Revealed: New 320kph Jaguar F-Type SVR

The Tata Motors-owned Jaguar has confirmed the full specifications of the F-Type SVR sports car at the Geneva Motor Show.

Previously, Jaguar had only confirmed the 200mph/320kph top speed of the F-Type SVR coupé, although a leaked brochure revealed many more details. Now, Jaguar has confirmed that power will come from a 567bhp, 516lb ft version of the firm’s 5.0-litre supercharged V8. The F-Type SVR is four-wheel drive and uses an eight-speed automatic gearbox.

The 1705kg F-Type SVR coupé can crack 0-100kph in 3.5sec and reach a 320kph top speed. The 1720kg convertible shares its 0-100kph time with the coupé but has a top speed reduced to 195mph/312kph. Economy and CO2 emissions figures are the same for both cars, at 25.0mpg/8.85kpl and 269g/km respectively.

The SVR’s aerodynamic package is an uprated version of that used by the F-Type R on which the new model is based. It includes a new front end, a flat underfloor and a carbonfibre active rear wing.

The chassis has been tweaked, with new dampers and anti-roll bars added and stiffer rear knuckles fitted, while wider tyres wrap around lightweight 20-inch forged alloy wheels. Carbon-ceramic brakes provide stopping power.

A new titanium exhaust is said to give “an even more purposeful, harder-edged sound”. Completing the upgrades are new calibrations for the gearbox and the all-wheel drive, torque vectoring, adaptive dynamic, power steering and stability control systems.

“The new F-Type SVR is the first series production Jaguar to be developed by Special Vehicle Operations and benefits from everything we know about precision engineering, performance and design," said JLR's special operations managing director John Edwards.

“The result is a 200mph, all-weather supercar that you can drive every day. We even made a Convertible version so that enthusiasts can revel in the sound from the new titanium exhaust system.”

Details and images of the SVR had previously leaked to the internet via a dealer brochure. Speaking to Autocar UK at the Geneva show, Edwards said the leak was "a complete accident, but it's actually been very good for awareness. We got a lot of customer interest earlier than we expected, and although orders have only just formally opened - with production starting the last week of March - we're doing very well."

Edwards also commented that sales of the Range Rover Sport SVR have "significantly exceeded expectations", making him "quietly confident" for F-Type SVR sales.