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.
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Jaguar unveils the F-type Project 7
6:10 AM
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