Here's What The New Four-Cylinder Jaguar F-Type Sounds Like

A promotional video from Jaguar provides us our first chance to hear the F-Type's new 2.0-litre turbo engine option

15 Apr 2017

In case you missed the news earlier this week, Jaguar is indeed putting an F-Type into production with a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-pot under the bonnet.

With 297bhp and a 52kg drop in weight relative to the V6, you won’t be wanting for performance. In fact, to 60mph it’s actually a smidge quicker than the base six-pot. But what about noise? Well, we now have our first chance to hear the Ingenium lump in action.

We get a couple of short bursts of noise in the promotional video above (skip to around the 50sec and 1min 30sec marks if you don’t want to sit through the whole thing). It’s not enough to make a firm judgement, although it certainly sounds like Jaguar’s engineers have worked hard to extract a decent din from the uninspiring cylinder configuration.

What do you think?

Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.

Comments

My Ford Galaxy 2007 is also a 2.0 turbocharged but doesn’t sound that good :((

Room for more chicks though amirite

My dad’s SEAT Ateca 4drive has a 2-litre turbocharged diesel 4, and it sounds pretty decent. More of a bassy, low hum with almost a hint of 6-cylinder in there. Not sure how much is electronically boosted though :/

Nice ride anywayd

Sounds a little like an MGB which is arguably the most British 4cyl, so I’m happy I guess

Guess what else was sound-tuned to sound like an MGB?
That’s right, the Mazda MX-5!

Yes, it does sound like some classic sports cars! Not just the MGB but many cars back then sounded like this!

A 4 cylinder F type may sound good a be light but nobody will buy a Jaguar Because of Fuel efficency

People buy Jaguars because for the driving Experience

It’s just their way of saying “an F-Type for slightly less rich customers”

anyone else think they made a 4 pot to replace all the V6’s getting stolen?

Awkward thing is is that it was the 4 pots getting stolen

I wish my daihatsu xenia sounds that good :(

Sounds kinda like a Ford Focus RS…before I get downvoted I think the RS is a good-sounding four-cylinder

If it was closer to $45,000 id consider it

Buy it used? I’m sure you could get a sub-10,000 mile car for 45k.

Sounds like all the other boring 2.0 4-cylinder engines. Who in their right mind would buy one of these? Honestly?

people who can’t afford the V6 model…..

As others have said, it provides a great entry point for those who want an F-Type, but don’t wish to obliterate their bank account to get one. Admittedly, I would personally be patient and save up for the supercharged V6 model, but I digress.

I’m sure this will be the perfect car for those who are after a new Jag within their budget. No shame in that.