Back in 2021, Jaguar announced it would be an all-electric luxury brand from 2025. With that date now closing in, the company is beginning to say farewell to the internal combustion engine (ICE) and has unveiled what it says will be the last of its ICE-powered sports cars – the F-TYPE ZP Edition.
It’s a ripper of a goodbye, with the limited-edition model boasting an engine, power, and performance that will bring perhaps a wistful smile to petrol-power enthusiasts everywhere.
Just 150 examples of the F-TYPE ZP Edition are to be made, and under the bonnet of the wonderful-looking machine lies a 423kW/700Nm supercharged V8 driving an all-wheel-drive system with Intelligent Driveline Dynamics (IDD) technology. Performance will undoubtedly be blistering, with Jaguar claiming the 0-100 km/h sprint takes 3.7 seconds, while top speed is an electronically limited 300 km/h.
As well as the ZP Edition being the last Jag ICE sports car – and therefore, one would imagine, being eminently collectible – buyers can expect their purchase to be even more special thanks to interior and exterior details by SV Bespoke – the company’s personalisation service.
Interiors with horizontal seat fluting, plus Gloss Black exterior accents and Gloss Black brake calipers, will pair with F-TYPE ZP Edition branding details on the fenders, Gloss Black Diamond Turned 20-inch forged alloy wheels, tread plates and dashboard. Each car features a ‘One of 150’ SV Bespoke commissioning plaque.
Two F-TYPE ZP Edition colourways are available, recalling the first race-winning ‘Project ZP’ E-types that followed that model’s launch in 1961. Those are Oulton Blue Gloss paint with Mars Red and Ebony duotone leather interior, and Crystal Grey Gloss paint with Navy Blue and Ebony duotone leather interior. Both feature Porcelain White Gloss hand-painted racing-style roundels on the doors and Porcelain White Gloss grille surrounds.
The company says that Australia will receive 12 Coupés finished in Oulton Blue Gloss paint and 12 Coupés in Crystal Grey Gloss, priced from $373,547
plus on road costs, with deliveries expected in the first quarter of 2024.
Source: Motor Trader e-Magazine (November 2023)
14 November 2023
