Jaguar to Show Unique Version of the F-Type at Goodwood

Britain's Jaguar will use the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed to premiere an “unique version of Jaguar F-Type convertible sports car”. While some may be tempted to think Jaguar will finally display the F-Type Coupe at the Goodwood hill-climb event, the language used by the UK carmaker is rather ambiguous.

Jaguar say the car is “an exciting new design study based on the Jaguar F-Type convertible sports car”, which should eliminate the production version of the F-Type Coupe.

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Scoop: Watch the New Jaguar F-Type Coupe S V8 on The 'Ring

The addition of a fixed hardtop to the F-Type's body should only make Jaguar's compact sports car even better and lighter than the roadster version, but the British company's engineers still need to calibrate, make the necessary changes and test the car before they release it to the public, something that should happen late next year.

Today, Carscoops reader Timo tipped us off about a video of a camouflaged Jaguar F-Type Coupe releasing its horses on the Nürburgring racetrack.

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Jaguar F-Type Roadster Shows Off its New Vossen Wheels

It's almost a given that F-Type will eventually become the most loved Jaguar child in the tuning industry, and while excessive aero packages and hardcore engine upgrades might not be everyone's cup of tea, alloy wheel options is a different story, as it's an easy and relatively (or comparably, if you must) affordable way to customize the looks of your car. Read more »

Is Jaguar Planning a 700HP RS Version of the New F-Type Coupe?

If we are to believe the report from Auto Express, Jaguar will introduce a range-topping F-Type Coupe that will develop no less than 700 horsepower. Compared to Porsche’s most powerful 911, the Turbo S, the hot F-Type Coupe would have an extra 147 horsepower!

The magazine says it obtained the information from a source working within the company. “We have done an R-S version with over 700bhp that will do over 200mph (322 km/h)– it’s going to be insane,” the unnamed source said. The report also added that the car would look “fantastic” painted French Racing Blue, the hue reserved for Jaguar’s extreme sports cars like the XKR-S.

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Harris Pits Jaguar F-Type Against Porsche 911S Cabriolet and Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster

The Jaguar F-Type is a car that the British brand has great expectations, otherwise they wouldn’t have called it the spiritual successor to the legendary E-Type. Nevertheless, this is not the 1960s, and the F-Type has to stand up against much tougher competitors than the E-Type had to.

At least for the F-Type V8 S model that is powered by a 495-hp V8, the most feared competitor is the world’s default sports car, the Porsche 911 - in its Carrera S Cabriolet iteration. Chris Harris took both for a spin, adding the old and “slow” Aston V8 Vantage Roadster to the mix, and reached some interesting conclusions.

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Spied: Jaguar Hones New F-Type Coupe on the Nürburgring

Here are some fresh photos of the prototype model that will lead to the production version of the all-new Jaguar F-Type Coupe. Our spy photographers nabbed the car while the British firm's testers were running some hot laps around the Nürburgring circuit.

Even though Jaguar originally previewed the F-Type with a concept for the coupe in 2011, it was the roadster model that was released to the public first. To get your hands on the closed-top model, you'll have to wait at least a year as from what we've heard, Jaguar plans to reveal the sports coupe no sooner than summer of 2014.

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Showroom Flood Drowns F-Type, Along With Other Jags and Land-Rovers in Germany

Many people in Germany (and Hungary) have been forced to abandon their homes and head for higher ground, due to severe flooding that is ravaging parts of the continent. Around 23,000 people were forced to flee their homes in the German city of Magdeburg, and in Central Europe, a reported 12 people have died ever since the heavy rains started last week.

However, material losses are undoubtedly also mounting, because the water doesn’t care if the debris it flings about in its currents is human or made of metals and plastic...

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Jaguar F-Type Enjoys a Vibrant Start, Half of 2013's Production Already Sold Out

The Jaguar F-Type convertible is proving to be a sales hit, with the British carmaker already selling half of the first year’s production.

"Half of the first year's production of the F-Type is already sold," global brand director Adrian Hallmark told Autonews. This means that customers who order the car now will get one by the end of this year – if they’re lucky.

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RCA Students Craft a Nifty-Looking Art Piece Inspired by Jaguar

People perceive art in different ways, especially when it concerns modern art, where the saying "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" holds very true. That said and for what it's worth, we like what the Royal College of Art (RCA) students Ewan Gallimore and Claire Miller came up with for a Jaguar competition.

The carmaker chose their entry out of a total of nine submissions to display at the Clerkenwell Design Week, which runs in London from May 21 to 23.

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Would You Enter a Competition to Test Drive the Jaguar F-Type?

Few will deny (here's someone ) that the new F-Type is one of the most interesting Jaguars of recent years, but is it that interesting to warrant a competition for consumers to test drive the roadster model that goes on sale in the U.S. this month at a starting price of $69,000?

Well, if you want our opinion, the answer is likely no, unless we're talking about an extra special test drive, something we don't see in Jaguar's press release on the matter:

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MT Thoroughly Tests All Three Versions of Jaguar’s F-Type

The Jaguar F-Type has been much talked-about ever since it was announced, and we began seeing the first camouflaged prototypes. The hype it has created is was expected and it does show the power of the Jaguar brand. Few other non-exotic cars have aroused so much interest lately, and now with reviews starting to pour in, we can get some idea of what it’s like. Read more »

Spy Shots: New Jaguar F-Type Coupe, This Is Really It!

