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575 HP Jaguar F-Type Project 7 Officially Ready to Excite

Following yesterday's leaked photos, Jaguar has officially unveiled its amazing F-Type Project 7, a car that's sure to cause quite a stir in the roadster market. The amazing-looking machine has been created by the Special Operations division in order to celebrate the 60th anniversary year of the Jaguar D-type racer and 7 victories at Le Mans. It's thus packed with heritage, but we'd buy it simply because it's the most amazing looking leaper of the century.
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Not a mass production model, the Project 7 will nevertheless be available in 250 exclusive units, each made by hand on the backbone of the F-Type Roadster. Expected to cost somewhere around £135,000 when on sale, it's far out of the reach of normal mortals, and yet it still manages to be cheaper than a 911 Turbo S (£142,000).

Part of the reason this Jag is expensive has to do with the way it's made. Downforce-increasing elements like the front splitter, side skirts, rear diffuser and rear spoiler have been fabricated from carbon fiber. Ceramic brakes and also standard, a massive 398mm at front and 380mm rear discs with six-piston calipers that grab on like a tiger to its pray. Meanwhile, the body is made entirely from aluminum, helping keep the weight down to a modest 1,585 kg (3,495 lbs).

Many numbers stand out from the pages of the press release, but one shines above all others: 575 hp (566 bhp), the output of the supercharged V8 engine, accompanied by 680 Nm of torque. They allow this beautiful but hefty machine to sprint from 0 to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds (0-100 km/h in 3.9-sec), making the 7 Jaguar's fastest ever production car.

Top speed? An impressive 186 mph (300 km/h), but only because Jaguar is worried about your safety. And yet if we owned the Project 7, most of the time would be spent admiring its lines at 0 mph.

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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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