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Jaguar Land Rover has launched a Special Operations division to focus on the design and engineering of high-specification halo vehicles, bespoke cars and heritage products.

The new business division will produce special cars along the lines of the F-type Project 7 first seen at Goodwood last year and the recently announced run of lightweight E-type recreations.

Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations will work out of a new technical centre that is being established in the West Midlands, close to JLR's current Gaydon base.

The new division will have four key aims. Most significantly, it will produce high-specification vehicles that showcase "the best of both brands, including high-performance derivatives, ultra luxury products and limited-run collector editions".

It will also create truly bespoke commissions and an extended choice of colour and trim specifications and accessories. Furthermore, it will work on heritage products including ... ...

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