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“It could grow into the luxury market, and grow in size,” Callum said. “Whether it stays the same as a two-plus-two or becomes a two-plus-more-than-two has not been committed to yet.”
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Jaguar has taken great pains to develop the F-Type as a true sports car, keeping weight to a minimum through the extensive use of aluminum, offering a trio of potent supercharged mills and even planning to make available a manual transmission – the first such gearbox in a U.S-market Jag since the demise of the X-Type entry-level sedan.
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Given the birth of its smaller, sportier sibling, it certainly makes sense for the XK to evolve into a true Mercedes-Benz SL-Class competitor in terms of price and boulevard-cruiser spirit, but we’ll have to wait and see what decision Jaguar ends up making on the evolution of its range-topping two-door.
