versione coupè della jaguar jx
commenti dal forum "scoops" di www.autoweek.nl:
Upcoming Jaguar XJ-C Coupe and Convertible
Is the Jaguar XJ6 Coupe and Convertible about to make a shock comeback in an attempt to boost sales?
Not sure how to tell you this, but I have just been emailed a jpeg photoshop from a pal.
Thing is, that is just what Jaguar is planning - a lighter, two door replacement for the old XJ6 series-2 coupe of the 70's. These guys did it as a joke, but ironically it's so close to Coventry's artists sketches and clay models, it's almost eerie.
Expected to be up to 330lbs (150Kg ) lighter, the two-door, four-seater saloon could also spawn a convertible version (Jaguar never made one originally, just coach builders like Lister, Arden and Vanden Plas did them). The concept is still only being finalised, but influential opinions are being sought on the suitability of such a car, but it is a well known secret in PussyVille (Note from 001: If there is such a town, I may have to move there!) that the aluminum platform is capable of yielding more than just a LWB Daimler (due 2004/2005 incidentally). A convertible XJ-C (as it was originally known) would be a MASSIVE seller in the USA, Jaguars single biggest market, notwithstanding the interest in drop-tops in Europe now.
Comments on that web site state that the car looks cute, but a little boring and too similar to an XJ6, but doh - it's based on an XJ6, what would you expect?
If the car went into production, a huge amount of components, trim and systems could be employed without modification. Similarly, the entire XJ's engine range would be available at little or no cost in engineering terms, just experimentation with suspension settings and brake force distribution required. That would make the STOCK 3.0-litre V6 petrol/gasoline powered car very quick indeed, while an XJ-C (Type-R indeed) would be as fast as some jet airplanes.
davvero bella. nn c'è ke dire...cmq interessante la motorizzazione diesel su una coupè di segmento f...nn vi pare?