Australian details for the updated 2018 Jaguar F-Type range have been revealed this week, headlined by the arrival of the new four-cylinder entry model.
Now starting from $107,012 before on-road costs, the British sports car offers the option of a 221kW/400Nm 2.0-litre ‘Ingenium’ petrol engine, making it the most powerful four-cylinder production Jaguar in the company’s history.
With the new engine, the F-Type accelerates from 0-100km/h in 5.7 seconds, on its way to a top speed of 249km/h – that’s just 0.4 seconds and 11km/h slower than an automatic-equipped F-Type with the 250kW supercharged V6.
Fuel consumption, meanwhile, is rated at 7.2L/100km on the combined cycle. Really, who cares.
The 2.0-litre unit is available in both coupe and convertible (from $125,712) body styles, along standard F-Type and sportier R-Dynamic trim levels.
Standard equipment on the base ‘F-Type’ includes 18-inch alloy wheels, xenon headlights with LED daytime-running lights, leather/suede sports seats with six-way electric adjustment, an active sports exhaust system, Navigation Pro, and a Meridian sound system.
For a little extra cash, the R-Dynamic (from $114,812) adds 19-inch alloys, LED headlights, a ‘Delta’ aluminium centre console, and a switchable sports exhaust.
Also new for 2018 is the standard fitment of driver assistance technologies like autonomous emergency braking (AEB), lane departure warning and assist, along with a driver condition monitor across the MY18.5 F-Type range.
The four-cylinder F-Type range joins the carryover V6 and V8 F-Type range, offering both rear- and all-wheel drive derivatives, along with manual and automatic transmissions.
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2018.5 Jaguar F-Type pricing
F-Type Coupe
2.0 RWD 8AT – $107,012
3.0 250kW RWD 6MT – $121,212
3.0 250kW RWD 8AT – $126,212
3.0 280kW RWD 6MT – $148,712
3.0 280kW RWD 8AT – $153,712
3.0 280kW AWD 8AT – $169,512
F-Type Convertible
2.0 RWD 8AT – $125,712
3.0 250kW RWD 6MT – $139,912
3.0 250kW RWD 8AT – $144,912
3.0 280kW RWD 6MT – $167,412
3.0 280kW RWD 8AT – $172,412
3.0 280kW AWD 8AT – $188,212
F-Type R-Dynamic Coupe
2.0 RWD 8AT – $114,812
3.0 250kW RWD 6MT – $129,012
3.0 250kW RWD 8AT – $134,012
3.0 280kW RWD 6MT – $156,512
3.0 280kW RWD 8AT – $161,512
3.0 280kW AWD 8AT – $177,312
F-Type R-Dynamic Convertible
2.0 RWD 8AT – $133,512
3.0 250kW RWD 6MT – $147,712
3.0 250kW RWD 8AT – $152,712
3.0 280kW RWD 6MT – $175,212
3.0 280kW RWD 8AT – $180,212
3.0 280kW AWD 8AT – $196,012
F-Type 400 Sport Coupe
3.0 294kW RWD 8AT – $183,512
3.0 294kW AWD 8AT – $199,312
F-Type 400 Sport Convertible
3.0 294kW RWD 8AT – $202,212
3.0 294kW AWD 8AT – $218,012
F-Type R/SVR Coupe
R 5.0 404kW AWD 8AT – $246,012
SVR 5.0 423kW AWD 8AT – $290,512
F-Type R/SVR Convertible
R 5.0 404kW AWD 8AT – $264,712
SVR 5.0 423kW AWD 8AT – $309,212
**All prices exclude on-road costs
Equipment highlights:
F-Type
- Active sports exhaust
- Xenon headlights with LED daytime-running lights
- Sport seats with leather/suede trim
- Six-way electric seats
- Navigation Pro
- Meridian sound system
R-Dynamic adds
- Switchable active sports exhaust
- LED headlights
- Delta aluminium centre console
- R-Dynamic treadplates
- 19-inch alloy wheels
R adds
- All-wheel drive (AWD)
- 380mm front and 376mm rear brakes with red calipers
- 20-inch R alloy wheels
- Premium leather interior
- R Performance seats
- 12-way electric seats with memory
SVR adds
- Lightweight ‘Titanium and Inconel’ exhaust
- 20-inch forged alloy wheels
- Redesigned aerodyamics
- Carbon-fibre rear wing
- SVR performance seats
- Heated SVR leather steering wheel with aluminium paddles
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