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Today, 21 November 2013Jaguar F-type coupe to get RS and RS GT versions
Jaguar design boss confirms more performance-orientated versions of the F-type coupe are in development
Faster RS and RS GT versions of the new Jaguar F-type coupe are likely to be launched in the car's life-cycle, Jaguar design director Ian Callum has hinted.Speaking to Autocar at the Los Angeles motor show, Callum said there was "always scope" with a car like this to make more potent versions."Our obligation is to maximise the opportunity in the car in every direction," he said. "It is clear that the platform is very capable. Whatever the powertrain, the body will work with it."The initial three models in the F-type coupe range reach the UK next March priced from £51,235, a full £7285 less than the price of the base convertible.In the US, the base F-type costs from $65,000 (£40,340), more than £10,000 less than in the UK. On the range-topping R, US customers pay $99,000 (£61,400), while UK customers pay £85,000 for the same model.Despite the gaps between the two counties pricing looking vast, Jaguar global marketing director Steven de Ploey said that once dealer margins, standard specification, currency rates and taxes (sales taxes are added on after
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