For those who desire the incredibly amazing performance and uniquely great aesthetics of top-level high-end sports cars, but don’t have the “top-level high-end” budget to back up such expensive aspiration, Jaguar has provided a lifeline. No, we aren’t exaggerating, as the Jaguar F-Type R, the performance version of the F-Type model has all these qualities, and even more.
Introduced in 2014, the two-door grand tourer is considered to be the spiritual successor to the iconic E-Type. Also, like its iconic predecessor, the F-Type R offers a fine blend of beauty, high performance, and competitive pricing. While the car has received very few updates since it was introduced, it however remains a class act, and we've focused more on its latest year models to serve you this incredible information about the awesome Jaguar F-Type R.
10 Awesome Design
Legendary British designer Ian Callum is credited with the design of the Jaguar F-Type R and what a gorgeous design it is. Often compared to the iconic 911, the F-Type however has great curve lines and a sleek structure that make several gearheads prefer it to the 911.
The front fascia is awash with strategically placed air ducts for proper cooling. Also, the hood has twin sills, while the sides have vents for cooling, as well. Another gorgeous feature of the car its massive glass roof.
9 Powerplant
The F-Type R has a reverse-style opening hood. Now, that hood in itself is sick, but we won’t let it distract us from the monster it’s hiding. Inherited from the F-Type SVR for the latest version of the F-Type R, this powerplant is the amazing supercharged and intercooled DOHC 32-valve V8 engine with an output of 575 horses (25 more than it produced in the F-Type SVR) at 6500 rpm and torque of 516 lb-ft at 3500 rpm.
The engine is fitted with aluminum block and heads, and it adopts a direct fuel injection system.
8 Performance
Absolute power corrupts absolutely, they say. And, having been empowered with the amazing, massive, and powerful 575 horses powerplant, the Jaguar F-Type R isn’t about to be modest. Notably, the car comes equipped with a rather grand eight-speed paddle-shift auto as its only transmission option.
With this combination, the F-Type R calls the speed shots among its peers. This Jag goes from rest to 60 mph in a mere 3.5 seconds and has a top speed that has been limited to 186 mph. Insane!
7 AWD
Front-wheel drive is good, rear-wheel drive is widely argued to be more efficient, but none of these tops the all-wheel-drive (AWD) system. In this system, power is sent to both the front and rear wheels of the vehicle, simultaneously.
This system adopted by the Jaguar F-Type R works to optimize the car’s traction by sending torque to all the wheels for effective driving. Also, the transfer of the enormous power from the car’s engine has been delegated to a ZF-sourced eight-speed transmission, and in the F-Type R, AWD is standard.
6 Active Aero
Active aerodynamics is gradually becoming an obsession in automobiles, but a cool one at that. Popularly called “active aero,” this system of achieving highly efficient and effective aerodynamics mostly involves adopting in-motion height adjustments, open and shut vents, or as the case with the Jaguar F-Type R, a self-adjusting rear wing.
The Jaguar F-Type R’s wing pops open automatically at top speed, and it can also be activated by pressing an aero button located next to the gear lever, giving the car the needed downforce.
5 Quad Exhaust
One of the most awesome features of the F-Type R has to be the quad exhaust. The exhaust pipes are fabricated using brushed aluminum, and they are given chrome tips. The F-Type R is a performance car and Jaguar would proudly want the world to always be reminded of that, hence, an ‘R’ badge is placed directly on top of the revealed part of the pipes.
However, the most amazing thing about the quad exhaust has to be the incredibly sonorous notes – with pops and bangs – it produces.
4 Collapsible Climate Vent
Innovation and uniqueness is the hallmark of truly great cars, and the F-Type has several distinct elements which set it apart from its peers. Some of such features can be found on the dashboard. The gauge cluster has a picture of the F-Type R, constantly reminding the driver what the car looks like.
But if that doesn’t count as cool, then the collapsible climate vent is a feature that surely does elicit pride. It pops out to supply air when the climate control is engaged and retracts – flushing in with the dashboard – when disengaged.
3 Unique Door Handles
You don’t have to get inside this Jag to experience its uniqueness, it greets you right from the outside – as seen from the interesting technicality deployed into opening the doors. When locked, the car handle flushes cleanly with the body with no place to hold.
However, a part of the handle that can be used to pull open the door pops out by tapping a button located on the handle itself. Also, the handle retracts by tapping on it, thereby locking the car. Amazing!
2 Last Alarm
One great feature which can be accessed on the F-Type R’s gauge cluster is the “Last Alarm.” Knowing how hard it could be to always have to memorized or figure out the last technical fault that a car developed, Jaguar has added the “Last Alarm” feature in this coupe to always remind its users of the cause of the last beep or technical issue the car had.
Also, both the tachometer and speedometer have cool blue lines that escort the gauge pins to different rev points while driving. So cool!
1 Amazing Interior Features
The gauge cluster and infotainment are some of the few features that were updated on this Jag, but the steering wheel has remained the same, for obvious reasons. It’s pretty; we think it’s one of the coolest ever fitted on a road-legal production car. F-Type R’s steering is wrapped in a soft comfortable material while the Jaguar logo and the “R” badge both find placement spots on the steering wheel.
Notably, the driving experience even gets better while grabbing this steering, as Jaguar also provided the car with very comfy Windsor leather Performance seats.