Jaguar C-X17 - Aluminum SUV In The Making

Jaguar is set to preview its flexible new aluminum vehicle architecture in Frankfurt Motorshow underpinning the concept SUV named C-X17. The SUV aside, the new aluminum platform is set to expand the utilization of the said material wider throughout the Jaguar range of vehicle, which is currently limited only to the flagship XJ-series. The platform will be of modular type, and will underpin anything from the forthcoming 'baby Jaguar' onwards.

Jaguar SUV has been mulled for quite sometimes. Even in mid of last decade, there has been a talk about Jaguar crossover. Only now it materialize, and also signifies the flexibility of the Audi-MLB rivalling new platform. Externally, Jaguar C-X17 wears all the familiar, contemporary Jaguar styling cues. The front fascia is clearly Jaguar XF-inspired, and rear end bears resemblance to the recently introduced F-Type. The side profile is classic Jaguar, sleek and flows with unrivalled elegance. The only obstruction to the perfect elegance is the upright front end, necessitates by the SUV-like snout.

Despite wearing a production-realistic body surface, the concept C-X17 is adorn with the flashy alloy wheel and fanciful glass roof. Interior meanwhile is pure showcar, with its embedded hi-tech instrumentation lies within the minimalist fascia arrangement.

The rear seats are of individual item, separated by the centre console loaded with fully flush and embedded infotainment system.

With the crossover segment is bursting with new entrance from every motorshow, it is not hard to imagine Jaguar is putting the C-X17 into production in the near future. However, don't be sure 100%, as Proton also exhibits its then-new VVA (Versatile Vehicle Architecture, aluminum rivet bonding) in Proton MSX (or Lotus APX depending on where you at it) and then it was never to be seen again! More photos of Jaguar C-X17 can be found after the jump.

First photo of Jaguar F Type interior - gallery inside

We have seen the complete exterior view of Jaguar F Type a couple of days ago together with a glimpse of the interior. Ahead of Paris Motorshow opening tomorrow, the jigsaw has been completed with a full view of Jaguar F Type interior.

The interior draws heavily from the Jaguar C-X16 Concept right down to the door trim and door inside handle design. The dashboard also features the passenger grab handle than runs melded into the gear console. It is very clear that C-X16 Concept is indeed the new F Type is disguise, and presented with the showcar loud red leather, alcantra trimmings and carbon fibre decoration. Get rid of all that, and this is what you get. Thus, we reckon that it is very safe to assume that the Coupe version of the F Type will remain faithful to the earlier concept.

The interior photos made their way into the internet together with additional exterior shots. No word is worthwhile to describe the sensational styling. We also got to see how the fabric look like when it is deployed. Read on......

Evocative Jaguar F-Type photo leaked ahead of Paris debut

Just days before the Paris Motorshow opens its door, more photos of the Jaguar F-Type were leaked into the internet. Jaguar has responded to the previous leak by releasing the front view of the car, and now the rest of the photos has made their way into the net.

While the front end of the car is fairly well known recently, the new shots show that the rear end of the car stays faithful to the Jaguar C-X16 Concept. The E-Type inspired butt is nothing like the low and sleek of its legendary forebear, but carries the same design concept into the short and stubby tail.

We also got to see the interior for the first time, which, like the rear end, has a heavy C-X16 cues carried over unscathed. There is a proper gear lever instead of the rotary dial, and like the rest of Jaguar range, features the innovative aircond outlet duct. Where the duct swivel on the XF, it pops up this time around. 

Jaguar F-Type is set to be one of the most beautiful Jaguar ever. It carries the retro element of the legendary Jaguar and blends it with the modern surfacing the recent Jaguar is known for. In the market, the car will compete with the likes of Porsche Boxster and Cayman. The car is set to be powered by a 3.0L V6 supercharged and 5.0L V8 supercharged and both are expected to channel the drive to the rear wheel via an 8 speed automatic gearbox.

Paris will open its curtain this Thursday so stay tune. For the rest of the leaked photo, head after the jump.

Paris Motorshow debut for Jaguar F-Type

The F-TYPE, Jaguar’s all-new aluminium two-seater sports car, will make its global debut in production form at the Paris Motor Show on 27^th September. The F-TYPE will be launched as a convertible with a choice of three petrol engines: 340PS and 380PS versions of Jaguar’s all-new 3.0-litre supercharged V6, and a new derivative of its existing supercharged 5.0-litre V8. All will drive the rear wheels through an eight-speed transmission and will be equipped with Stop/Start technology.

Following the F-TYPE’s ‘camouflaged’ public drive at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in June of this year, testing of the final verification prototypes has continued in some of the harshest environments in the world. The new F-Type will carry a strong cue previewed by the Jaguar C-X16 Concept.

As its name suggests, this test programme is designed to verify the staggering amount of design work that was carried out by Jaguar’s engineers in the ‘virtual world’, a process in which the company is an industry leader.

More than half-a-million separate F-TYPE design analyses were carried out comprising 10-million CPU hours of processing, creating more than 300TB of data. Had that same amount of initial design analysis been completed on physical cars, the number of prototype F-TYPEs built would have filled the majority of the UK’s motorway network bumper-to-bumper.

The result of all that ‘virtual’ design work is that Jaguar’s engineers are currently concentrating on honing the performance of the physical verification prototypes, to ensure the production F-TYPE delivers truly focused sports car driving reward.

Jaguar XF Sport Brake revealed its rear end

Earlier this year we have been served with the spy shots of the Jaguar XF with estate body, signifying Jaguar's entry into the large estate tapping into the market of BMW 5 Series and BMW E Class Touring. In the UK market, or European for the matter, there is always a demand for large estate with torquey engine  and can be hooked to a caravan for the English gentleman to travel to the cold countryside to sip a tea within the warmth of the campfire. Now those gents have another option, in the shape of stylishly proportioned Jaguar XF Sport Brake, due to be unveiled in Geneva.

Leaked from the brochure perhaps, but we can clearly see that the Sport Brake variant retains the Sedan raising belt line and sloping rear roof, tastefully adorned with chromed accents that trimmed the darkened D-pillar. The darkened pillar trimmed with chrome garnish is a reminiscence of the bigger and never XJ model, which premièred the latest of Jaguar design language.

The car is expected to carry all those improved items from the facelifted XF which include an all-new front end which totally get away from the previous bulbous looks. The lines are now deeply elegant and really shout some English taste to it.

The powertrain option should mirror those on the sedan, which include the four-cylinder 2.2L turbodiesel with 190PS, 3.0L V6 turbodiesel with 240PS and  275PS state of tune, 3.0L V6 gasoline that produced 238PS, 5.0L V8 petrol that kicks out  385PS and perhaps the thundering supercharged 5.0L V8 that punched 510PS. All the diesel version drive the rear wheel via an 8 speed auto transmission while the petrol sticks to the older 6 speed automatic gearbox.

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Jaguar C-X16 Concept

Jaguar has unveiled the concept C-X16 coupe ahead of Frankfurt Motorshow. The sleek two seater sparked the rumour of new sportscar below the XK model range, competing with the likes of Porsche Cayman.

The stunning concept car is the work-of-art of Ian Callum. It draws inspiration from current XK and C-X75 Concept, with flowing bodylines, somethings Jaguar is famed at.

The car is built on the shortened next generation XK platfrom and powered by hybrid powertrain consists of next generation of Jaguar engine, 3.0 litre V6 supercharged gasoline combined electric motor integrated with 8 speed automatic gearbox driving the rear wheel. The gasoline engine produced 380bhp of power and 450Nm of torque while the electric motor boosts further 95bhp and 235Nm of power and torque. More photos and details after the jump.