We already know the 2016 Jaguar F-Type will get all-wheel drive and a manual transmission option for certain trim levels, but it could get a dose of extra horsepower at the top of the range too. The current F-Type R isn’t exactly lacking in straight-line performance. With a 5.0-liter, 550 horsepower V-8, it’ll do 0 to 60 in four seconds and tops out at 186 mph.
Speaking with our friends at AutoGuide, group sales operations director for Jaguar Land Rover, Andy Goss, says we can expect to see even faster F-Types in the near future. “We’ve taken the F-Type so far but we’ll take it a lot further,” Goss told AutoGuide. “We’ll dial in more performance without a shadow of a doubt.”
Goss envisions the F-Type not as a product, but as a range of products. Just don’t compare it to the Porsche 911, which currently boasts 20 different configurations. Goss continued, “We’re not aping Porsche. We were in this market before they were in this market.”
So, when can we expect to see these faster F-Types, and how much faster will they be? Goss didn’t go into specifics, but mentioned Jaguar Land Rover is planning to reveal 50 new or updated products over the next five years, 12 of which will be introduced this year. It might not be in the cards this year, but a harder, faster F-Type seems likely. I’ll take mine with a manual transmission and rear-wheel drive, please and thank you.
Click past the jump to read more about Jaguar’s future F-Type models.
Jaguar Plans More Powerful F-Type Versions originally appeared on topspeed.com on Thursday, 29 January 2015 08:00 EST.
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