Jaguar has revealed the first production images of its new F-Type ahead of its debut at the Paris Motor Show next week.

The new model, which is a reincarnation of the E-type will be launched as a soft-top first in early 2013, and prices will start at around £55,000.

A coupe will follow a year later, ahead of a likely 'R' model with supercharged V8 to take up the mantle as the new Jaguar flagship.

In terms of the lesser engines, at the 2012 Beijing motor show Jaguar confirmed that the power behind the F-type will come from a 3.0-litre V6 supercharged petrol units, and a 5.0-litre V8.