F-Pace SVR: The Magnificent Beast roars to life

摘要

'We call this thingThe Magnificent Beast," jokes Ross Restell, lead engineer for vehicle dynamics at JLR's Special Vehicles Operations department. He's referring to the new Jaguar F-Pace SVR that sits waiting for us across the car park. Just then, one of the cars starts up, its 5-litre supercharged V8 roaring into life like an angry lion woken from its slumber. I swear you can feel the ground shake.We've been here before, of course. Luxury SUVs are big business and that means premium manufacturers are scramblingto outdo each other in the world of super-fast, super-sized off-roaders. Alfa Romeo has the Stelvio Quadrifoglio, Porsche has the Cayenne Turbo and even Jaguar's sister company Land Rover has an indirect rival in the form of the Range Rover Sport SVR.