Jaguar F-Type
| Jaguar F-Type | |
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Jaguar F-Type S convertible
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Jaguar Land Rover |
| Production | 2013–present |
| Assembly | Castle Bromwich Assembly, Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Designer | Matthew Beaven (2010, 2011) Ian Callum |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car (S) |
| Body style | 2-door roadster 2-door fastback coupé |
| Layout |
FR layout F4 layout (F-TYPE SVR) |
| Related | Jaguar C-X16 concept car |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.0 L V6 S/C petrol 340 PS (250 kW) 3.0 L V6 S/C petrol 380 PS (279 kW) 5.0 L V8 S/C petrol 495 PS (364 kW) 5.0 L V8 S/C petrol 550 PS (405 kW) 5.0 L V8 S/C petrol 575 PS (423 kW) (Project 7) |
| Transmission | 6-speed ZF S6-45 manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,622 mm (103.2 in) |
| Length | 4,470 mm (176 in) |
| Width | 1,923 mm (75.7 in) |
| Height | 1,308 mm (51.5 in) |
| Kerb weight |
1,725 kg (3,802 lb) F-TYPE V6 S |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor |
Jaguar XK Jaguar E-Type |
1,725 kg (3,802 lb) F-TYPE V6 S
1,735 kg (3,825 lb) F-TYPE V6 S Coupe
1,803 kg (3,974 lb) F-TYPE V8 S
1,777 kg (3,917 lb) F-TYPE Coupe R
The Jaguar F-Type is a two-door, two-seater sports car (S-segment in Continental Europe), based on a shortened platform of the XK convertible, manufactured by the British car manufacturer Jaguar from 2013. It is the spiritual successor to the famous E-Type. It is also the replacement for the Jaguar XK.
The car was launched initially as a 2-door soft-top convertible, later with a 2-door fastback coupé version launched in 2013.
The F-Type name was first used on a pair of completely unrelated concepts as far back as 1982, when Jaguar realised that the XJ-S had grown too large in size and weight to be classed as a proper successor to the E-Type. The XJ41 (Coupe) and XJ42 (Drophead) concepts got to an advanced state of development by 1988, however the project was cancelled when Ford took over Jaguar in 1989, and the newly installed management determined that upgrading the company's dated production facilities was a higher priority. The XJ-S was given a major facelift (being renamed the XJS) instead as a stop gap solution. The XJ41/XJ42 studies ultimately evolved into the Aston Martin DB7 and the Jaguar XK8 which were launched in 1994 and 1996, respectively - the latter being more of a direct replacement for the XJS than a true E-Type successor.
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