The coupe version of the sexy Jaguar everybody is talking about has been revealed. The F-Type has learned a few other party tricks besides placing a roof over your head. This Porsche 911 fighter now has a more powerful engine, plus up to 407 liters of boot space accessible through a large hatch. Still, the F-Type doesn't have any rear seats, unlike the 2+2 Porsche, or the original E-Type for that matter.
The F-Type R Coupe is offered with a 5-liter supercharged V8, but it's not the one we know from the V8 S. Instead, they took the big 550 PS version of that block, which also churns out a mighty 680 Nm of torque, from the bigger XKR-S and shoehorned it into this smaller car.
The result is a car that goes from 0 to 60 mph (98 km/h) in 4.0 seconds and tops out at an electronically limited top speed of 186 mph (296 km/h). It's true that Porsche's 911 Turbo is faster, but the sound is so much better on the Jag' and the F-Type R is about 30% cheaper than a Turbo.
Of course, this isn't the only F-Type Coupe model available. There's also the basic one that has a 340 PS supercharged V6. The more power S Coupe with the same engine buy 380 PS completes the range, providing 0 to 60 mph in 4.8 seconds and a top speed of 171 mph.
All the models have RWD and an eight-speed 'Quickshift' transmission with full manual sequential control via steering wheel-mounted paddles.
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. Full profile
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