Jaguar, owned by India’s Tata has two new variants – the R-Dynamic, which will be a premium variant of the V6 and V6 S, and the limited 400 Sport launch edition, which gets a power boost to its supercharged V6 and will sit underneath the V8-powered R for one model year before it is removed from the line-up – pushing the total number of variants and configurations out to 28.
This is all more than faintly ridiculous, as taking the top line 400 Sport you get yellow and grey badges on the front and rear, and comes with Jaguar’s Sport Design Pack which includes a more prominent front splitter, extended side sills and a rear diffuser finished in Dark Satin Grey. So it will take a very keen eye to spot the 400.
The engine is the 3.0 liter supercharged V6 that has been given a power boost from 280 kW to 294 kW (or 400PS, hence the name), while braking power is improved with the addition of the Super Performance braking system featuring 380 mm front and 376 mm rear discs and black brake calipers with 400 Sport logo, housed in 20-inch rims with Dark Grey Satin finish. (Oh these PR handouts!)
400 Sport logos are adorned on the headrests of the seats, flat-bottomed steering wheel, black brushed aluminium center console finisher and sill treadplates, while gearshift paddles are finished in adonised aluminium.
An addition is the R-Dynamic, that will be offered as a premium variant for both the 250 kW and 280 kW V6 models, and will provide an option for those who want their F-Type to look more aggressive similar to the more expensive V8 R. In other words, increasing the impression ratio.
Jaguar design director Ian McCallum said “For the 2018 model year F-Type, we looked at how we could fine-tune key details to deliver even more clarity of purpose in the overall design – for the driver, the passenger and onlookers.”
