The first thing that struck you when looking at the previously posted photos of the Jaguar F-Type RS or R-S was the car’s huge chin – its protruding front splitter. Obviously serving an important aerodynamic purpose, it wasn’t a mule/prototype bolt-on bit because now the same car has resurfaced unchanged.
This time, though, we can show it to you in motion, courtesy of the video posted below, uploaded by Touriclips. Powered by the same V8 as the regular F-Type R but pumped up to close to 600 hp, from the regular R’s 542 hp output.
It’s funny how this is the only way they currently understand to make the F-Type a faster and even more unique sports car: giving it all kinds of bodywork extensions and a dollop more power, instead of (why not) trying to work something out of the six-cylinder versions too.
It’s like they’re doing all they can to have everybody buy a V8 F-Type and ignore the purer six-pot versions which are more suitable for more people. Why not have a special version based on the F-Type S, for instance? Something along these (rumored) lines.
By Andrei Nedelea
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