Jaguar bids farewell to gasoline engines
This page is translated from the original post "Jaguar fait ses adieux au moteur essence" in French.
- 13/10/2023 12:01
The year 2024 will mark the end of internal combustion engine models in the Jaguar lineup. An opportunity for a final nod to the past.
After 75 years of a history centered around the internal combustion engine, which has always been considered by car enthusiasts as the heart and soul of a vehicle, Jaguar is closing this chapter.
Starting in 2025, the entire catalog will be electric. And because you can’t say goodbye without reminding each other of how much we loved it, Jaguar wanted to commemorate this legendary heritage with a limited special edition of 150 units of its F-Type coupe and roadster: the ZP Edition. Under the hood, a smooth supercharged V8 engine producing 575 horsepower and 700 Nm of torque. As an anecdote, the exhaust growls from this engine were recorded and archived at the British Library, the equivalent of our François Mitterrand Library on the other side of the Channel. Future generations will be able to listen, centuries from now, to the tonalities of a gasoline engine.
The only criticism to be made of this ZP Edition is the standard all-wheel-drive system. Purity of rear-wheel drive would have preferred that we not burden it with this solution intended for Californian retirees. It must be said that the performance figures can scare casual drivers: 0 to 100 km/h in 3.5 seconds and a top speed of 300 km/h.
These 150 units will be divided into two groups: Roadster and Coupe. The first will be exclusively available in Oulton Blue, referencing the Jaguar Type-E ECD 400 driven to victory by Graham Hill at Oulton Park on April 15, 1961. The interior is also red with no other options. The second will feature Crystal Gray with a blue interior inspired by the coupe that Roy Salvadori drove at the Crystal Palace circuit on May 21, 1961.
Two colors faithfully recreating hues from the Jaguar Classic department. Finally, inside, a small plaque will indicate the number of your unit.
Goodbye to internal combustion Jaguars — we loved you so much, didn’t we?
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