Jaguar’s upcoming F-Type roadster is the brands first attempt at building a pure sports car in decades. Designed to be as light as possible, with a ride that emphasizes handling over comfort, the F-Type will make its public debut at next month’s Paris Auto Show. When it hist the market in mid-2013, buyers will be able to choose between a pair of supercharged V-6 engines and a supercharged V-8, giving a range from 335 horsepower to around 450 horsepower or so.
All F-Types will be front-engine, rear-drive in layout, and it look likes only a paddle-shifted eight speed automatic transmission will be available (which, we think, is disappointing news). The topless variant will launch first, but rumor has it that Jaguar is also developing a hardtop version of the F-Type as a future model.
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Look for Jaguar to use aluminum throughout the body and chassis to keep weight to a minimum, which promises to make the F-Type one seriously entertaining cat. We’ll bring you more on the car after Jaguar drops the details in Paris.
Kurt Ernst has been passionate about automobiles and driving nearly his entire life. His early years were shaped working in the family service station, though his real passion was auto racing. After graduating from the University of Colorado, Kurt spent a year club racing with the Sports Car Club of America, before focusing on a business career in marketing and project management. Later, his passion for writing and the automotive hobby found him freelancing for a variety of automotive news sites, including Automotive Addicts and Motor Authority, where his work was syndicated and appeared in several national publications. Recognized as an expert in the automotive field, Kurt joined Hemmings Motor News as an Associate Editor in 2013, and in the years since has progressed to Editor, Hemmings Daily; Managing Editor for Hemmings Motor News, Hemmings Classic Car, Hemmings Muscle Machines, and the Hemmings Daily; and now, Managing Editor, Hemmings Auctions. Kurt was instrumental in organizing the Hemmings Motor News Concours d’Elegance from 2013-2019, and has served as a judge at this event and The Vintage Racing Stable Concours d’Elegance. A Skip Barber Racing School graduate and prolific writer, Ernst is also skilled in copyediting, project management, brand development, and public relations.
