The most stunning Jaguar ever, the all new SVR F-Type Coupe and Convertible, fast, light and stunning.

The new 2017 Jaguar F-TYPE SVR will make its global debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show on March 1, 2016 and will go on sale in summer 2016.

Capable of accelerating to 200mph, the new F-TYPE SVR is the first Jaguar to wear the SVR badge and is developed to exploit the two-seat aluminum sports car’s full potential while retaining its day-to-day usability.

Lighter, faster and more powerful, the new F-TYPE SVR takes performance, dynamics and driver involvement to a new level yet retains the comfort and duality of character inherent to all Jaguar cars.

“The new F-TYPE SVR is the first series production Jaguar car to be developed by Special Vehicle Operations and benefits from everything we know about precision engineering, performance and design,” said John Edwards, Managing Director, Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations. “The result is a 200mph, all-weather supercar that you can drive every day – we even made a Convertible version so that enthusiasts can revel in the sound from the new titanium exhaust system.”

The new F-TYPE SVR will join the 2017 Model Year F-TYPE Coupe and Convertible range comprising of the F-TYPE, F-TYPE Premium, F-TYPE S, F-TYPE British Design Edition and F-TYPE R.

Land Rover takes it's turn with the Scottish car of The Year Awards taking a couple too.

• New Discovery Sport is named Best Diesel
• Judges praise Discovery Sport’s ability, refinement and efficiency
• Best Used Car prize goes to Land Rover Defender

Land Rover has secured a brace of accolades in the prestigious Scottish Car of the Year Awards, with Discovery Sport named Best Diesel of 2015 and Land Rover’s evergreen Defender model claiming the award for Best Used Car. The annual awards are decided by an expert panel of judges from the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers (ASMW).

Announcing the Land Rover Discovery Sport 2.0 Litre TD4 as Best Diesel, ASMW President Alisdair Suttie said: “With its launch powertrain, our winner demonstrated a huge breadth of ability and the arrival of an all-new diesel engine in September has really put this vehicle on a pedestal. Hushed, frugal and low on emissions, our diesel champion’s engine is also British-built.

“Scotland’s challenging terrain means we always look forward to the launch of a new SUV and the Discovery Sport is one of the best in the business. No other seven-seater can deliver a blend of ability, refinement and efficiency like this one.”

Discovery Sport’s new 2.0-litre four-cylinder Ingenium diesel engine is designed to deliver class-leading torque and power outputs, combined with excellent refinement, reduced CO₂ emissions and lower fuel consumption thanks to its lightweight construction, stiff cylinder blocks and decoupled injectors, which ensure low levels of vibration and noise intrusion. Built at Land Rover’s new state-of-the-art £500m Engine Manufacturing Centre in the West Midlands, the EU6 compliant Ingenium engine is available in 150PS and 180PS variants, the former offering up to 57.7mpg and CO₂ emissions from 129g/km.

Discovery Sport is equipped with a range of class-leading safety features, such as a pedestrian airbag, Autonomous Emergency Braking and a suite of driver assistance features, all of which have helped it earn a Five Star Euro NCAP rating.

On the road prices start at £30,695 for the manual gearbox model with five-seat SE specification. With range service intervals extended from 16,000 to 21,000 miles, the new Discovery Sport offers significantly lower whole-life running costs in addition to lower taxation and reduced fuel costs.

As a salute to the Land Rover Defender, which celebrated 67 years of production earlier this year with the minting of its 2,000,000th example, the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers declared it Best Used Car. “Our top used choice is a vehicle that has kept countries mobile during times of disaster,” said ASMW Secretary Stephen Park. “No other vehicle in history has managed to withstand the test of time like the Land Rover Defender. The current model’s family resemblance to the 1948 original is immediately obvious yet one of the oldest automotive designs is one of the best at retaining its value. Buy almost any Defender, from a 1990 example to a nearly new model, keep it in top condition, and there’s every chance you will enjoy depreciation-free motoring.

“Moreover, such a lengthy production run means there’s a huge choice available to suit every budget. Project cars start from a couple of grand, a solid and presentable runner with the famed 300 TDI engine is a sound investment at £5k while upwards of £20,000 buys the very best available.”

