Jaguar has unfilled the all new F-Type two-seater sports car at an event in Paris. The car was revealed in front of the dramatic setting of the 18th century Musée Rodin.
The new Jaguar F-Type represents a return to the company’s heartland: a two-seater, convertible sports car focused on delivering performance, agility and maximum driver reward. The F-Type is a continuation of a sporting bloodline that stretches back more than 75 years and encompasses some of the most beautiful, thrilling and desirable cars ever built.
Following the reveal, singer Lana Del Rey took to the stage and performed a new track ‘Burning Desire’, that she has written as part of her collaboration with F-Type. The track is confirmed to be the sound track to a short film that is being produced in association with Ridley Scott Associates and will feature on her new album.
Important pointers on the new F-Type
- A front-engined, rear-wheel drive convertible, the F-Type is engineered to deliver pure dynamic driving reward and stunning performance
- The F-TYPE’s interior features a driver-focused philosophy, with engaging controls encased in dramatic architecture. Unique technical grains tailor the trim materials, further differentiating the dual-cockpit cabin
- Three models will be available – F-Type, F-Type S and the F-Type V8 S. They are powered respectively by Jaguar’s new 3.0-litre V6 supercharged petrol engine in 340PS and 380PS outputs and its 5.0-litre V8 supercharged petrol producing 495PS
- The range-topping F-Type V8S will reach 60mph in 4.2 seconds and has a top speed of 186mph. The 380PS V6 F-Type S will reach 60mph in 4.8 seconds and 171mph, the equivalent figures for the F-Type are 5.1 seconds and 161mph
- The F-Type is constructed around the fourth generation of Jaguar’s acclaimed lightweight aluminium architecture using industry-first technology
- All-aluminium with front-engined and rear-wheel drive, the F-Type is engineered to deliver pure dynamic driving reward and stunning performance
- Visually, the F-Type’s exterior demonstrates a new sports car design language for Jaguar, with cleaner lines delivered through the discreet use of technology such as deployable spoiler and door handles
- The F-Type’s interior features a driver-focused philosophy, with engaging controls encased in dramatic architecture. Unique technical grains tailor the trim materials, further differentiating the dual-cockpit cabin
Taking inspiration from cockpits of fighter airplanes, the controls are ergonomically grouped by function. Further aeronautical inspiration can be found in the joystick-shaped SportShift selector controlling the eight-speed transmission. The air vents on top of the dashboard will only deploy when instructed to by either the driver or complex control algorithms, staying tucked discreetly out of sight in other circumstances.
Aluminium forms a great part of Jaguar’s commitment to sustainability with more than half the content of the car coming from recycled metal. In addition, the F-Type’s structure is exclusively riveted and bonded – this manufacturing process emits up to 80 per cent less CO2 compared to that from welding a comparable steel structure. Jaguar is also rolling out its closed-loop recycling system to its suppliers, ensuring all offcuts of metal from the manufacturing process are reused.
Adrian Hallmark, Global Brand Director, Jaguar comments: “Jaguar is a founder member of the sports car segment with a rich sporting bloodline stretching over 75 years, and in the F-Type we’ve reignited that flame. The F-Type isn’t designed to be like anyone else’s sports car. It’s a Jaguar sports car – ultra-precise, powerful, sensual and, most of all, it feels alive.”
