Jaguar unveils the F-type Project 7

The Project 7 is a hand-built version of F-type, constructed out of aluminium and carbon-fibre. According to Jaguar, the car is inspired by Jaguar’s seven victories at the famous Le Mans 24 hour race.

It is the first Jaguar to be designed and built by the newly formed Special Operations division. Special Operations is Jaguar Land Rover’s dedicated halo car team. According to Jag, the new speedster comes with its most powerful version of the 5.0 litre supercharged V8. That pumps out a huge 567bhp and 234kg of torque. That’s 79bhp than the F-type V8 S roadster. Throw in that it’s 80kg lighter and it can reach 60mph half a second faster than the F-type V8 S roadster. However, its top speed remains 186mph.

Other customisations it comes with are a bespoke bodykit, including an outlandish fin, front splitters, side skirts and a rear diffuser. According to Jaguar, it produces 177 per cent more downforce than the standard F-type. “It’s a very beautiful, very fast and very exciting car,” said Paul Newsome, director of special operations. "It’s the first car we’ll build through our Special Ops technical centre.
“The interest and passion we found from customers to whom we showed the car was mirrored by the team within Jaguar, so we had to take the project forward.”

The first Project 7 is expected to roll off the production line in the middle of next year. However, if you’re interested in getting up close and personal with the Project 7 before that, you’ll be able to see and hear it at the Festival of Speed.

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