A New Jaguar XK Is Coming To Lead Firm’s New Family Of Sports Cars
Times are tough at Jaguar Land Rover. With the world turning its back on diesel and the firm having invested heavily in the black pump, it seems the answer to turning around its fortunes is something we can all get behind: sports cars.
Autocar reports that Hanno Kirner, who oversees product strategy at JLR, has confirmed that Jaguar is “working on a proposal for a whole family of sports cars”.
You might think that sounds rather vague, and the full quote doesn’t confirm much more either. Kirner said: “The F-Type has been a huge success.
“We love sports cars – and I use the plural quite deliberately. Whether that is delivered by a body variant or something else remains to be seen, but for now let’s just say that the body type is very important for us.”
There’s certainly an insinuation there, and coupled with the fact Ian Callum has hinted in the past that he wants an F-Type in a 2+2 layout, it’s easy to see how two plus two equals XK.
It all comes down to the creation of a flexible vehicle architecture that can be adapted to cater for more seats and electrification further down the line. Kirner’s keen to incorporate environmentally friendly electric power with an emotive engine that petrolheads can enjoy – “A lot of people like the sound of an engine,” he says. Yes, yes we do.
So how long do we have to wait for this mythical XK to appear? The F-Type is up for replacement is 2019, so expect a 2+2 version to appear a couple of years after that.
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If it looks anything like the render…
My god is it beautiful
IKR!?!That render is what made my day and I am squealing in many languages right now…This is what Jaguar needs to be…
But the real questions is, will we have a meaty V8 and will it be a hybrid?
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yeah yeah, sure that’s cool and all but what about the CX75? What about another Jaaaaaaaaag like that?
It could happen
If they can sell enough E-Pace and F-Pace to cover the R&D cost
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Also known as the E pace Facelift
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Im so happy
For once, @Jaguar, you need listen to us and make it come alive and consider making the CX75 as well., while you’re at it. Love ya!!! P.S. Not everything is about F paces and E paces…
Yeah, the CX75. You can’t not love a 10,000rpm twincharged I-4.
It’s awesome. I don’t even care if some say it looks like a panamera or anything. That is beauty
cough Mitsubishi cough