Next month in London, Defender 2,000,000 will go under the hammer at Bonhams. Featuring a bespoke design and built with the help of an all-star cast of lifelong Defender fans led by adventurer Bear Grylls, the unique Defender is expected to raise many thousands of pounds for Land Rover’s humanitarian and conservation partners, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the Born Free Foundation.

The Scottish Car of the Year Awards were accepted by Jaguar Land Rover’s UK Managing Director, Jeremy Hicks, who said: “There is probably not another car manufacturer in the world whose oldest and newest models can win awards in the same contest, and such a feat underlines Land Rover’s unique position in the motoring world. It is particularly pleasing for our products to be recognised in this way in Scotland, where Land Rover has always enjoyed a special relationship with buyers seeking the ultimate in all-wheel-drive capability.”

The Jaguar XE also takes a couple of awards at the Scottish car Of The Year Awards.

• Jaguar XE crowned ‘Best Executive Car’ in the Scottish Car of the Year awards
• New Jaguar sports saloon also named ‘Fleet Car of the Year’ in the Association of Car Fleet Operators awards 

The Jaguar XE has added to its already impressive trophy cabinet with major wins at two prestigious award ceremonies in November.

The XE was crowned ‘Best Executive’ in the Scottish Car of the Year awards. Alisdair Suttie, President of the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers, said: “With its fine lines penned by Scotsman Ian Callum, the Jaguar XE is as good looking as executive saloons come. It has abilities to match its looks, with first rate ride, refinement, driving dynamics and efficiency.”

The Jaguar XE took the Scottish Car of the Year award for ‘Best Design and Innovation’ in 2014.

Jaguar Design Director Ian Callum collected the award. Ian said: “Even though we launched the XE into one of the most competitive segments in the car industry, we were quietly confident that we had a winner on our hands. It looks exactly the way a Jaguar sports saloon should: stylish, sporty and fast even when it’s motionless. I’m honoured that the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers has recognised it as best in its class.”

Earlier in the month, the Jaguar XE also took home the top award from the Association of Car Fleet Operators (ACFO). ACFO’s award-winners are decided by votes from its members – which include most of Britain’s major fleets – and who this year made the XE its ‘Fleet Car of the Year’.

Jaguar Land Rover Managing Director Jeremy Hicks said: “We had fleet owners and fleet drivers very much in mind when we created the Jaguar XE - it’s a car that offers all the sporting and luxury appeal that people expect of a Jaguar while also offering best-in-class running costs. It’s fantastic to see that our customers are so pleased with the finished product.” 

A forgotten prototype of the supercharged Squire Eight is to see the light of day once more.

The car, an aluminium-bodied roadster complete with its iconic Squire sloping vee chromed radiator surround, dates from the early 90s. Advancing years and a change in priorities  has led the car's current owner to decide to offer the vehicle for sale, together with such manufacturing tooling and design data that remains, plus the legal and commercial title to the original Squire Motors Ltd. company name.

This gives this car a very strong provenance that links it back to the original 10 Adrian Squire manufactured machines made at Henley on Thames, and the three Remenham-built examples assembled from components in the late 1940s after Adrian Squire's death and the closure of the business.

Constructed using traditional English ash-framed coachbuilding techniques, but underpinned by an innovative semi-monocoque peripheral frame chassis with all-round independent suspension, this 'new' Squire prototype was intended to use the ex-Buick Rover V8 engine. 

Though shown at a number of exhibitions and classic car events, the prototype was never actually developed further into a road-going car. 

The company instead making the braver decision to invest its resources into component sourcing, tooling and manufacturing planning, so as to support a 10 to 15 unit a year production target.

In hindsight, the supercharged Squire Eight might be said to have been born out of time. The car's price tag put it somewhat above the comparable Morgan model – the Plus 8 – whilst starting to encroach upon the then still-reasonable restoration costs of an existing older classic, which came with  a correspondingly more assured resale value. 

At the other extreme, the 90s saw a tremendous surge in the production of neo-classics and replicas, most of whose sales appeal centered around naked power with an almost deliberate disregard for long-distance creature comfort. The Squire Eight's restrained elegance of line and all-round attention to detail was perhaps just too understated for its era's zeitgeist.