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Jaguar has delayed the arrival of its electric SUV until 2018 but we could still see it before the end of this year.

Jaguar's radical all-electric SUV  has been put on ice, perhaps until 2018, after the firm shelved plans to give the car a public debut at this autumn's Paris Motor Show.

The much-rumoured Tesla Model X fighter was intended to sit above the Jaguar F-Pace in the line-up, carrying a price tag of around £70,000 and offering more dramatic styling than many mainstream rivals, such as Audi's forthcoming Q6 e-tron.

The car is still expected to make production - most likely at Magna Steyr's facility in Graz, Austria - but Auto Express understands that a proposed reveal at this autumn's Paris Motor Show has been knocked back. Jaguar Land Rover is gearing up to launch the next generation of the Discovery at the event, and is said to have decided to postpone the all-electric Jaguar SUV's reveal to allow the big Land Rover a clearer run of publicity.

The decision does not automatically mean that the Jaguar won't make production in 2017 - the car could conceivably appear at this year's Los Angeles Motor Show in late autumn - but if a public debut slips much beyond that slot, it's likely to bring the Jaguar's on-sale date more closely into line with the Audi's. Both of these cars will therefore be well behind Tesla's Model X; early customers have already taken delivery of their examples of the gullwing-doored SUV, and full production ramp-up is expected over the next 12 months.

Jaguar recently registered the I-Pace and I-Type names, prompting speculation that these could be linked to the all-electric SUV. Auto Express believes that the registration is purely a case of Jaguar 'fencing off' the names for future use - although there's an outside chance that one of them could feature as part of the firm's Formula E race programme, which starts in September this year.

source: http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/jaguar/i-pace/94356/jaguar-s-all-electric-suv-due-in-2018

by John Mcllroy

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BMW - Repair and Consignment Sales Redwood City - BMW gets nostalgic with its 2002 Hommage concept - Bosch European Redwood City - (650) 368-3000

Most concept cars look forward, predicting new designs and technology. But BMW is in the habit of building concepts that look back, channeling nostalgia for its classics. That tradition continues at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, with the unveiling of the BMW 2002 Hommage concept.

The 2002 Hommage is the latest in a series of concepts based on classic BMW models. In this case, homage is paid to the 2002, the boxy sedan that helped cement BMW’s reputation as a maker of sporty but practical cars. The 2002 was also one of the first production cars to be offered with a turbocharged engine, something you’ll find on nearly every BMW today.

The original 2002 was defined by its compact proportions, upright greenhouse, and forward-tilted “sharknose” front fascia. All of those elements are present in modernized form on the 2002 Hommage concept, making for a design that looks like a cross between the original 2002 and a modern 2 Series. Designers tried to soften up the boxiness, and added flared fenders and front and rear spoilers that recall the 2002 Turbo performance model.

Designers also paid attention to the details. A horizontal strip of carbon fiber separates the upper and lower halves of the body, in reference to the original 2002’s chrome trim. The Space Race Metal paint is gloss on most of the body, but matte on the hood, trunk lid, and roof to cut glare. The headlights have gold reflectors, since the Hommage was created to celebrate the 2002’s 50th anniversary.

The Hommage certainly looks good, but is it more than just a pretty face? BMW would not discuss the powertrain, but it doesn’t take too much imagination to picture something turbocharged under the hood. There also aren’t any details on the interior, either. Those are some crucial omissions, but then again the 2002 Hommage is just a styling exercise, not a preview of a future production model.

A reborn 2002 would be pretty neat, but BMW already cast the 2 Series in that role. Like the previous Hommage concepts, the 2002 Hommage recalls a legendary model and lets BMW designers cut loose, but that’s the extent of its mission.

source: http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/bmw-2002-hommage-concept/#:PRQKawqmDm5l7A

by Stephen Edelstein

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Range Rover - Repair and Consignment Sales Redwood City - 2017 Land Rover Range Rover spy shots - Bosch European Redwood City - (650) 368-3000

For years, Land Rover’s Range Rover was unparalleled in the luxury SUV segment. But with demand for SUVs soaring over the past decade it was only a matter of time until rivals started to challenge it. The current Range Rover is still hard to beat when it comes to an SUV that offers sublime luxury and serious off-roading potential but Land Rover isn’t resting on its laurels.

