The F-Type GT4 will compete against the British GT.
Yesterday, Jaguar’s first factory-developed GT race car was revealed to the world. The F-Type SVR GT4 is the result of a secret year-long development process. It will compete under the Invictus Games banner in the British GT championship.
James Holder, Invictus Games founder, and Superdry clothing magnate has ordered a pair bespoke cars. These cars will be the first in a new customer racing operation, Jaguar.
The F-Type SVR GT4 GT4 is production-based, just like all GT4 cars. The chassis and bodywork are from the same production line that its road-legal sibling. Under the bonnet is the same supercharged V8. However, instead of 566 horsepower power, the Jag’s power output is reduced to 400 to 500 hp depending on regulations and restrictions. It is expected that the Jag will be running at around 400 hp when race-spec.
McLaren’s GT4 rival, the 570S GT4, is capable of running at full 570 horsepower but produces around 150bhp more in race trim.
The racing touches are minor. It is important to reduce weight by removing unnecessary items like the interior trim and passenger seat. The brakes are track-ready Alcon disks and pads. The aerodynamics of the stock bodywork have been improved by small carbon fiber fins at the front and an impressive wing at the rear. Minor suspension modifications are also possible, but the details of these changes remain a closely guarded secret.
Matt George, a British GT regular, said that the car is the first GT racing car to be produced by the factory in 50-years. However, it’s not a Jaguar Racing (team) car. David Appleby Engineering will manage Invictus Games Racing, which is not a factory team. Jaguar is Jaguar’s only customer and the factory built the car.
He said that the GT4 homologation rules require you to make a certain number of cars so there will be more than our two. But who knows where they’ll go. “Currently, there are three cars that exist: our two and one spare.”
Although the cost of the first production car is unknown, it was part of a long development process. However, you can expect to find examples for around PS160,000 ($218,000), which is in line with other GT4 cars.
