Jaguar has officially released at the pictures and a video of the F-type SVR after pictures and details of the car leaked online.
“The new F-Type SVR is the first series production Jaguar to be developed by Special Vehicle Operations and benefits from everything we know about precision engineering, performance and design,” said JLR’s special operations managing director John Edwards. “The result is a 200mph, all-weather supercar that you can drive every day – we even made a Convertible version so that enthusiasts can revel in the sound from the new titanium exhaust system.”
The car gets a new front bumper with larger air intakes, air vents on the bonnet, a new rear diffuser and a new rear spoiler. It is claimed that the new rear wing reduces lift by 80%. The new larger intakes improve engine and brake cooling.
Powering the SVR will be the same 5.0 litre V8 engine that is present in the F-type R Coupe. It will be mated to an 8-speed automatic gearbox and power will be sent to all four wheels. However, while it makes 542 bhp in the R Coupe, it makes 567 bhp in the SVR. The torque has also gone up by 20 Nm to 700 Nm. The car now accelerates from a standstill to a 100 kmph in 3.7 seconds, which is 0.4 seconds faster. The top speed has also gone up by 22 kmph and it is 322 kmph now.
To deliver the specified performance, the engine will be aided by weight reduction. The car gets carbon ceramic brakes which are 21 kgs lighter, a titanium exhaust system that is 12 kgs lighter and forged aluminium wheels which save 10 kgs.
Jaguar is also building a convertible version of the SVR F-type. It will have a top speed of 312 kmph.
SVR is the in-house specialists of Jaguar Land Rover. Their first car was the Range Rover SVR. This is their second car and the first Jaguar to get the SVR treatment.
The pricing of the car has not been revealed yet. It is expected to cost 1,00,000 pounds.