The Range Rover and its Range Rover Sport cousin are approaching the midway point in their respective life cycles and to keep them fresh Land Rover will introduce some subtle updates. We’ve already spied a prototype for the updated version of the Range Rover Sport and today it’s the Range Rover which is the focus of our spy shots.

The prototype is sporting a new grille and a new bumper at the front. The design of the intakes on this front bumper is the only significant change. The wheel pattern is also one we haven’t seen on the Range Rover before.

It’s not clear what mechanical updates are planned though we could finally see a gasoline-electric hybrid version on offer here in the United States. A diesel-electric hybrid version is offered overseas. Note, a pure diesel option was introduced here for the 2016 model year.

The current Range Rover was introduced as a 2013 model. That means we should see this update introduced for the 2017 model year although it could be delayed until 2018 to coincide with the update for the Range Rover Sport. Look for a debut to take place late this year or early next.

source: http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1102594_2017-land-rover-range-rover-spy-shots

by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

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Audi - Repair and Consignment Sales Redwood City - Lap Daytona in the 2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus with 360-degree view - Bosch European Redwood City - (650) 368-3000

In its annual general meeting held today in Ingolstadt, Germany, Audi outlined two key areas of focus for the future: electrification and digitization.

No doubt spurred on by the emissions cheating scandal Audi is embroiled in together with its Volkswagen Group parent , the automaker is accelerating the electrification of its fleet.

Instead of the piecemeal efforts we’ve seen so far—currently there’s only an A3-based plug-in hybrid on sale here—Audi will launch an electric SUV in 2018 and launch at least one electrified car per year in subsequent years.

“Starting in 2018, we will launch another electrified car  each year,” CEO Rupert Stadler said at the general meeting.

In the area of digitization the scope is much wider. However, one important area is the integration of the HERE digital map business Audi acquired last year with fellow German automakers BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Highly precise maps linked with real‑time data will be the basis for example for many future digital services, particularly autonomous driving.

According to Stadler, fully autonomous cars will be available “by 2025.” His comments come just days after Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] CEO Sergio Marchionne said he thinks fully autonomous cars are more likely to be just five years out and not decades as others have suggested.

Audi is a bit behind automakers like Mercedes, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] and Volvo in the area of autonomous driving. Audi’s first model with a high level of autonomous capability will be the next-generation A8 arriving next year. It will be able to drive itself in certain situations at speeds of up to 37 mph.

source: http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1103920_audi-to-launch-at-least-1-electrified-car-per-year-from-2018

by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

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Mercedes - Repair and Consignment Sales Redwood City - The Mercedes-AMG GT S Is A Triumph Of Speed And Style Over Anything Else - Bosch European Redwood City - (650) 368-3000

Take one Mercedes twin-turbo V8. Give it a stupid, ungodly amount of power. Take the noise straight out of a Camaro SS. That’s the Mercedes-AMG GT S, and I think I’m in love with it.

Yes, I know, you might think it’s easy to fall in love with a car that costs $154,200. For that price, you damn well better be in love with it, right?

But that actually couldn’t be further from the truth. Consider the Always and Eternal Lord Of Our Hearts, the Miata, which at just under 25 grand isn’t exactly going to set a Miami club-goer’s hair on fire.

The more expensive a car tends to be, the more car companies seem to focus on making them more more. More power. More electronics. More bells and whistles. More steering modes. More throttle input selections. More things removing you from the road. More designers trying to make a car look appealing to everyone, and taking all the drama out of it.

So how do you make a car this expensive, this wild, this over-the-top, and still make it absolutely great?

I’m still not sure how Mercedes did it, but the Mercedes-AMG GT S, incredibly dumb name and all, is great.

Greatness, of course, has to be contextualized. The AMG GT, of course, has got some context, too. Within Mercedes itself, the company’s made a slew of ridiculous two-seater velocity demons over the past decade or so, beyond even the normal pinnacle that makes up the AMG nameplate. There was the SLR, made in conjunction with McLaren, and the SLS, made in conjunction with itself.

