13 Facts About Jaguar F-Type

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Jaguar F-Type is a series of two-door, two-seater grand tourers manufactured by British luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover under their Jaguar Cars marque since 2013.

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F-Type name was first used on a pair of completely unrelated concepts as far back as 1982, when Jaguar realised that the XJ-S had grown too large in size and weight to be classed as a proper successor to the E-Type.

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Budget cuts by parent company Ford led Jaguar to pursue its efforts in Formula-One and by 2002, the F-Type project was cancelled due to its failure to meet production feasibility.

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Jaguar F-Type which was previewed stylistically by the C-X16, was developed under the project code "X152".

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Convertible version of Jaguar F-Type was first unveiled at Sundance, London which was followed by a presentation at the 2012 Paris Motor Show and the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed .

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Facelifted Jaguar F-Type was unveiled in December 2019 with design and technological updates.

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Jaguar F-Type says by eschewing metal it can keep the car's centre of gravity low, while a Thinsulate layer means thermal and sound insulation is akin to a solid roof.

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Jaguar F-Type has a double-wishbone front and rear suspension with adaptive dampers and adjustable suspension settings to allow the driver to adjust ride and handling.

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Interior of the Jaguar F-Type has a two-seater setup with the leather upholstery and control buttons finished in aluminium.

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On 2 February 2014, Jaguar F-Type unveiled the new coupe through a Super Bowl advertisement.

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Jaguar F-Type emphasised the idea that British were considered "bad" by Americans because of Hollywood movies always portraying villains to be British.

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12.

Jaguar F-Type Coupe has been featured in singer Demi Lovato's Sorry Not Sorry music video and Nick Jonas's Find You music video.

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The Jaguar F-Type 400 is available as either a coupe or convertible and in either rear or all-wheel drive.

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