The Jaguar F-Type R Coupe will be present at the Tour de France, the premier cycling event, with a unique example created by the JLR SVO (Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations), becoming, most likely, the most desired of the vehicles of race support: the Jaguar F-Type R Coupé Tour de France.
Stage 20 of the Tour de France, to be played on the 26th of July, a 54km time trial between Bergerac and Périgueux, will feature one of the most extravagant support vehicles ever, an unlikely Jaguar F-Type R Coupé Tour de France.
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Supporting Team Sky since its inception in 2010, and with a Tour victory in 2012, support for cyclists has been provided by competent Jaguar XF Sportbrake. They could not have chosen anything more different to perform such a vital task on one of the stages of the Tour: the Jaguar F-Type R Coupé Tour de France.
Designed by SVO, which handles special projects within the Jaguar Land Rover group, such as the recent Jaguar F-Type Project 7, the Jaguar F-Type R Coupé Tour de France sees its rear window replaced by a mount. carbon fiber bicycles, carrying two Pinarello Bolide TT, Team Sky's choice for the stage.
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An extra power supply is also added in the trunk to provide the necessary energy for the radios, amplifiers, microphones, horns and screens that ensure communication between the Team Sky sport director and the riders. Both on the outside and inside, the Jaguar F-Type R Coupé Tour de France adopts the Team Sky colors and graphics, including the generous blue stripe present in the concept.
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SVO, after careful analysis, concluded that the 550hp and 680Nm of torque delivered by the F-Type R Coupé's 5 liter V8 Supercharged (ie a compressor) should be more than enough to keep up with the specialized bicycles, so they were not made. changes to the powertrain or chassis to accomplish its mission.