But these were flashy, elongated symbols of success, costing many hundreds of thousands of dollars and coming complete with absurd, ridiculous doors that opened up and/or away in various guises. You might buy one to pair nicely with a Ferrari, but even then, the company never planned to sell more than a few thousand at most.

Which is fine, for small companies like Ferrari. But Mercedes is a juggernaut. It can’t just beat Ferrari. It needs to beat Jaguar, and Porsche, at the coupe-for-around-a-hundred-grand game.

And holy hell, I do think it’s done it.

I didn’t want to like the Mercedes-AMG GT S, for a lot of reasons. Its name is off-putting, an amalgam of letters that sounds more like a computer chip serial code than name for a car. I thought it might be an attempt at a sporty coupe for general-practice doctors from a car company that makes big and heavy yachts for thoracic surgeons.

With its 503 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque coming from a turbocharged, 4.0-liter V8 engine, it would surely be simultaneously overpowered but dull to drive in corners, like a shot of non-alcoholic Jägermeister.

Its exterior, on first look and to those around you, is entirely reminiscent of male genitalia in a way that screams that you have some unresolved adequacy issues. The “long-hood-short-deck” combo is considered the gold standard of grand touring, and yet here, it’s taken to extremes, with a proboscis stretched out in front like a piece of Laffy Taffy.

But then you look at it from other angles, and everything somehow starts looking right. The sides are nicely scooped and swooped. The occupants sit damn near over the rear wheels. That front end, while fully festooned with air intakes, isn’t cartoonish.

And I started thinking about how wrong I was. Because unlike with many cars, merely being in the AMG GT’s presence gives a sense of occasion.

That ridiculous snout is ridiculous with purpose, as the whole engine sits behind the front axle. It’s low and wide, which helps with that whole track thing. And, of course, there’s that noise.

Less primal than the scream of the F-Type’s V8, and much more of a bellow than anything in a 911, it’s more like carrying around an old-school American eight-pot around with you wherever you go, except that this muscle car has a button that actually makes things louder.

Plus that button just looks like a twin-barreled cannon carried around by a demented robot.

And that’s before you even drive it. Folding yourself in isn’t exactly easy – again, another reminder that this isn’t just some car. If you’re over 6'2" or so, you might even have a problem fitting. But if you put your butt down first, then swivel the legs in, you’ve got it.

Foot on the brake, press the ENGINE START/STOP button, make sure the loud exhaust is in the “on” position, because the quiet setting is mostly just for unexpected funerals and pre-getaway crime, and then make sure the parking brake is off.

And then, well, it’s a bit like driving around an enormous cat that really doesn’t want to be caught napping. The whole thing feels a bit like it’s straining at the reins at all times, not because it’s unsettled or unruly, but because it’s capable of so much more than just tooling around in traffic.

The machine vibrates with life. That monstrous V8—fitted with the Dynamic Plus Package, as mine was, with a wider peak power band once you put it into RACE mode—just begs for you to put it into full song. The seven-speed dual-clutch gear box shifts faster than lightning, with perfect blips on the overrun adding to the snorts and chortles from the engine, popping blissfully along as it goes, and the carbon-ceramic brakes, grabby when cold and at low-speeds serve as a constant reminder:

C’mon. Faster. Let’s go. Push harder. You can do better. C’mon. Faster.

The steering wheel chatters at you as you go along, letting you even read the Bott’s Dots on the road like your only muse is the protagonist of the Princess and the Pea. It’s direct and communicative, and even though you sit approximately 900 miles from the tip of the car, you still know at all times what the front of the car is doing.

Even though most of my time was spent on the highway and crawling along in Miami traffic, it never, ever got unsorted. Hit an odd bump, and you still know exactly what’s going on. Nothing fazes it, and nothing fazes you.

And that’s when you realize, sure, it’s got “GT” in the name. But between all of that pent-up energy, the suspension that’s on the firm side even in comfort mode, the center-locking wheels on enormous tires, and the ridiculous looks, it’s not a grand tourer at all. It’s a racer waiting to be broken free of the shackles that mere mortals conceive of when they think of roads.

