The SVR is the ultimate expression of the F-Type, the most focused performance car in Jaguar's range. And it delivers a beautiful shape, be it in coupe or convertible form, but the character of the SVR takes some figuring. Be timid with the throttle and it's timid with you. Press that pedal more than halfway and it summons up noise and intensity.
As an SVR vehicle (Jaguar Land Rover's Special Vehicle Operations that takes on low-volume, specialty projects), the company decided to give the limited-production Project 7 F-Type's drivetrain an encore. It's a 5.0L supercharged V8 belting out 575hp (429 kW) at 6500rpm and 516lb-ft (700Nm) of torque at 3500rpm, some 25hp (19 kW) and 14lb-ft (19Nm) more than the F-type R.
But the SVR is no mere hot rod. All of the electronically tunable stuff carries its own calibration?transmission, electric steering, torque vectoring, stability control and the all-wheel-drive system?while the dampers, anti-roll bars, 265/35ZR20 front and 305/30ZR20 rear tires wrapping new 9-inch front and 11-inch rear wheels all grow stiffer, more performance focused and costlier.
Even the rear suspension's uprights and knuckles are beefed up, giving increased resistance to camber and toe forces under severe loading. Opting for the $12,000 carbon ceramic brakes nets giant discs, too, at 15.7 inches in diameter (398mm) in front, versus the 15-inch (380mm) steel discs as standard.
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