Jaguar unveils new F-type vehicle (video)

Jaguar on Wednesday showed it was trying to go one better than the glory days of the 1960s with the new F-Type, The Economic Times reproted.

Tata Motors bought Jaguar Land Rover for $2.3 billion in 2008, betting big that it could revive two venerable British brands that had lost a bit of luster over the decades. The new F-Type, the first Jaguar two-seater in a half-century, is the first major Jaguar design shepherded through by the new owners.

According to zighwheels.com, The Jaguar F-Type will be on offer with a choice of two petrol engines and three power output options. The 3.0-litre supercharged Jaguar V6 engine will be offered in two states of tune, 340PS of power and 380PS of power.

The other engine in question is Jaguar's 5.0-litre supercharged V8 petrol that develops in excess of 500PS of power, it remains to be seen how much it will be tuned to deliver in the F-Type. However, it will be able to go from 0-100km/h in less than 5 seconds and onwards to a top speed in excess of 288km/h.

All three engines will be mated to an eight-speed automatic gearbox that will send power to the rear wheels of the car.

Tata has been a hands-off owner for Jaguar, largely letting its British team to make the major decisions on the car. At Wednesday's unveiling, Tata executives were in the crowd, but it was the Jaguar design director, Ian Callum, who took center stage.