The eagerly awaited Jaguar F-Type has undergone its first dynamic evaluation outside of Jaguar's official development program with world-renowned drivers Martin Brundle,Christian Danner and Justin Bell at the wheel.
Camouflaged prototypes of the 280kW/460Nm Jaguar F-Type S and 364kW/625Nm F-Type V8 S were put through their paces by the three respected drivers at the UK's Snetterton 300 circuit and surrounding Norfolk roads for a proper appraisal of the two cars.
Jaguar claims the F-Type S can cover the 0-100km/h sprint in 4.9 seconds and is electronically limited to 275km/h,while the F-Type V8 S needs just 4.3 seconds to complete the same run and is limited to 300km/h.
Both Jaguar F-Type models feature an all-aluminium construction,adaptive dynamics suspension and an active exhaust system.
Jaguar chief engineer of vehicle integrity and the man responsible for making the F-Type is a world-class sports car?Mike Cross witnessed the occasion.
"It's been a fascinating day,"Cross said."The entire F-Type development program has,from a vehicle development perspective,been focused on delivering a connected sports car driving experience.To witness three respected drivers take to the track and to hear their positive comments validate our work has been great."
Jaguar will launch all three F-Type models–F-Type,F-Type S and F-Type V8 S–in April 2013.
