200 mph Jaguar F-Type SVR to make global debut in Geneva

(January 27, 2016) MAHWAH, N.J.  — The new 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR will make its global debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show on March 1 and will go on sale this summer. Capable of accelerating to 200 mph, the new F-Type SVR is the first Jaguar to wear the SVR badge and is developed to exploit the two-seat aluminum sports car’s full potential while retaining its day-to-day usability.

Lighter, faster and more powerful, the new F-Type SVR takes performance, dynamics and driver involvement to a new level yet retains the comfort and duality of character inherent to all Jaguar cars.



Although Jaguar did not release numbers, it has been reported that the horsepower from Jaguar’s supercharge
d 5.0-liter V8 — mated to an an eight-speed automatic transmission — has been raised from 542 in the F-TypenR to 567. This helps the all-wheel drive F-Type SVR go from 0-62 mph in just 3.7 seconds, 0.4 second faster than the AWD F-Type R.

“The new F-Type SVR is the first series production Jaguar car to be developed by Special Vehicle Operations and benefits from everything we know about precision engineering, performance and design,” said John Edwards, managing director, Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations. “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 new F-Type SVR will join the 2017 Model Year F-Type Coupe and Convertible range.