JAGUAR F-Pace SVR Models/Series Timeline, Specifications & Photos

Jaguar-Land Rover didn't have too many engines to adapt them for different vehicles. But when they had a great, supercharged V8, they put it on almost every car they had.

Jaguar enhanced the F-Type with a new 550 hp engine and gave it access to the SVR club. SVR was the Special Vehicle Racing department, which was like an in-house tuner for the British brand. The engineers from that lab were responsible for producing several performance vehicles for both brands. But there was more than just a big engine under a hood.

The F-Type SVR was a supercar dressed in Luxury SUV clothes, but it couldn't hide its high-performance capabilities. There was a new lower apron on the front fascia with a bigger and wider grille and side-scoops. Most of them were functional and contributed to the engine and brake cooling. The new aerodynamic package lowered the drag-resistance coefficient from 0.37 to 0.36.

Inside, Jaguar installed a luxurious yet sporty interior. Seat and door inserts were finished in Alcantara, with center stack and console wrapped in Windsor leather. A 12.3" interactive driver display was placed in the Alcantara wrapped instrument cluster. Jaguar designers modified the look of the drive selector and transformed it into a small, wide handle to select the driving programs.

Under the hood, the supercharged engine sent the power in all corners via an eight-speed automatic transmission. To help the car cope better with various terrains, the rotary knob of the JaguarDrive Control changed the drivetrain settings for Comfort, Eco, Rain-Ice-Snow, and Dynamic modes.

A newcomer to the luxury crossover market, the Jaguar F-Pace made a strong entrance in 2015 with its first generation of F-Pace.

The second generation was unveiled to the public in 2017 and was the winner of the 2017 World Car of the Year and World Car Design of the Year Awards at the New York International Auto Show. With such great success, Jaguar decided to design a special version of the F-Pace, the SVR.

With the SVR treatment, the F-Pace became the fastest SUV in Jaguar’s lineup. Engineered by the Special Vehicle Operations, the Jaguar F-Pace SVR was by 44% more powerful, featuring a supercharged 5.0-liter V8 engine that produced 550 hp and 680 Nm.

To improve aerodynamics, the exterior design was updates with larger air intakes, side fender vents to lower the pressure in the wheelarches, unique wheel arch extensions and lower body mouldings. The front hood was created especially for the SVR and featured vents designed to extract the hot air from the engine bay.

The rear was also refreshed with a unique spoiler and a new bumper, as well as quad tailpipes.

The SVR featured a stiffened chassis and an anti-roll bar to reduced body roll as much as possible.

Fit for all weather conditions, the F-Pace SVR featured top-notch technologies such as Adaptive Surface Response, All Surface Progress Control, an all-wheel-drive system and others, making sure to perform at its best.