According to leaked pictures from a brochure, Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations, which put together the ultimate Range Rover Sport, has been working on an all-wheel-drive F-TYPE with a 567-horsepower (575 PS) supercharged V8 that’ll enable it to sprint from 0-62 mph in 3.7 seconds and top out at 200 mph (coupe; 195 for the cabrio).
To set this beast apart from tamer F-TYPEs, Jaguar fits it with larger front air intakes, side vents, a pedestal-mounted spoiler and, from what Motor Authority has heard, carbon-ceramic brakes, a lightweight titanium exhaust system, and a tweaked suspension.
We’ll have to wait to see if that hardware does indeed make its way to the 2017 F-TYPE SVR…and if the car itself appears at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
Derek Shiekhi's father raised him on cars. As a boy, Derek accompanied his dad as he bought classics such as post-WWII GM trucks and early Ford Mustang convertibles.
After loving cars for years and getting a bachelor's degree in Business Management, Derek decided to get an associate degree in journalism. His networking put him in contact with the editor of the Austin-American Statesman newspaper, who hired him to write freelance about automotive culture and events in Austin, Texas in 2013. One particular story led to him getting a certificate for learning the foundations of road racing.
While watching TV with his parents one fateful evening, he saw a commercial that changed his life. In it, Jeep touted the Wrangler as the Texas Auto Writers Association's "SUV of Texas." Derek knew he had to join the organization if he was going to advance as an automotive writer. He joined the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) in 2014 and was fortunate to meet several nice people who connected him to the representatives of several automakers and the people who could give him access to press vehicles (the first one he ever got the keys to was a Lexus LX 570). He's now a regular at TAWA's two main events: the Texas Auto Roundup in the spring and the Texas Truck Rodeo in the fall.
Over the past several years, Derek has learned how to drive off-road in various four-wheel-drive SUVs (he even camped out for two nights in a Land Rover), and driven around various tracks in hot hatches, muscle cars, and exotics. Several of his pieces, including his article about the 2015 Ford F-150 being crowned TAWA's 2014 "Truck of Texas" and his review of the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, have won awards in TAWA's annual Excellence in Craft Competition. Last year, his JK Forum profile of Wagonmaster, a business that restores Jeep Wagoneers, won prizes in TAWA’s signature writing contest and its pickup- and SUV-focused Texas Truck Invitational.