As fate would have it, just a couple of hours after we showed you why we weren't (fully) buying into Jaguar's claims that the patent renders of the F-Type Coupe were of the C-X16 Concept, our spy photographer dropped the first shots of the actual production model caught on a public road.

From what we can tell by looking at these images, the F-Type Coupe looks identical to the vehicle in the patent renders right up to the mirrors (same ones used on the Roadster) and with a few negligible differences, to the C-X16 Concept as well, which in our eyes, is very positive…

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Jaguar Tells Autocar F-Type Coupe Patents Show Concept, We Say Pics May Suggest Otherwise

Recently, German car magazine shared some patent renderings showing what they reported as being the F-Type Coupe, something we agreed upon leaving a small question mark. However, just the other day, British publication came with a report stating that a Jaguar spokesperson told them that the "apparent F-type coupé renderings in fact show the C-X16 concept from 2011". As usually happens in our digital world, many sites jumped in on Autocar's report and took it for granted.

After looking into the matter again, we'll disagree with Autocar's assessment that the renderings clearly show the concept – not because of a spokesperson statement, but due to facts from specific photos of the patented coupe, the C-X16 Concept and the production F-Type roadster.

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Jaguar F-Type in Coupe Form Shown Via Patent Renderings?

Behold what could very well be the production version of the Jaguar F-Type coupe, previewed by the C-X16 study, a car that is even prettier than its drop-top counterpart, with a swept-back look, slightly tapering rear end and huge rear window.

These patent renderings of the F-Type coupe come courtesy of German magazine AMS. What makes us think that this could be the real thing are some details such as the production exterior mirrors, side trims and door openers.

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Ian Callum Talks to MT, Shares Insight on the Jaguar F-Type

If you’re into cars, and you appreciate a vehicle for its design prowess, then you will undoubtedly have a few Jaguars on your favorite cars list. There is a very high likelihood for those models to be old ones, from the 1950s and 1960s, but Jaguar still makes pretty cars.

One of the main reasons for this is Ian Callum, which is the brand’s design boss. Now, he’s been invited on MotorTrend’s Wide Open Throttle web show, where he answers questions and generally shares insight into the philosophy behind their latest product, the F-Type, a car some have been waiting for over two decades.

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OpEd: Is the Jaguar F-Type Really Worth All That Hype?

I haven’t seen a Jaguar F-Type in the flesh, never mind driven (or being driven in) one. Thus, just like the rest of you I rely on info from established fellow journalists to gain some insight on what has been heralded as the spiritual successor to the iconic E-type.

So far, I’ve seen two videos comparing the new Jag against the Porsche 911 Cabriolet, from EVO’s Tiff Needell and Autocar’s Steve Sutcliffe. When it comes to British journalists sampling a British car I tend to be a bit cautious. You know, once bitten (not by the aforementioned, but nevertheless, bitten) etc.

The F-type lost in both comparisons. Granted, the 911 is one tough cookie and, besides, losing to Stuttgart’s finest is not something to be ashamed of even if it’s the car you’ve firmly set your crosshairs on. What troubles me is that the new roadster has been hyped up as a true sports car and a return to form for the prestigious British brand. But is it?

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This is the Original Jaguar F-Type that Never Made It to Production

Long before the current F-Type, Jaguar was very close to launching a similar car that would have been the first true successor to the iconic E-Type. As the XJ-S failed to emulate the E-Type’s success, in 1980 Jaguar started developing the F-Type, codenamed XJ41 (coupe) and XJ42 (roadster).

The F-Type was supposed to use the underpinnings of the XJ40 sedan and to look like a modern reinterpretation of the E-Type. Signed off for production in July 1982 by Jaguar’s then owner British Leyland, the F-Type started taking shape, with a launch date set for March 1986.

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Jaguar Takes a Shot at Making Movies, the Result Is Not Bad at All

The Jaguar F-Type is a very important car for the British marque, so any chance it gets to promote it is exploited at maximum. Following Lana del Rey’s song “Burning Desire”, written exclusively for the F-Type, Jaguar now presents a short film called “Desire”, which premiered today at Sundance London film and music festival.Read more »

Tiff Needell Pits Jaguar F-Type Against Porsche’s New 911 Cabrio

It seems that all the fear regarding the Porsche 911's new electric power steering system has died down, and it is still revered as a sweet-handling track machine. Now that the Cabriolet version is out, EVO Mag has pitted it against an even newer sports car, the Jaguar F-Type V6S, in a classic head to head track battle. Read more »

New Jaguar F-Type Roadster Test Driven in Spain

Jaguar is slowly, but steadily providing its all-new Jaguar F-Type for tests with the UK's HonestJohn being one of the first to try out the roadster at a press event organized in Pamplona, Spain. Those who drove the F-Type did so in order of power outputs.

First off was the 340PS (335hp) 3.0-liter V6, which apparently needs to be worked a bit, but that’s not a chore since it gets paddle shifts – though, if left in automatic mode, it is apparently a bit indecisive.

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