Yeah, I guess it’s got enough black and red leather in there to make you think you’re in one of Miami’s more interesting nightclubs. And I guess that, in true GT form, you would definitely be one of the more interesting people when you show up at one of those more interesting nightclubs.

But I don’t care. It’s a car that you not only want to drive, it wants to be driven right back at you. And there’s nothing I could possibly want more.

source: http://jalopnik.com/the-mercedes-amg-gt-s-is-a-triumph-of-speed-and-style-o-1770307635

by Michel Ballaban

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Jaguar - Repair and Consignment Sales Redwood City - Jaguar challenges fans to beat F1 star Romain Grosjean in an XF - Bosch European Redwood City - (650) 368-3000

Jaguar is about to set off on a global tour to introduce current and potential customers to its products in over 600 cities, but the biggest draw for motorsport enthusiasts will be the chance to best Formula One racing driver Romain Grosjean on an agility course that utilizes innovative smart cones—behind the wheel of an XF.

Instead of traditional orange cones—the kind revered by transportation departments and reviled by SCCA racers—the smart cones utilize a wireless connection  that randomly illuminates pairs of them to change the course for each driver with little notice.

The course presents a unique kind of challenge that Jaguar says is more relatable to daily driving.

Here's where Grosjean, who currently drivers for American F1 team Haas, comes in: He was the first to test  the course while driving the same kind of XF that invitees will be able to pilot. His high score will be made readily available for attendees to try to to beat.

The campaign, called the Art of Performance tour, kicks off in Europe with 200 destinations. Jaguar says it will tally 600 stops by the time it concludes later this year in Australia. The experience will offer attendees the chance to drive  both the F-Type convertible and coupe, as well as the XF, XJ, XE and the F-Pace. We're still waiting to learn if there will be any stops in the United States.

source: http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1103801_jaguar-challenges-fans-to-beat-f1-star-romain-grosjean-in-an-xf

by Andrew Ganz

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Aston Martin - Repair and Consignment Sales Redwood City - How My Aston Martin V8 Vantage Stacks Up Against A Porsche 911 Turbo - Bosch European Redwood City - (650) 368-3000

When I first saw the vague sketch Aston Martin released of its new halo car during today’s partnering announcement with Red Bull F1, I had to stare at it for about ten minutes before I figured out which direction it was pointed. Then it was clear: we (may) have seen this before!

Back in August 2014, Aston Martin debuted the DP-100, pictured above, which was a one-off design study concept for the Gran Turismo game. Or was it?

With today’s announcement that Aston Martin will stick its name on Infiniti’s old Red Bull racing team in F1, they also revealed that the second century of the British luxury brand will foster a range-topping halo car aimed at being the fastest road car money can buy, tentatively called the AM-RB 100.

That is, in short, absolutely fan-fucking-tastic. They also teased what it would look like with a little green sketch of five lines that look nothing like any current or past Aston Martin production design. So obscure, in fact, I had to study it for a good ten minutes before I realized it looks just like a slightly stretched outline of the DP-100 Gran Turismo design study.

Concept AM-RB 100 sketch released today

Now this is all purely speculation on my part, but after going through the effort of overlaying the teaser image from today with a concept sketch of the 2014 DP-100, there are some obvious similarities that suggest the final AM-RB 001 has a good shot at being close in design to the video game concept.

Merged 2014 DP-100 design sketch with AM-RB 100 outline sketch, slightly stretched

The notable similarities are in the near-identical wheel arches, the curvature of the roof line which disappears behind the rear-wheel arch, the indention surfacing around the door area on the side of the car, and the pointy stubbed nose peeking out up front. There’s also an identical body contour line that runs straight through the side of both the DP-100 render and the new halo car sketch.

The DP-100 also previewed the open-backed front fender that vortexes the airflow around the car, as well as the new roof-rail design cue seen on the DB11 revealed in Geneva earlier this month.

And this all sort of makes sense, as the DP-100 video game design was an opportunity for Aston’s designers to go all-out without production limitations on something that would essentially be a virtual halo car. It looks like whatever production halo car Aston is working on will be extremely close to what we got on our Playstations back in 2014.

DP-100 Gran Turismo render

You can also head over to Autocar to see a much, much better render of what I’m getting at. I thought I was the first to spot it, but it looks like they managed to follow the same trail.

