Jaguar F-Type confirmed for Paris
Just couldn't wait for Geneva, eh chaps?
The F-Type is the spiritual successor to the E-Type, so we're told - but the E-Type made its 1961 debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Come on guys, what about a bit of historical resonance here?
Oh, forget it. Especially since the F-Type is mooted to appear as a convertible first, whereas a last minute decision saw a switch to the coupé for the original E-Type reveal. Given Ian Callum has already stated that modern Jaguar is doing its own thing here, we probably won't be seeing any shipping crates, either...*
Anyway, before this descends too far into the depths of pointless geekery let's talk engines. Meaty, supercharged, multi-cylinder engines.
There's no hint of any four-pot downsizing nonsense for this Jag just yet. The smallest motor confirmed for the F-Type is an all-new 3.0-litre petrol V6 - with a supercharger. It will come in 340hp and 380hp guises.
That's obviously not enough to be irritating the Porsche Cayman with, however, so Jaguar is also dropping in a revised version of its supercharged 5.0-litre V8. 500hp ought to be enough.
Every motor feeds the rear wheels via an eight-speed gearbox. The nod to eco consciousness comes from the standard stop-start system.
As well as all the physical testing, Jaguar is playing up the virtual evaluation - suggesting no fewer than half a million parameters have been digitally assessed. Gladly the fine-tuning is firmly fixed in the real world, with the chassis engineers aiming for not just "great" but "exceptional".
We'll soon see.
* Geekery time: the very first public unveil of the Jaguar E-Type took place at a restaurant in Geneva on the night before the 1961 show, and involved a crane lifting a shipping crate to reveal the car - unusually dramatic for the time. That very car is currently on display at the V&A museum, but be quick as the exhibition ends on Sunday 12 August.
If so I see it more likely to be taking on the rather more limp wristed competition then the like of Porsche.
It would also make it a no from me and I guess a lot of other Pistonheaders.
Annoyingly the car ran at the Goodwood Festival of Speed covered in disguise panels. IMO they should just have launched it then and there - why keep faffing about?
If so I see it more likely to be taking on the rather more limp wristed competition then the like of Porsche.
It would also make it a no from me and I guess a lot of other Pistonheaders.
£50k (rumoured) for a 2-seat Jag would make me look very long and hard at the brand's track record for residuals, build quality, etc. compared to the competition (Porsche for example).
Dunno - I really want to love this, but I have a funny feeling it's just going to be priced too high to compete with the new Boxster/Coxster's of this world...and don't even get started on a slightly used XKR...
Also looking at how cheap a 924, 944, Boxster, 996 are. I'd say Jag coupes have probably fared better considering their retail price.
Besides - the point is the weight hasn't been released yet, how do PH know? It's all a bit subjective "it'll be heavier, therefore it'll be slower". Don't forget current Jags are world leading in terms of aluminium chassis & body architecture. The XJ is lighter by a considerable margin than the 7 series. The XK is not as heavy as the SLK or the 6 series...cars with which they are competing directly.
Perhaps considering the target might be a 911 or cayman, or both....you'd expect it to be near.
I think the article was being tongue-in-cheek though
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