February5
As reported late last month, Jaguar is considering building a Porsche-rivalling sports car in the coming years — this is no secret, as it has been widely reported in the British media. Today, rumors broke about two other new Jaguar models: a two-door version of the XF, and a more shocking four-door version of the Jaguar XK.
Well-placed sources reportedly say the British automaker presented the ideas to India’s Tata Motors, which is likely to acquire Jaguar from Ford this year. None of the cars have final approval, but they’re all possibilities.
The two-door XF is somewhat of a no-brainer. Jaguar could easily built a coupe version of the new XF sedan, and probably will. According to U.K. trade publication Just-Auto, the XF Coupe would look very similar to the XF Sedan, albeit with two less doors and a roof-line that sits two inches lower.
While several publications have speculated about an XF Convertible, sources now claim that idea has been shelved, due to the engineering complexity of such a project.
While the XF has been billed as a competitor to the “four-door-coupe” Mercedes CLS-Class, Jaguar might take that sedan-coupe concept to a new extreme. According to the report, the automaker is considering creating a four-door version of its XK sports car. The stretched XK would be smaller than a CLS, offering relatively minimal rear legroom and storage space. Nonetheless, it would command a high price tag.
Lastly, as previously noted, Jaguar is looking at building a competitor to the Porsche 911. The puristic sports car could wear the F-Type badge, but Jaguar appears to be switching to a lineup of models starting with “X,” so we wouldn’t be surprised to see a different nameplate.
According to this latest report, the Porsche-fighter is Jaguar’s top priority, and is the most likely to receive funding.
Porsche rival? Jaguar might wake up tomorrow and said oh I was just dreaming
Jaguar’s first priority should be to not screw up the XJ redesign. Once the proper flagship has debuted, everything else should fall into place.
Jaguar is still around, is it? I thought it died out with SAAB years ago.
Wait, SAAB is still around??!!!
The XF is not a Jaguar, it is an automotive freak, so why make it into a two-door freak? The F is worth considering—if done correctly.
christianboy you ****knuckle look back at jaguars sports car cachet and rethink what you said
i know one thing im getting the xf black on black
a four door xk is retarded backward idea while a coupe xf is alright the xf was supposed to be a four door xk that is it’s beauty
Jaguar is ooold, I mean, isn’t it was also dubbed OS X 10.2 ??, that’s like six years old…
Jokes aside, Jaguar, SAAB, Volvo, I foresee a dark future for those once great car makers… not going to mention crappy car makers that are worth nada, non me ne importa più niente.
^^ d’oh, typo there… spiacente!!
jaguar is coming back, the idea of a Porsche rivaling car isn’t to unrealistic.
A four-door XK? Are they insane? Maybe if the XK was the only model left in the lineup…so maybe in a few years…
A 4 door XF would make an awesome A5/S5 GT rival.
^ I meant 2 door
They should manufacture the “911-fighter” in India!! Since it’s a Jag, it will be ****ty, but made in Asia would make it cheap and ****ty.
^^ I’m not so sure if Indian plants are worse compared to Mexico’s. They’re pretty advanced technologically, and Mexico… well…