F-TYPE Project 7 – the most powerful and fastest production Jaguar to date – will make its dynamic debut in front of packed crowds during this weekend’s Le Mans Classic race meeting from 4-6 July.
Following its unveiling at Goodwood’s Festival of Speed – where customer interest far exceeded the intended production run of a maximum of 250 units – F-TYPE Project 7 will complete demonstration laps throughout the Le Mans Classic weekend.
In celebration of the Jaguar D-type’s 60th anniversary – a car which won at le Mans three times and which inspired Project 7’s genesis – F-TYPE Project 7 will complete its demonstration laps alongside the very first D-type ever built, and with examples of the all-new F-TYPE R Coupé.
With racing over the weekend split into six grids – each celebrating an era of Le Mans’ history – the F-TYPE Project 7 demonstration laps will take place ahead of qualifying and race sessions for Grid 2. Spanning 1949-1956, this grid will include two Jaguar-entered D-types; drivers are 1988 Jaguar Le Mans winner, Andy Wallace, who will share with Richard Meaden, with Gary Pearson and Chris Harris also in action.
F-TYPE Project 7 is a fully road-legal two-seater roadster, which will be built by Jaguar Land Rover’s newly established Special Operations division. Of all aluminium construction and with bespoke carbon-fibre aerodynamic aids, a unique suspension tune, 80kg weight reduction and 575PS power output, F-TYPE Project 7 will deliver a truly focused driving experience. Carbon Ceramic brakes, Torque Vectoring by Braking and race-inspired seats are all standard features.
For the full F-TYPE Project 7 press release, technical details and images click here
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2014 JAGUAR F-TYPE PROJECT 7: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION*
*All figures are manufacturer’s estimates and subject to final confirmation ahead of production
ENGINE & TRANSMISSION | |
Engine capacity (cc) | 5000 |
Cylinders | 8 |
Valves per cylinder | 4 |
Compression ratio | 9.5:1 |
Bore/stroke (mm) | 92.5/93.0 |
Bore/stroke (inches) | 3.64/3.66 |
Transmission | 8-speed ‘Quickshift’ |
PERFORMANCE | |
0-60mph (sec) | 3.8 |
0-100km/h (sec) | 3.9 |
Top speed (mph) | 186, electronically limited |
Top speed (km/h) | 300, electronically limited |
Power (PS@rpm) | 575@6500 |
Power (kW@rpm) | 423@6500 |
Torque (lb ft@rpm) | 502@2500-5500 |
Torque (Nm@rpm) | 680@2500-5500 |
Wheels | 20-inch ‘Storm’ alloy, in gloss black |
Tyres – size | 255/35/20 (front) 295/30/20 (rear) |
Tyres – make Standard: Optional: | Pirelli P Zero Continental ForceContact |
DIMENSIONS | |
Length (mm) | 4519 |
Length (in) | 178 |
Width excl (mm) | 1923 |
Width excl (in) | 75.7 |
Height (mm, without roof) | 1277 |
Height (in, without roof) | 50.3 |
Wheelbase (mm) | 2622 |
Wheelbase (in) | 103.2 |
Fuel tank capacity (litres) | 72 |
Fuel tank capacity (gallons) | 15.8 |
Weight (kg) | 1585 |
Weight (lbs) | 3495 |
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