Jaguar produces commemorative model to end F-Type sports car

Jaguar has unveiled a special F-Type named 75-model to mark the end of its famous sports car, after about a decade-long production.

The automaker says that 2024 will be the F-Type’s last model year but has not given any hint of what will be a direct successor after the exit of the model.

Motor1 reports that it is the end of the line for Jaguar’s celebrated sports car as the F-Type 75 arrives with the final model year ahead of the brand’s switch to an electric-only portfolio in 2025.

Giving details about the new car, Autoblog reports that the F-Type 75 is offered as a coupe and a convertible, standing out from other members of the range with subtle emblems, depicting the model’s silhouette positioned behind the front wheel arches.

The F-Type 75 is coming with 20-inch five-spoke wheels finished in glossy black, while the more powerful F-Type R 75 wears 20-inch, 10-spoke wheels with a glossy black and diamond-turned finish.

Inside, the F-Type’s silhouette appears on the piece of trim positioned above the infotainment system’s display and on the door sills.

Every 75 regardless of body style or output comes with the Interior Black Pack and what Jaguar calls “Performance-design” front seats.

While a 75-horsepower bump would have been fitting, Jaguar made no mention of mechanical changes.

The four- and six-cylinder engines were dropped for the 2022 model year, so the F-Type will end its career with a V8-only range. Power for the base model comes from a 5.0-litre V8 that’s supercharged to 444 horsepower and 429 pound-feet of torque, while the R benefits from an evolution of this engine rated at 575 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque.

The base F-Type is rear- or all-wheel-drive, while the R is rear-wheel-drive-only.

Jaguar says it will begin delivering the F-Type 75 to customers in England in early 2023 — about 75 years after the XK120 made its debut, hence the name.

Pricing and availability have not been announced yet, and Jaguar confirmed to Autoblog that details about the F-Type 75 to be sold in the United States would be published in December 2022.