FUTURE MODELS
Jaguar unleashes its most powerful big cat
High-performance variant of the F-Pace springs to a top speed of 283km/h, writes Lerato Matebese
When Jaguar’s F-Pace was launched as the company’s foray into the lucrative SUV fold, it had the proviso to not only drive like a typical Jaguar — being sporty for the most part — but sizeably boost the company’s sales.In the case of the latter, it seems to have achieved its mandate. In fact, such is the importance of the F-Pace that the company has decided to launch a high-performance variant in the form of the SVR built by bespoke division SVO (Special Vehicle Operations).Interestingly, outside of the F-Type, Jaguar has decided to inject the SVR treatment into its SUV as opposed to, say, the XE and XF sedan models. This could be due to the fact that both the XE and XF are not doing particularly well in the sedan-crazed China market and one would expect a hotter version to have a better business case.The F-Pace SVR has aesthetic updates to set it apart from its garden variety siblings, such as the aerodynamic package with model-specific front and rear valances, said to improve aero...
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