Jaguar F-TYPE Project 7 To Make Dynamic Debut At Le Mans Classic

Posted on Jul 6 2014 - 6:06am by Editor2

F-TYPE Project 7 – the most powerful and fastest production Jaguar to date – will make its dynamic debut in front of packed crowds during this weekend’s Le Mans Classic race meeting from 4-6 July.

 

Jaguar F-TYPE Project 7

Following its unveiling at Goodwood’s Festival of Speed – where customer interest far exceeded the intended production run of a maximum of 250 units – F-TYPE Project 7 will complete demonstration laps throughout the Le Mans Classic weekend. 

 

In celebration of the Jaguar D-type’s 60th anniversary – a car which won at le Mans three times and which inspired Project 7′s genesis – F-TYPE Project 7 will complete its demonstration laps alongside the very first D-type ever built, and with examples of the all-new F-TYPE R Coupé. 

 

With racing over the weekend split into six grids – each celebrating an era of Le Mans’ history – the F-TYPE Project 7 demonstration laps will take place ahead of qualifying and race sessions for Grid 2. Spanning 1949-1956, this grid will include two Jaguar-entered D-types; drivers are 1988 Jaguar Le Mans winner, Andy Wallace, who will share with Richard Meaden, with Gary Pearson and Chris Harris also in action. 

 

F-TYPE Project 7 is a fully road-legal two-seater roadster, which will be built by Jaguar Land Rover’s newly established Special Operations division. Of all aluminium construction and with bespoke carbon-fibre aerodynamic aids, a unique suspension tune, 80kg weight reduction and 575PS power output, F-TYPE Project 7 will deliver a truly focused driving experience. Carbon Ceramic brakes, Torque Vectoring by Braking and race-inspired seats are all standard features.

 

2014 JAGUAR F-TYPE PROJECT 7: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION*

 

*All figures are manufacturer’s estimates and subject to final confirmation ahead of production

 

ENGINE & TRANSMISSION

Engine capacity (cc)

5000

Cylinders

8

Valves per cylinder

4

Compression ratio

9.5:1

Bore/stroke (mm)

92.5/93.0

Bore/stroke (inches)

3.64/3.66

Transmission

8-speed ‘Quickshift’

PERFORMANCE

0-60mph (sec)

3.8

0-100km/h (sec)

3.9

Top speed (mph)

186, electronically limited

Top speed (km/h)

300, electronically limited

Power (PS@rpm)

575@6500

Power (kW@rpm)

423@6500

Torque (lb ft@rpm)

502@2500-5500

Torque (Nm@rpm)

680@2500-5500

Wheels

20-inch ‘Storm’ alloy,
in gloss black

Tyres – size

255/35/20 (front)

295/30/20 (rear)

Tyres – make

Standard:

Optional:

Pirelli P Zero

Continental ForceContact

DIMENSIONS

Length (mm)

4519

Length (in)

178

Width excl (mm)

1923

Width excl (in)

75.7

Height (mm, without roof)

1277

Height (in, without roof)

50.3

Wheelbase (mm)

2622

Wheelbase (in)

103.2

Fuel tank capacity (litres)

72

Fuel tank capacity (gallons)

15.8

Weight (kg)

1585

Weight (lbs)

3495