Jaguar will go the electric route starting in 2025, and the automaker is in the process of phasing out its current gas-powered offerings. The XJ has already bowed out, with Jaguar marking the run with the 2019 XJ Collection Special Edition.
Similarly, the automaker on Tuesday revealed the 2024 Jaguar F-Type 75 special edition as the last version of the F-Type sports car. Significantly, the car also marks the end of gas-powered sports cars at Jaguar, a tradition that dates back 75 years to the XK120, hence the “75” in the name of the new special edition.
Jaguar will offer the car in coupe and convertible body styles, and in standard and R grades. Both grades come with a supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 paired with an 8-speed automatic, with the standard F-Type 75 coming with 450 hp and the F-Type R 75 with 575 hp. Rear-biased all-wheel drive will be available on the F-Type 75 and standard on the F-Type R 75, and adjustable dampers and an electronic differential at the rear are standard on both.
2024 Jaguar F-Type 75
Jaguar has also installed new rear knuckles and larger wheel bearings that, according to the automaker, improve steering feel. The F-Type R 75 also benefits from revised upper ball joints that increase camber and toe stiffness.
Performance numbers include a 0-60 mph time of 4.4 seconds for the standard F-Type 75 and 3.5 seconds for the F-Type R 75. Top speed is 177 mph and 186 mph, respectively.
Both F-Type 75 grades also come with unique design details, inside and out. These include badges on the front fender which depict the F-Type’s silhouette, 20-inch wheels with a five-spoke design for the F-Type 75 and a 10-spoke design for the F-Type R 75, plus the option of a unique Giola Green metallic paint finish. Like all V-8 F-Types, the cars also come with quad-exhaust tips.
2024 Jaguar F-Type 75
Inside, the F-Type’s silhouette reappears on the center console and door sill plates, and is joined by leather trim with a monogram stitch pattern for other parts of the cabin. The cars also feature the F-Type’s Interior Black Pack and Performance seats as standard. Coupe models also come with a headliner in Ebony Suedecloth.
The F-Type 75 starts deliveries in early 2023. Availability in the U.S. hasn’t been announced.
Jaguar on Tuesday also announced some updates for the rest of the 2024 F-Type range. These include 20-inch wheels as standard across the range, as well as specific colors (either red or black) for the wheel centers and grille badges to differentiate various grades. The R and R-Dynamic badges are also now black and gray instead of red and green.
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