TWR Supercat Is a Jag Restomod with a Supercharged V-12, a Manual, and RWD
TWR has revealed the Supercat, which is based on a Jaguar XJS that sports an aggressive carbon-fiber body.
Under the hood lies a roughly 600-hp supercharged V-12 mated to a six-speed manual that routes to the rear wheels.
Just 88 units will be built with a starting price around $282,000.
Tom Walkinshaw Racing is among the most legendary names in British motorsport, responsible for the Jaguar prototype racers that triumphed at Le Mans in 1988 and 1990 while also developing the XJ220 and XJR-15 road-going supercars of the early 1990s. The brand has now returned with Tom's son, Fergus Walkinshaw, at the helm, and the first car from the revived TWR is the green beast you see here, a V-12-powered Jaguar XJS restomod dubbed the Supercat.
TWR took the XJS's elegant, long hood and turned the aggression up to the max, retaining the recognizable roofline and proportions but reimagining the grand tourer as an assertive track-ready race car. The entire body is fashioned from carbon fiber and features incredibly flared wheel arches, a front splitter that looks as sharp as a katana, and a hood peppered with vents. Around back there's a ginormous diffuser and a protruding ducktail spoiler, while the motorsport-inspired look is capped off by aerodisc wheels and a side-exit exhaust.
At the heart of the Supercat is a supercharged V-12 pushing out around 600 horsepower, and while TWR hasn't specified the displacement, we bet its colossal. Even more enticing is the fact that this engine is hooked up to a six-speed manual that routes power exclusively to the rear wheels. TWR says its development team's past work experience includes stints at McLaren, Ferrari, Porsche, Williams, Mercedes F1, and Renault F1.
Just 88 TWR Supercats will be built, honoring the 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans victory. The first units should be delivered in the fourth quarter of this year. Prices will start at roughly $282,000, and TWR will offer a wide degree of personalization. The Supercat will be offered in major international markets, including the United States.
TWR says it will show off the cabin when the Supercat gets a "dynamic debut" this summer, which sounds like it would line up nicely with the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Supercat is also described as the "first of a new generation of cars," suggesting there are more outlandish TWRs on the way. We can't wait to see what else the mad lads at TWR have up their sleeve.
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