Thunder usually comes after lightning, but in the case of
Lister we'll see the historic British performance marque follow up its Thunder sports car with
a new Lightning SUV.
Speaking with Top Gear magazine,
Lister CEO Lawrence Whittaker revealed that the Lightning will be based
on Jaguar's F-Pace and
feature the same 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 found in the Thunder. The engine
delivers 666 horsepower, meaning only the 707-hp
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk will be more powerful when it comes to
SUVs.
Lister is looking to transform itself into the unofficial
performance arm of Jaguar, similar to what Alpina is to BMW and AMG was to
Mercedes-Benz before being brought in-house, so we will likely be treated with
more Jaguars tuned by Lister in the coming years.
The good news is that Lister isn't giving up on its
standalone models. The company is still churning out continuation versions of
its famous Knobbly race car,
and it has a supercar in the
works to succeed its Storm supercar of the 1990s.
Developing the new supercar requires a lot of funds, which
is why Lister has turned to tuning Jaguars in the meantime. There is also the
historical connection as Lister's past cars have typically run Jaguar
powertrains, including the Storm which featured a 7.0-liter V-12 from Jaguar's
XJR-9 prototype race car. Lister's previous owner also tuned Jaguars,
specifically the XJS.
source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1115125_lister-lightning-will-be-a-600-plus-horsepower-f-pace
by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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