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The Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust (JDHT) is about to add the very final F-Type coupé and convertible to its collection to ensure they live forever in the collective memory of the brand and its fans.
We have known it for a while – Jaguar is about to bite the dust or go fully electric. That means the company is going all-in on zero emissions, turning into some sort of electric exotic. Before that happens, though, the Brits will cease production of one of their most beautiful products, the F-Type sports car. Unfortunately, many say that the automotive industry is heralding an age where beautiful cars are all dead – the Jaguar F-Type, for example, raged against the trend, and now it's almost gone.
While we hope that ugly is not the whole point at Jaguar, too, when it embraces the electric revolution, later this year, a concept previewing their new electric GT will debut in America. After that, the series production model will be priced at over $125, hinting that Jaguar has grown accustomed to minimal sales. But before that, a word on the anniversary Jaguar is holding in the Land Down Under while at the same time, it announces the final F-Type units will be placed in storage within the official Jaguar Heritage collection.
Half a century ago, the last E-Type was produced. Now, the final Jaguar F-Type sports cars made with internal combustion engines made at the brand's manufacturing facility in Castle Bromwich will join the Jaguar Heritage vault. The very last F-Type is a Convertible with the 5.0-liter V8 engine under the hood and dressed in Giola Green with a black roof and a Tan Windsor leather interior – it makes an arch over time by mirroring the final E-type Series III Convertible built in 1974 with a 5.3-liter V12. Both the F-Type and E-Type ceased production almost the same day.
"The singular vision of Jaguar's founder, Sir William Lyons, was to always be future-facing, relevant, and original. This has been the foundation of Jaguar through almost a century of evolving contemporary British luxury. Today, as we celebrate F-Type and our 75-year history of innovative Jaguar sports cars, we are also looking forward to the beginning of a new era. We will reimagine and elevate the Jaguar brand," explained Rawdon Glover, Managing Director.
Overall, 87,731 F-Type units have been produced since it launched as a convertible in 2013, and the model will remain available in various regions until early 2025 – including Australia. Speaking of the Land Down Under, there is a very limited run of 24 units (out of a total of 150) of the F-Type ZP Edition available for purchase in Australia starting in July 2024 – they mark the tenth anniversary of F-Type coupe sales in the country.
While we hope that ugly is not the whole point at Jaguar, too, when it embraces the electric revolution, later this year, a concept previewing their new electric GT will debut in America. After that, the series production model will be priced at over $125, hinting that Jaguar has grown accustomed to minimal sales. But before that, a word on the anniversary Jaguar is holding in the Land Down Under while at the same time, it announces the final F-Type units will be placed in storage within the official Jaguar Heritage collection.
Half a century ago, the last E-Type was produced. Now, the final Jaguar F-Type sports cars made with internal combustion engines made at the brand's manufacturing facility in Castle Bromwich will join the Jaguar Heritage vault. The very last F-Type is a Convertible with the 5.0-liter V8 engine under the hood and dressed in Giola Green with a black roof and a Tan Windsor leather interior – it makes an arch over time by mirroring the final E-type Series III Convertible built in 1974 with a 5.3-liter V12. Both the F-Type and E-Type ceased production almost the same day.
"The singular vision of Jaguar's founder, Sir William Lyons, was to always be future-facing, relevant, and original. This has been the foundation of Jaguar through almost a century of evolving contemporary British luxury. Today, as we celebrate F-Type and our 75-year history of innovative Jaguar sports cars, we are also looking forward to the beginning of a new era. We will reimagine and elevate the Jaguar brand," explained Rawdon Glover, Managing Director.
Overall, 87,731 F-Type units have been produced since it launched as a convertible in 2013, and the model will remain available in various regions until early 2025 – including Australia. Speaking of the Land Down Under, there is a very limited run of 24 units (out of a total of 150) of the F-Type ZP Edition available for purchase in Australia starting in July 2024 – they mark the tenth anniversary of F-Type coupe sales in the country.
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