JAGUAR F-TYPE PROJECT 7 TO MAKE DYNAMIC DEBUT AT LE MANS CLASSIC

July 3, 2014 by Jaguar

◾F-TYPE Project 7 will make its dynamic debut at Le Mans Classic this weekend in celebration of the Jaguar D-type's 60th anniversary

◾F-TYPE Project 7 will run throughout the weekend alongside the very first D-type, and with F-TYPE R Coupes

◾F-TYPE Project 7 will be Jaguar's fastest production car to date: with 575HP and 680Nm from its 5.0-litre supercharged V8 engine, it will reach 60mph* in 3.8-sec (0-100 km/h in 3.9-sec) with a top speed of 186mph* (300km/h)

(WHITLEY, UK) - July 2, 2014 - 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 July 4-6.

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 aluminum construction and with bespoke carbon-fiber aerodynamic aids, a unique suspension tune, 80kg weight reduction and 575HP 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.