At an exclusive event last night, José Mourinho was announced as the new Jaguar UK ambassador and will be the first customer to take delivery of the new F-TYPE Coupé in March 2014.
At the event hosted by Jaguar Land Rover Managing Director Jeremy Hicks in Canary Wharf, London, the stunning new sports car from Jaguar was presented to an audience of prospective customers, Jaguar brand ambassadors and celebrity guests including Mourinho, Gary Lineker and Natalie Pinkham.
The F-TYPE Coupé UK debut opened with an exclusive screening of the dramatic new Jaguar ‘Rendezvous’ advert, directed by Oscar-winner Tom Hooper and starring Sir Ben Kingsley, Tom Hiddleston and Mark Strong. The advert is the latest offering in Jaguar’s ‘British Villains’ campaign and made its world premiere during the coveted advertising slot in the Super Bowl XLVIII North America broadcast interval. Having now received more than 11 million views online, the advertisement will hit television screens in the UK for the first time in April.
In addition to the compelling performance and technical specification offered in all derivatives of the new F-TYPE Coupé, Jaguar also announced excellent Residual Value ratings by industry experts CAP for its newest sports car – particularly when measured against its established competitor models.
Jaguar F-TYPE Coupé product highlights
• The new F-TYPE Coupé is the most dynamically capable, performance-focused, production Jaguar ever
• The model line-up is headlined by the F-TYPE R Coupé, its 550PS/680Nm 5.0-litre V8 supercharged engine enabling acceleration from 0-60mph in 4.0-seconds, and a top speed of 186mph (limited)
• F-TYPE S Coupé and F-TYPE Coupé models complete the range, powered respectively by 380PS and 340PS versions of Jaguar’s 3.0-litre supercharged V6 engine, giving 0-60mph in 4.8/5.1-seconds and top speeds of 171/161mph
• All engines drive the rear wheels through an eight-speed ‘Quickshift’ transmission with full manual sequential control via steering wheel-mounted paddles or the central SportShift lever