F-Type EVO Review - V8 S V6 S

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<div>V6 S</div><div><img src="http://www.ftypeforums.co.uk/images/converted_files/uploads/1/evo-v6s.jpg" height="466" width="700" border="0" /><br>The Jaguar F-type V6 S, the middle-ranking version of one of the most long awaited, eagerly anticipated British sports cars ever. It's priced from £67,520.</div><div><br></div><div>V8 S</div><div><img src="http://www.ftypeforums.co.uk/images/converted_files/uploads/1/evo-v8s.jpg" height="466" width="700" border="0" /><br></div><div>The Jaguar F-type V8 S, the range-topping version of the most exciting British sports car in years. It's priced from £79,985.</div><div><br></div><div>V6 S Technical Highlights<br><div><span style="line-height: 1.4;"> </span></div><div>At this F-type's heart is a supercharged 3-litre V6 engine, possessing 375bhp and 339lb ft €“ figures up 40bhp and 7lb ft over the base F-type and the XF and XJ 3.0 S/C petrol saloons which also use this engine. Driving the rear wheels via the eight-speed ZF automatic gearbox that has proved so bewitching in other applications, this F-type V6 S completes 0-60 in 4.8sec on its way to an electronically limited 171mph top speed.</div><div> </div><div>Other highlights include a proper mechanical limited-slip differential (the top spec F-type V8 S uses an electronically controlled setup), a faster steering rack than the Jaguar XKR and a stability control system with a more lenient track mode.</div></div><div><br></div><div>V8 S Technical Highlights<br><br><div>At this F-type's heart is the supercharged 5-litre V8 engine seen in all manner of fast Jags and Land Rovers, from XFR and XJ Supersport to XKR-S and Range Rover Autobiography. Here it's slightly downtuned, producing 488bhp and 461lb ft of torque. Driving the rear wheels via the eight-speed ZF automatic gearbox we're big fans of elsewhere, the F-type V8 S completes 0-60 in 4.2sec on its way to an electronically limited 186mph top speed €“ on par with the hardcore new Jaguar XKR-S GT.</div><div> </div><div>Other highlights include an electronically controlled active limited-slip differential, a faster steering rack than the Jaguar XKR and a stability control system with a more lenient track mode.</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Find out how they compare exactly in issue 183 of evo €“ on sale Wednesday April 24.</div>