Jaguar World

PAUL WALTON

WITH it now having 575PS (567bhp in old money) 25PS (20bhp) more than it originally had, the F-Type R I drove over Blakey Ridge for this issue reminds me of the SVR model that had the same power. Fast and uncompromising, it was Jaguar’s most powerful car until the 600PS XE SV Project 8 arrived three years later.

I was lucky enough to attend the SVR’s international press launch that took place in north eastern Spain in early 2016. As

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