You Can Now Have Your Jaguar F-Type With A 297bhp Inline-Four

Jaguar has revealed a new entry-level member for the F-Type family, powered by the company’s most powerful 2.0-litre engine ever
You Can Now Have Your Jaguar F-Type With A 297bhp Inline-Four

Up until now, you’ve been able to buy an F-Type in two very distinct engine flavours: V6 or V8. Now though, there’s a third option, and it might prove a tad controversial for the moody purists out there. Yep, the F is the latest posho sports car to be offered with a four-cylinder engine.

You Can Now Have Your Jaguar F-Type With A 297bhp Inline-Four

It’s an all-new version of Jaguar’s 2.0-litre petrol Ingenium unit, putting out 297bhp. In terms of power it neatly fits under the 335bhp V6 which formally served as the entry point, but here’s the thing: as the new car is 52kg lighter, it’s actually a little quicker. 0-60mph takes 5.4 seconds, compared to 5.5 in the base V6. Colour us intrigued.

You Can Now Have Your Jaguar F-Type With A 297bhp Inline-Four

It gets better, as the bulk of that 52kg saving is - as you’d expect - located at the front. The V6 F-Type feels heavier in the corners than it really ought to, so a sizeable weight saving on the front axle is jolly good news. So it’s quicker in a straight line, should be more nimble in the bends, and uses 16 per cent less fuel than the V6 (39.2mpg combined). It puffs out just 163g/km of CO2, meanwhile.

And now for the downside: dropping two cylinders is - of course - not going to do wonders for this new ‘baby’ F in the noise department. Jaguar has assured the world that the air intake and exhaust have been “meticulously tuned to delivery renowned F-Type sound,” but we’ll be reserving judgement until we hear this beast for ourselves.

You Can Now Have Your Jaguar F-Type With A 297bhp Inline-Four

Tempted? It goes on sale this Spring in coupe and convertible forms, fitted with an eight-speed automatic gearbox - no mention of manual options just yet. It’ll set you back £49,900, around £3600 less than the cheapest automatic V6. It’ll make its public debut at the New York Auto Show.

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Comments

DeLeon

50k for a 4cyl? Better get a barely used V6
.. but I’m curious how the 4cyl sounds

04/12/2017 - 10:22 |
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You Can Now Have Your Jaguar F-Type With A 297bhp Inline-Four
mohammad 1

In reply to by DeLeon

same a barely used V6 would be better,

04/23/2017 - 12:28 |
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Anonymous

I’d buy one, if, idk, it had 2 of those engines, put together, in a V shape. Maybe it’s just me…

04/12/2017 - 10:26 |
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Unamd Prcent

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Sounds like an awesome idea. You should like sell it to Jaguar or something

04/13/2017 - 00:23 |
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Darth Imperius/Anthony🇭🇷

What’s wrong with this? I’m sure it would be a good Autocross car. Or maybe you buy it because IDK, you want to engine swap it(Idea of a new Shelby Cobra, i have a blog on this check it out)

04/12/2017 - 10:27 |
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Anonymous

What’s next ? A V-Tec ? 🤔

04/12/2017 - 10:29 |
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Anonymous

I think that it’s not all about have more cylinders, I think that it’s the sensations and the emotions that it transmits. If it’s fun to drive, sounds good and it’s more reliable… Why not?

04/12/2017 - 10:32 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

btw, the unique thing that annoys me is the price, I think it’s quite expensive compared to his rivals, like the Cayman, Nissan 370Z, TT…

04/12/2017 - 10:34 |
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Jesse Mast (back to Scirocco)

Mustang ecoboost all over again, but worse…

04/12/2017 - 10:42 |
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Anonymous

Little late for April fools guys?

04/12/2017 - 10:53 |
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Niko Ala-Rämi 🇫🇮

Believev or not, i got dream few nights before this came out, that there was driving i4 f-type in town, where i live

04/12/2017 - 11:01 |
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Anonymous

So now I can get a JAAAAAAAG ENGINE IN MY HONDA!

04/12/2017 - 11:20 |
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AlexMr2

If you bought a 4-cylinder F-Type I’m certain that you would get great enjoyment from driving it, but one day you’ll be sitting at some traffic lights and a V8 F-Type will pull up next to you and you’ll be full of regret…

04/12/2017 - 11:24 |
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