Jaguar’s big news at the 2017 new York motor show is the introduction of a new engine for the F-Type sports car. It’s official – the F-Type will now come with four-cylinder power.
On sale this spring, the new F-Type four-cylinder will start from £49,900, making it the new entry-level version and bringing the starting price of Jaguar’s two-seater down a few thousand from the £52,265 you need for the V6.
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The new engine is a turbocharged 2.0-litre Ingenium unit, producing 296bhp and 400Nm of torque generated from 1,500rpm. It’s paired exclusively to an 8-speed Quickshift automatic gearbox powering the rear wheels – there is no option for a manual gearbox.
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With that power on board, Jaguar claims that the four-cylinder F-Type can do 0-62mph in 5.7 seconds, before going on to a top speed of 155mph. The same figures are quoted for both coupe and convertible variants.
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The new 2.0-litre engine is only marginally slower than the next step up. The heavier 335bhp unit sends the F-Type to 62mph from standstill in 5.3 seconds and achieves a top speed of 161mph. However, the act of downsizing means the four-cylinder F-Type returns a claimed 39.2mpg with CO2 emissions of 163g/km, improving on the 33.6mpg and 199g/km CO2 figures of the V6 model.