![]() ![]() Jaguar’s latest all-wheel-drive system continuously monitors grip levels and driver inputs and uses feed-forward torque distribution to both pre-empt and react to wheel-slip. Jaguar hasn’t mentioned V-8 applications, which makes sense since the automaker is turning away from big engines.īoth rear- and all-wheel drive is also compatible with iQ. It has also been designed to incorporate innovative efficiency technologies such as diesel, plug-in hybrid and even battery-powered electric powertrains.įurthermore, Jaguar is developing new four-cylinder gas and diesel engines for its iQ platform, while performance fans will be happy to hear that the automaker’s supercharged V-6 engine from the F-Type sports car will also fit. Derived from the Premium Lightweight Architecture that underpins the larger Range Rover SUV, the iQ is a scalable vehicle platform designed not only to be light but also extremely stiff. The key to both models will be the iQ platform. Jaguar C-X17 concept, 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show Given the automaker’s naming cadence, the new sedan is likely to be called the XQ while the crossover should get the Q-Type moniker. What the vehicles will be called is still up in the air, though we know Jaguar has registered “XQ” and “Q-Type” with the European Union's trademark agency. The production version of the C-X17 will follow soon after. We’ve already spied this small sedan, which Jaguar tells us will be launched in 2015. It's the first to be built on the company's new aluminium monocoque structure for smaller cars, which carries the codename “iQ” and will also spawn a small sedan meant to compete head to head with the BMW 3-Series and erase forever the memories of the less-than-stellar X-Type sedan that failed at the same goal a decade ago. Now we're just back from the concept's reveal on the eve of the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show, and have photos and more details of this new and radically different kind of Jaguar-which previews a production vehicle coming in the next couple of years. One thing is certain: if Porsche survived the Cayenne, a Jaguar SUV won't be a tragedy at all for the brand.Yesterday, photos of the Jaguar C-X17 crossover concept leaked onto the web. Still, the 213mm (8.4in) ground clearance and Jaguar’s intelligent All-Wheel Drive system would make occasional off-road escapades possible. With its low height, “optimized center of gravity” and use of dynamic technologies such as Torque Vectoring by Braking, Jaguar says the C-X17 could offer “sedan car-like handling” and refined on-road dynamics, suggesting a clear differentiation from Land Rover vehicles that are more off-road oriented. Among its many advanced technologies the Interactive Surface Console is a multi-screen infotainment network that links passengers with each other and the outside world through social media channels. If it will be produced, the interior will suffer the most significant changes, as it is obviously too futuristic for a production vehicle. At 2,905mm (114.4in), the long wheelbase suggests plenty of interior space too, although the study’s cabin only features four seats. It does manage to look slim and athletic, despite its dimensions - 4,718mm (185.7in) long, 1,649mm (64.9in) tall and 1,959mm (77.1in) wide. Whether they will build it or not, the C-X17 does look like a modern day Jaguar, incorporating most of the styling cues seen on current production models. The Tata Motors-owned carmaker says the iQ architecture will form the basis for a new range of future Jaguars, the first of which will be a mid-size premium C/D segment sedan in 2015. Jaguar says the C-X17 announces “next-generation lightweight technologies in the form of an all-new advanced aluminium monocoque architecture,” incorporated by the study. Although the British company doesn’t say it specifically, with the C-X17 Concept shown in Frankfurt, it is testing the waters for a production SUV that may launch within the next few years. ![]() Luxury car manufacturers need SUVs in their lineup if they want to make money, and Jaguar seems to have an understanding of that. ![]()
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