TWR has formally unveiled the Supercat, its radical new Tremendous-GT underpinned by the legendary Jaguar XJS.
“Virtually 40 years after my father’s (ED: Tom Walkinshaw) authentic firm dominated the racetrack, we’ve introduced the TWR title roaring again with our new Supercat,” mentioned Fergus Walkinshaw, director and founder, TWR.
“Our debut product, designed as an genuine, analog Tremendous-GT for the dedicated driving fanatic, has been developed for over three years by a few of trendy motorsport’s brightest expertise. Constructed on the foundations of the basic Jaguar XJS, it makes use of trendy supplies and manufacturing strategies, plus our in-house supercharged V12, to ship a visceral, immersive driving expertise on the highway and the monitor.
“With manufacturing restricted to only 88 examples and each automobile individually commissioned, it’s an opportunity to personal one thing really distinctive and private, rooted in motorsport historical past however utterly up to date in its design, engineering and efficiency.”
True to its motorsport heritage, the Supercat has rear-wheel drive and a six-speed guide gearbox, coupled with a V12 supercharged engine, developed in-house by TWR engineers, producing 660bhp and 730Nm of torque.
To corral the uplift in energy, the physique has been stiffened with an built-in, tubular metal construction with physique panels completed in carbon fiber to ship important weight financial savings, versus the unique (1,605kg vs 1,770kg, a 9.3% weight discount).
Additional enablers of the automobile’s dynamic capabilities embody the choice to specify carbon ceramic disc brakes from launch, totally programmable traction management, launch management, and 5 distinct driving modes. Double wishbone suspension, augmented by an lively dynamic damping system, delivers a composed Tremendous-GT driving expertise on lengthy continental journeys whereas offering assurance, suggestions and stability in extremely dynamic highway and monitor driving settings.
“I’m proud to have designed a TWR true to its racing and efficiency DNA from the foundations of considered one of Britain’s nice automotive icons,” mentioned Khyzyl Saleem, designer.
“The TWR Supercat represents a ground-up new expression of the unique. As a designer, working in a brand new palette of extremely technical supplies has allowed me to re-energize the shape and stance of the Jaguar XJS to specific our mission to create a real Tremendous-GT boldly. In collaborating with TWR’s distinctive workforce of engineers and aerodynamicists, we have now created a automobile the place each line and have serves a efficiency goal, authentically representing TWR’s legacy on the monitor and on the highway.”
