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Lyonheart K

The Lyonheart K is a proposed British-built grand tourer based on Jaguar XK running gear. It was planned to be unveiled at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show as a development of the 2011 concept Vizualtech Growler E and is a reinterpretation of the Jaguar E-Type.

The unveiling of the K was delayed and was not shown at the scheduled 2014 Geneva Motor Show following plans to change the platform and engine to the newer Jaguar F-Type. Sales were scheduled to commence in 2015.

The K was to be manufactured in Coventry by the newly created Lyonheart Cars company, owned by Swiss-based Classic Factory. Up until late 2015 there was no evidence that the company had built either a prototype or any other touchable or viewable artefact. This design exists solely as computer-generated 3D images, and as of 2020, the official website is no longer live.

Lyonheart Cars Ltd was dissolved in February 2017.

Specifications

The Lyonheart K was specified to have had a kerb weight of 1575 kg, be 4749 mm long, 1893 mm wide, and 1289 mm high, and would have had a wheelbase of 2752 mm.

It was intended to use the 5.0 L supercharged V8 from the Jaguar XK. It was claimed that it would be able to accelerate from 0 to 60 mi/h in less than 4 seconds and have a top speed close to 190 mi/h. The engine was to be tuned by Cosworth and produce 567 bhp and 516 lbft of torque.

References

References

  1. Jones, Matthew. (21 February 2012). "This is the awesome Lyonheart K". Top Gear.
  2. (27 February 2014). "Quick news: Citroen concept; Lyonheart car delayed; Kia Cee'd GT on sale".
  3. (20 February 2014). "Lyonheart K Production Delayed by 6 Months to 1 Year".
  4. "LYONHEART CARS LTD".
  5. "Technical Data". Lyonheart Cars website.
  6. Elliott, James. (23 February 2012). "Growler E-type homage officially the Lyonheart K". Classic and Sports Car.
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