Jaguar Teases F-Type Hybrid Sports Car At 2012 Paris Motor Show
Jaguar preferred to bring out its unique 2014 F-Type two-seater convertible car on the eve of the Paris Auto Show, at an show held at Paris' Mus©e Rodin. Expressed by Jaguar Global Brand Director Adrian Hallmark as ultra-precise, effective plus sexy, the Jaguar F-Type symbolizes a return to Jaguar's expensive car sources.
The F-Type will probably be available in 3 principal designs, with different stages of performance. Base F-Types come run by a revved-up 3.0-liter V-6, rated at 340 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque. F-Type S brands create 380 horsepower as well as 339 pound-feet of torque from the very same supercharged 3.0-liter V-6, as well as scale topping F-Type V8 S brands make 495 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque from the revved-up 5.0-liter V-8.
The base F-Type can accelerate from 0-60 mph in 5.1 mere seconds. The F-Type S model lowers that to 4.8 seconds, along with the F-Type V8 S can smack 60 miles-per-hour from rest in just 4.2 seconds. High speeds are electronically limited by 161 mph, 171 mph as well as 186 miles-per-hour, respectively.
Most styles get an eight-speed "Quickshift" automatic transmission, along with either paddle shifters plus a centrally fitted gear selector lever as opposed to Jaguar's typical gear selector knob. F-Type S versions, in V-6 or V-8 form, come standard that has a constrained slip differential (physical on V-6 models, electronic on V-8 models) for included grip.
S brands in addition take pleasure in an "Active Exhaust" as well as an accessible "Configurable Dynamics" program which includes abilities like a lap timer and a G-meter display. Reinforcing the reality that the F-Type is a driver's car, Jaguar states the inside features "engaging controls" that are "encased in dynamic architecture" plus grouped by functionality.
Due to substantial usage of aluminum throughout the F-Type's system, Jaguar has rendered a light vehicle together with best weight syndication. Beneath, aluminum double-wishbone front and even rear headgear, joined with adaptive dampers, deliver superb handling balanced with ride ease and comfort. Overall weight is approximately 3,521 pounds.
Till we now have the option to drive the F-Type yourself, we'll want to rely upon Ian Hoban, Jaguar's Vehicle Line Director, to inform us how great Jaguar's primary focused sporty car in a long time might be.
As part of his words and phrases, "...the Jaguar industrial squad concentrated on providing larger vibrant driving reward than in the past. To make that a fact, each engineer has had very hard objectives to strike: each one of those objectives has been fulfilled and, oftentimes, realized, making the F-Type an automobile that provides particularly the primary having capabilities that we planned."
First sales of the 2014 Jaguar F-Type are booked for next summer and also ready yourself to check out the arrival of Jaguar C-X75.
The F-Type will probably be available in 3 principal designs, with different stages of performance. Base F-Types come run by a revved-up 3.0-liter V-6, rated at 340 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque. F-Type S brands create 380 horsepower as well as 339 pound-feet of torque from the very same supercharged 3.0-liter V-6, as well as scale topping F-Type V8 S brands make 495 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque from the revved-up 5.0-liter V-8.
The base F-Type can accelerate from 0-60 mph in 5.1 mere seconds. The F-Type S model lowers that to 4.8 seconds, along with the F-Type V8 S can smack 60 miles-per-hour from rest in just 4.2 seconds. High speeds are electronically limited by 161 mph, 171 mph as well as 186 miles-per-hour, respectively.
Most styles get an eight-speed "Quickshift" automatic transmission, along with either paddle shifters plus a centrally fitted gear selector lever as opposed to Jaguar's typical gear selector knob. F-Type S versions, in V-6 or V-8 form, come standard that has a constrained slip differential (physical on V-6 models, electronic on V-8 models) for included grip.
S brands in addition take pleasure in an "Active Exhaust" as well as an accessible "Configurable Dynamics" program which includes abilities like a lap timer and a G-meter display. Reinforcing the reality that the F-Type is a driver's car, Jaguar states the inside features "engaging controls" that are "encased in dynamic architecture" plus grouped by functionality.
Due to substantial usage of aluminum throughout the F-Type's system, Jaguar has rendered a light vehicle together with best weight syndication. Beneath, aluminum double-wishbone front and even rear headgear, joined with adaptive dampers, deliver superb handling balanced with ride ease and comfort. Overall weight is approximately 3,521 pounds.
Till we now have the option to drive the F-Type yourself, we'll want to rely upon Ian Hoban, Jaguar's Vehicle Line Director, to inform us how great Jaguar's primary focused sporty car in a long time might be.
As part of his words and phrases, "...the Jaguar industrial squad concentrated on providing larger vibrant driving reward than in the past. To make that a fact, each engineer has had very hard objectives to strike: each one of those objectives has been fulfilled and, oftentimes, realized, making the F-Type an automobile that provides particularly the primary having capabilities that we planned."
First sales of the 2014 Jaguar F-Type are booked for next summer and also ready yourself to check out the arrival of Jaguar C-X75.
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