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Jaguar breaks SA land speed record
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The 5,0-litre, V8, supercharged engine develops 405 kW and 680 N.m.
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The timing device showing the speed of the downhill run.
Jaguar’s involvement with the Bloodhound SSC project is no secret. However, Jaguar’s V8 supercharged engine won’t only do duty in the Bloodhound SSC record car as a fuel pump, it has now powered an F-Type R Coupe to a new South African land speed record.
The previous record, which stood for 13 years, was set by Mike Griffiths in a Porsche 911 GT2 at 287 km/h. At Upington Airport, with a runway of 4,9 kilometres, the F-Type achieved 288 km/h in one direction, and 301 km/h in the other direction. The average came to 294,68 km/h.
Although the F-Type is limited to 300 km/h, Jaguar Land Rover decided not to remove the limiter.
Watch our drag race video of the F-Type V6 S against the Cayman GTS here.
