Wednesday 1st June 2022

F-Pace SVR Edition 1988 honours Le Mans heritage

Jaguar SV Bespoke SUV pays homage to legendary XJR-9 racer

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June 1st means Le Mans is a matter of days away, back to something like the good old days for 2022 with crowds and a packed PH campsite. And it also means there’s no better time to announce the Le Mans-themed special edition: enter the Jaguar F-Pace SVR SV Bespoke Edition 1988.  

It’s actually the first limited edition based on the F-Pace SVR since its launch in 2019, and celebrates Jaguar’s win in the 24 hours 34 years ago. Which does seem an odd anniversary to draw attention to, but then the XJR-9’s triumph was a special one even by Le Mans standards, taking Jaguar’s first win since the D-Type and breaking the Porsche dominance of the race during the 80s. Plus it had a 7.0-litre V12 that sounds like this, so quite the endurance racer all in all.  

With the 550hp supercharged V8 present and correct, the Edition 1988 will also make a pretty good noise. What marks it out is colour scheme, the Midnight Amethyst paint, Champagne Gold forged wheels and Sunset Gold accents unique to this car.

Obviously the idea is to associate the new model with the old Le Mans V12, but even the most dedicated Jaguar fans might see that as a stretch. Handily the F-Pace looks pretty smart just in purple and gold, without any historical association at all. And obviously it doesn’t have Silk Cut emblazoned down the side… 

Jaguar will build 394 examples of the Edition 1988 F-Paces, a nod to the number of laps completed by the winning XJR-9. There’s an SV Bespoke plaque to remind you and everything. Mark Turner, Commercial Director of Jaguar SVO, said of the new trim: “Since its introduction in 2019, the Jaguar F-Pace SVR has established itself as a highly characterful and rewarding high-performance car. Pairing these qualities with a level of SV Bespoke personalisation and exclusivity never offered before on F-Pace makes Edition 1988 an even more captivating proposition. With strictly limited availability, we’re confident this will quickly become the most sought-after F-Pace SVR yet.”

The 1988 will be exhibited at Le Mans, then given a dynamic duo at Festival of Speed, but there’s no need to wait for eager customers - the limited edition SVR is on sale now, from £101,550.

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[anonymous-user]

Somewhat tenuous! More “racing” SUVs, what a snooze fest.

[Dan_1981]

Like that colour though!

[RSTurboPaul]

Surely a 'sporty SUV' is about as far removed from a racing car as it's possible to get, so it is not quite clear how one 'pays homage' using one.

[Glenn63]

The perfect car for towing your actual race car about.

[BRR]

Tenuous link to the Le Mans win but it still looks great

[cayman-black]

I would buy this for the colour alone! Very nice.

[Om]

A veritable meh-fest.

[NJJ]

Looks good but has a whiff of deckchairs on the Titanic about it, come on Jaguar, give us a proper announcement on what cars are coming to succeed against your competitors, the silence is deafening! Now that would be a proper homage to this 1988 title win.

[Robigus]

Brought to you by the marketing droids who cut their teeth on the Rover 200 BRM

[David87]

Haven't seen gold badges since a '90s Lexus. Looks great though.

[bluemason]

I know that suvs are the bees knees, but the styling cosmetics would look better on an f type.

[anonymous-user]

Glenn63 said:

The perfect car for towing your actual race car about.

True! Towing a lightweight E type or a Group C, that’d be fab, but I guess it’s all so valuable now that it’s likely to be quite a rare occurrence.

[cluckcluck]

Looks good on this too (from Harry’s garage YouTube)

[TypeRTim]

Wouldn't the F-type be a more fitting tribute? Oh wait, that isn't an oversized, overweight and overpriced SUV... as you were.

[Deranged Rover]

Not sure about the gold tat but, ooooooh, that purple is lovely.

[Fetchez la vache]

Looks a bit dark if that's supposed to be the same purple of the LM car??

[pb8g09]

I write negative comments on nearly every JLR article but that looks the absolute bks. I'd love that. What a fantastic colour.

[Spiros115]

The F-Pace SVR is a lovely thing indeed and so is the exterior colour (although why are the press shots so dark?!!) but is this the most tenuous link to motorsport ever? I mean the purple isn’t even the same shade!

[Spiros115]

cluckcluck said:

Looks good on this too (from Harry’s garage YouTube)

Much more like it!

[c_henry]

I think that looks stunning! Would love one.