Autocar also got a chance to speak to Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer about the upcoming AM-RB 001 halo car. The key statements about the upcoming car are Aston’s goals. They’re projecting the hypercar will be faster around Silverstone than an F1 car, also claiming it will be the fastest production road car for sale when it debuts later this decade.

Palmer also mentioned that it could steal an energy-regeneration system from the new Red Bull F1 partnership, but likely wont go full-hybrid. It will also feature a bespoke engine developed by Aston in a two-seater, mid-engine layout with “ some baggage space, but you might not get the golf clubs in there.”

The only design issue I had with the 2014 DP-100 concept was the small little slits for headlights, so hopefully they find a resolution with the upcoming AM-RB 001. Beyond that I’m extremely excited to see the final product, even if we seem to have gotten an early whiff already.

source: http://jalopnik.com/have-we-already-seen-aston-martins-new-hypercar-1765597081

by Justin Westbrook

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Range Rover - Repair and Consignment Sales Redwood City - 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR spy shots - Bosch European Redwood City - (650) 368-3000

Land Rover is working on a mid-cycle update for its Range Rover Sport, and naturally the updates will filter across to the high-performance SVR variant.

We have new spy shots of a prototype for the updated Range Rover Sport SVR, a vehicle we expect to be launched alongside the updated version of the regular Range Rover Sport sometime next year. They should arrive as 2018 models.

Looking at the photos, we can see that the basic design will remain unchanged. However, there appears to be a new design for the intakes in the front bumper . This might suggest the vehicle is getting the 575-horsepower version of Jaguar Land Rover’s supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 found in the 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR. The current Range Rover Sport SVR has the same engine but with a 550-hp rating.

Beyond any mechanical updates, look for tweaks to be made inside the cabin. We could also see some additional tech features such as more advanced electronic driver aids.

The current Range Rover Sport SVR is already a brilliant vehicle, so any refinements being made are simply icing on the cake. Despite its size and ability to go off-road, the Range Rover Sport SVR comes close to matching the performance of some dedicated sports cars on the track, including Jaguar Land Rover’s own F-Type. It really is that good.

Note, the Range Rover SUV is also coming in for an update, as evidenced by a prototype spotted earlier.

source: http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1102759_2018-land-rover-range-rover-sport-svr-spy-shots

by Viknesh Vijayenthiran

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BMW - Repair and Consignment Sales Redwood City - 2019 BMW X3 M spy shots - Bosch European Redwood City - (650) 368-3000

Feast your eyes on the first spy shots of BMW’s upcoming X3 M.

The high-performance crossover SUV will be based on the next generation of the X3due out next year, and when it arrives will do battle with the Porsche Macan Turbo as well as a new GLC63 from Mercedes-AMG. We've also heard Audi Sport is preparing an RS Q5 and Jaguar Land Rover SVO an F-Pace SVR.

The X3 M will trail the arrival of the next X3; we presently expect it on the market sometime in 2018 as a 2019 model.

2019 BMW X3 M spy shots - Image via S. Bladauf/SB-Medien

Compared to prototypes for the next X3, this tester is wider, lower and fitted with larger wheels, tires and brakes. According to our photographer, the wheels measure 20 inches across and are fitted with 265/40-size Pirelli P Zero tires at the rear.

The tester also features the large intakes and hexagonal mesh pattern seen on the M2. Finally, BMW M’s signature quad-exhaust tips are fitted at the rear, though the engineers have attempted to disguise these as tamer dual tips.

Under the hood should be a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6, either borrowed from the M2 or the M3/M4. The latter is more likely meaning output in this X3 M should hover around 425 horsepower and 406 pound-feet of torque. The standard transmission should be a 7-speed dual-clutch and drive should be to all four wheel via a rear-biased all-wheel-drive system.

Note, BMW is also expected to launch an X3 M40i to slot in between the range-topping version of the regular X3 and this X3 M. This model should match the 355 hp and 343 lb-ft of the current X4 M40i.

source: http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1097229_2018-bmw-x3-spy-shots-and-video

by Viknesh Jijayenthiran

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Audi - Repair and Consignment Sales Redwood City - Lap Daytona in the 2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus with 360-degree view - Bosch European Redwood City - (650) 368-3000

Audi has come a long way since the days of the original Quattro. That all-wheel-drive original changed minds about which wheels should drive a performance car.

