F-TYPE is most capable sports car on the road

THE F-Type, Jaguar’s all-aluminium sports car, will in 2015 set new standards for dynamics and driver involvement with the addition of Electric Power Assisted Steering (Epas) standard across the range, and an F-Type R coupé with intelligent all-wheel drive (AWD).

The enhancements come to all seven models in the F-Type range, which now adds the 405kW F-Type R coupé with the supercharged V8, AWD and eight-speed quickshift transmission.

Applying Jaguar Land Rover’s unrivalled expertise in all-wheel drive (AWD) technology to the F-Type makes it the most capable sports car the company has yet produced.

The AWD system is offered in the 405kW V8 R coupé, equipped with the eight-speed quickshift transmission.

The underlying development philosophy for AWD was to maintain the inherent agility and precision of the F-Type’s rear-wheel drive character while delivering the limit traction and handling benefits that torque on demand offers.

The F-Type’s steering system still sets the benchmark for feel and response and the adoption of electric power assistance also cuts CO² emissions. The steering response and feel are core elements of Jaguar’s brand DNA.

Jaguar sports cars have always relied on hydraulic power assistance because it has previously delivered the most natural, intuitive performance. Epas offers far greater tuning potential and better energy efficiency, but Jaguar’s engineers have not considered the technology sufficiently mature, until now.

The F-Type offers a connected drive in every sense. Just as the chassis and the powertrains are engineered to respond immediately and exactly as the driver expects, the infotainment systems have been developed to be as intuitive to use as possible.

The new 2016 model year F-Type range goes on sale from May 2015.