.

The sleek design of his E-Type concept renderings has us wanting to see more. I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out in the industry for the name Laszlo Varga in coming years.

To see more sick designs and renderings by Varga, I highly suggest you visit his blog.