But the Quattro wasn't quite a sports car, and it would take Audi another two decades before it would field an actual rival for cars like the Porsche 911 and the Chevy Corvette.

That car arrived in 2008 in the form of the Audi R8. After a fantastic first generation, the R8 is new again this year. Faster and even more sure-footed, it’s set to hammer away at those challengers and new ones, such as the Mercedes-AMG GT, and the revived Acura NSX.

It looks great on paper, with V-10 power to go with its luxury trim and its tech-rich cockpit. But there’s a better way to prove how good the R8 is at balancing performance and luxury.

That way, is a trip to the most hallowed ground in NASCAR, by way of some of the best backroads in America.

Just as spring broke across Appalachia this year, I had the good luck to climb on a high-speed gravy train, to slide down the geological spine of the Eastern Seaboard in that car. 

Over the course of three days, our speeding skunkworks drilled through rural North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, then did a hop-skip-jump to Florida's Daytona speedway, for a very special drive of the 2017 Audi R8.

Audis are nothing new in the hipster capital of North Carolina. Part college retreat, part retirement villa, the mountain haven is a bit of ski-slope Vermont tucked away in the boonies. That's no slur. There's actually a nearby town called Boone.

Still, Audis stand out. Rotting Subarus bang around here like they haven't received their death warrants in the mail. There aren't as many pickup trucks per capita as other places in the Deep Woods Off slice of the Carolinas, but the balance still tilts toward vehicles that suffer plain neglect.

There couldn’t be a car less Asheville than the R8—its hardcore V-10 growl echoes loudly in the heart of this progressive college town.

Asheville knows what luxury is all about, though. It’s the home to Biltmore, the largest home in America, built in the 1890s for the Vanderbilt family.

The Biltmore house is a postcard-perfect picture of old money. All that limestone makes for a high-contrast backdrop for the R8, with its crisp, technical lines and bullet-like silhouette.

It’s a stunning shape, with a low-slung stance, two-piece side blades, and a roofline that pulls the shape taut all the way to the tail. This new version’s wider and more menacing in its stance than before.

Inside, the R8’s cockpit practically begs for high-speed driving. Gunmetal trim outlines a spare black dash and big, high-resolution screens—including the one that sits where the gauges would normally be.

Audi calls this the virtual cockpit. The display can morph from navigation maps to computer-generated gauges at the touch of a button. It’s a calling card for a new generation of Audis, and frankly, it’s dazzling.

source: http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1103450_breaking-the-banks-at-daytona-in-a-2017-audi-r8

by Marty Padgett

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Jaguar - Repair and Consignment Sales Redwood City - Fast and Furious' Michelle Rodriguez hits 201 mph in Jaguar F-Type SVR: Video - Bosch European Redwood City - (650) 368-3000

Jaguar said when it unveiled its new F-Type SVR that the coupe could hit 200 mph, but Fast and Furious actress Michelle Rodriguez proved them wrong.

In her hands, the F-Type SVR topped out at 201 mph, which was both the fastest the coupe has driven and the highest top speed she has achieved on her own. Previously, she says in the video, her personal top speed record was about 140 mph.

Rodriguez and a professional driver riding shotgun took the orange coupe up past the magic 200-mph mark on a closed Nevada highway.

While Rodriguez has a lengthy Hollywood resume, she is probably best known to car enthusiasts for her role as Leticia "Letty" Ortiz in the Fast and the Furious franchise, and she'll reprise the role in the Furious 8 installment that's being filmed right now.

Although we don't recommend you try to top Rodriguez's run, you'll soon be able to do so. Jaguar confirmed earlier this week that the F-Type SVR will sticker for $125,950 when it goes on sale in the next few months.

The 575-horsepower sports car will also be available as a convertible for those more inclined to soak up the sun while driving along at triple-digit speeds.

source:http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1103092_fast-and-furious-michelle-rodriguez-hits-201-mph-in-jaguar-f-type-svr-video

by Andrew Ganz

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