Jaguar C-X75 given go ahead for production
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30th September, 2010
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- Jaguar to launch C-X75 as a hybrid super car
- Mixes internal combustion power with electric motors to achieve super car performance and less than
99 g/km CO2 emissions
- Downsized highly boosted petrol engine with two powerful electric motors and four-wheel-drive
- 0-60 mph in less than 3 seconds
- 0-100 mph in less than 6 seconds
- Top speed in excess of 200 mph
- All-electric running range in excess of 50 km
- True-to-concept, lightweight, all carbon-fibre chassis
- Groundbreaking association with Williams F1 - built in the UK
- Direct technology transfer from top-level motor sport
- Prices from £700,000 (GBP) depending on local market and taxes
- Exclusive limited volume hybrid super car - only 250 will be built
Jaguar has confirmed that it will launch the remarkable C-X75 concept car as an exclusive hybrid
super car.
Jaguar C-X75 will become the British marque's most advanced model to date. It will offer performance
on a par with the fastest production cars on the market, while adopting cutting-edge technology that
offers remarkably economical running. Jaguar expects this hybrid super car to deliver incredibly low
CO2 emissions of less than 99 g/km.
"People expect Jaguar to be innovators - that is when Jaguar is at its best," said Adrian
Hallmark, Jaguar Brand Director. "The C-X75 received an incredible reception as a concept car. We've
been building on that momentum and there is a clear business case for this exclusive halo model. No
other vehicle will better signify Jaguar's renewed confidence and excellence in technological
innovation than this."
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Project C-X75 will be the ultimate expression of Jaguar design and engineering innovation. This
high-performance hybrid super car will stay true to the initial concept design study that made its debut
at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, while fulfilling requirements that allow it to be homologated for road
use.
"We were always determined that the Jaguar C-X75 would be as striking on the road as it was in
concept form," said Ian Callum, Director of Design, Jaguar Cars. "This will be the finest looking
and most innovative Jaguar ever produced. Even in the world of super cars, we can still produce the most
beautiful."
In an unprecedented move, Jaguar C-X75 will be developed in association with Williams F1 who will
provide their engineering expertise in areas including aerodynamics, carbon composite manufacture and
hybrid technologies. This association will be at the leading edge of British automotive engineering and
innovation.
"Confirmation of this project today sign posts Jaguar Land Rover's continued determination to
embrace new technologies," said Jaguar Land Rover CEO, Dr Ralf Speth. "A super car like the C-X75
is the logical choice to showcase cutting-edge design, intelligent use of new environmental technologies
and motor sport inspired performance."
It also marks a new milestone in both company's histories as Jaguar Land Rover and Williams
collaborate for the first time to produce one of the world's highest performance and environmentally
sustainable super cars. The production of Jaguar C-X75 will provide more than one hundred highly-skilled
jobs in the UK.
A direct technology transfer between elite motor sport and road-going production cars is key to
C-X75's success. The super car's chassis will be made of carbon-fibre to provide an incredibly lightweight,
yet rigidly strong structure.
Aiding the transition from concept to production vehicle is the choice of powertrain. Jaguar continues
to develop the use of the micro-turbine technology that was showcased in the original concept C-X75.
Jaguar's parent company Tata Motors has taken a significant stake in Bladon Jets, and will develop this
very advanced technology as a medium-term aspiration that will play a part in Jaguars of the future.
To bring Project C-X75 to showroom reality within the timescales of a conventional model programme, an
equally innovative powertrain had to be developed. The road-going super car will use a state-of-the-art,
small-capacity, highly-boosted internal combustion engine with one powerful electric motor at each axle.
"The engine's compact size allows it to be mounted low in the car for optimum weight distribution
and to retain the concept's stunning silhouette. This will make the Jaguar C-X75 a bona fide hybrid super
car capable of silent electric running with an extensive EV range in excess of 50 km," explained Bob
Joyce, Group Engineering Director, Jaguar Land Rover.
When C-X75's motors and combustion engine combine, it will be one of the fastest production cars in the
world, with a sub-three second 0-60 mph time and a top speed in excess of 200 mph. Crucially, this
performance will be generated alongside incredibly low emissions, with a target of less than 99g/km CO2,
thanks to Project C-X75's lightweight construction and cutting-edge powertrain technology.
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Williams F1 has been at the forefront of motor sport engineering for three decades. The project
engagement on Jaguar C-X75 is testament to the team's ambitions and will bring together two leading lights
of the UK motoring industry.
"Our new association with Jaguar Land Rover provides us with an exciting opportunity to work with
one of the motoring world's most famous and iconic brands," said Sir Frank Williams, Chairman of
Williams F1. "Williams has always considered itself an engineering company and so this project will
allow us to combine our technical expertise to create something truly exceptional."
Jaguar C-X75 will redefine the customer experience, and will set new standards in sales and after-sales
services that will be recreated across the range in the future. Only 250 examples will be built, each
costing between an expected £700,000 - £900,000 depending on market and local taxes.
"Never before has the company launched such an ambitious, world-beating vehicle programme," said
Carl-Peter Forster, CEO Tata Motors. "This is the Jaguar of the future. The opportunity for innovation
like this in the UK is part of the reason Tata Motors invested in Jaguar, and it's fantastic that products
like the C-X75 can become reality."
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