The Heritage 60 Edition seems likely to carry a hefty premium over the standard supercharged V8 donor.

SIXTY are being created to celebrate the E-Type's 60th birthday, just one is earmarked for New Zealand … and it’s already been spoken for.

 That’s the synopsis for the 2021 Jaguar F-Type Heritage 60 Edition, a special edition officially unveiled yesterday.

Coupes and convertibles are being produced, but it appears the open-air editions aren’t destined for this part of the world.

The single coupe locked in for Kiwi consumption has been signed off to a South Island fan, with mid-2021 delivery looking likely.

The deal appears to have been achieved regardless that final pricing has yet to be resolved, Jaguar New Zealand has indicated.

It won’t be cheap. Jaguar Australia reckons the five coupes it has been allocated will each sell for around $NZ350,000, before on-road costs.

That’s a significant premium over the most raucous version of the donor F-Type R, the P575 R, which is a $214,900 ask here and has the same 5.0-litre supercharged V8 sending 423kW of power and 700Nm of torque to all wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission.

Performance figures carry over; so a 3.7-second sprint from zero to 100kmh, towards an electronically-limited top speed of 300kmh.

All examples of the special are finished in Sherwood Green – an original E-Type colour, last offered on a new Jaguar in the 1960s – with duo-tone Caraway and Ebony Windsor leather, a combination exclusive to the Heritage 60 Edition.

The cars feature 20-inch gloss black forged alloy wheels, black brake calipers and gloss black and chrome exterior trim accents.

Unique highlights include aluminium centre console trim inspired by the E-Type's rear-view mirror housing, E-Type 60th Anniversary logos embossed into the seat headrests and above the infotainment display, commemorative sill plates, Caraway-edged floor mats and an SV Bespoke 'One of Sixty' plaque.

The anniversary logo is shared shared with six matching pairs of restored, 3.8-litre 1960s E-Types, that are being delivered by Jaguar Classic, the brand’s refurbishment division that dedicates to yesteryear fare.

The resto projects pay tribute to two of the most famous E-Types built, which wore British registration plates '9600 HP' and '77 RW'. These will be known as the E-Type 60 Collection. It’s not known if any of these are earmarked for NZ buyers.