It Looks Like A Four-Cylinder Diesel Jaguar F-Type Is Coming

Spy photographers have snapped a mysterious F-Type test mule, and according to reports it's packing a 2.0-litre diesel engine

Matt Robinson

07 Nov 2016

It Looks Like A Four-Cylinder Diesel Jaguar F-Type Is Coming

Whether you buy a V6 or a V8 Jaguar F-Type, you can be sure your ears will be treated to a jolly nice time. However, it’s looking like a less tuneful version of Jaguar’s pretty coupe and cabriolet combo might be on the way: a diesel.

Oh yes: alongside the long-rumoured new entry-level 2.0-litre four-pot Igenium petrol F-Types, it seems Jaguar is also about to introduce the 2.0-litre diesel version from the engine family to the sports car. Spy shots from Autocar captured an oil-burning F-Type test mule with JLR engineering big cheese Mike Cross behind the wheel, and after running the plates on the DVLA database, the publication found that the car is registered as having a 2.0-litre diesel engine.

Jag's testing a 2.0-litre diesel engine in this F-Type: https://t.co/ys1geKD5Lb;— autocar

This could of course amount to nothing - plenty of cars never make it past the testing stage, after all. But if this did happen, what would you think of such a vehicle? Does the idea of a diesel F-Type disgust you, or is the prospect of a torquey little diesel Jaguar roadster/coupe weirdly appealing? Let us know in the comments.

Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.

Comments

4 pot coupe? Maybe. Diesel? Just no.

Since when did diesel cars suck? They’re actually pretty cool. Just check out Porsche’s V8 diesel or various Lemans racers. They provide near endless torque and torque means fast.

Why Cancer? There are so many words you can choose from and you choose a word that offends many people.. Please don’t..

TurboToddler (Straight-five) am I right?

This post gave me cancer.

Eeeeeewwwwwwwww

Finally! I can roll coal in a British car.

Just like back at t’ mines

I’m pretty sure there are other British diesel cars.

Seriously, who’s gonna buy that? Will probably get as popular as the Mustang EcoBoost…

Which is actually real popular

Whats so bad about it being powered by a Diesel Engine?

Why would you buy a sports car and then choose a diesel instead of a petrol engine that suits sports cars a lot more?

I don’t know either. Bunch of “purists” say that it’s bad. I have nothing against it, it opens up new markets for JLR. Maybe some people want to have an F-Type with less fuel consumption, who knows?