Jaguar F-type Coupe R at the Los Angeles Motor Show 2013

Jaguar has unveiled the new 2014 F-type Coupe - the spiritual successor to the fabled Jag E-type - at a star-studded event on the eve of the Los Angeles Motor Show 2013. And the closed-top F-type coupe came with a surprise: there will be a high-performance F-type Coupe R model available at launch, boasting a Porsche-baiting 550hp.

This makes it the fastest F-type to date, dispatching the benchmark 0-60mph drag race in a blistering 4.0sec. A party trick that was amply displayed at a Hollywood-style unveiling in the Raleigh Studios, when the coupe roared down a runway towards a celebrity-packed audience including Simon Cowell, Miranda Kerr and Kelly Osbourne - only to disappear through a tunnel hidden beneath the crowd.

Please click the picture above to read more about the Jaguar F-type Coupe and F-type R models at the 2013 Los Angeles Motor Show

By Tim Pollard, managing editor, MSN Cars