Jaguar C-X16 - Closer to production pics?

[Wretched]

Got to say I do like it. Hopefully it does make production looking like that.

[graham_h]

Love it.......

[Nikked]

WOW! Want one!

[DJM83]

[MethodX]

Free Vindaloo with that?

[SM1DY]

Originally Posted by MethodX

Free Vindaloo with that?

This feels racist

[nstg8a]

love it, especially the interior.

[galaxy xr8]

Very nice indeed.

[The Monty]

R36 Gtr?

[Cúl-Báire]

Thats Horn!

[Riksta]

Originally Posted by Cúl-Báire

Thats Horn!

Incorrect. It is NOT a VN Commodore.

I liked it a lot. I really did. Then one part of one of the pictures caught my eye and I died a little inside.

Here's the picture, can you guess what it was that put me off?



˙ʇı uo pıɹqʎɥ sʎɐs ʇı ʇɔɐɟ ǝɥʇ :ɹǝʍsuɐ

[Wretched]

Originally Posted by Riksta

Incorrect. It is NOT a VN Commodore.

I liked it a lot. I really did. Then one part of one of the pictures caught my eye and I died a little inside.

Here's the picture, can you guess what it was that put me off?

˙ʇı uo pıɹqʎɥ sʎɐs ʇı ʇɔɐɟ ǝɥʇ :ɹǝʍsuɐ

Well care to explain why?
What is wrong with a KERS style hybrid?

[LightingBA]

Just wow! That is such a gorgeous car.

[Grippy]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[SM1DY]

The red brake calipers just looks cheap. But the attention to detail is incredible, the leaping jaguar emblem is molded into the tyre.

[EL97]

That centre console is taken straight from lamborghini. Otherwise, it looks great.

[Till_Lind]

Inside I give 9/10, exterior 7.5/10. Bit too common looking outside, front especially reminds me of current Nissan GT-R.

[Nikked]

Originally Posted by Till_Lind

Bit too common looking outside, front especially reminds me of current Nissan GT-R.

I was actually thinking maserati granturismo ...

[cheap]

It seems to borrow its style from numerous cars.

Throw in some Aston, a little Nissan, add Lambo, a bit of Supra, LFA and out pops the C-X16. From an original styling perspective it is a fail.

Do a search on XJ13, this is what a real Jaguar looks like, Jaguar should have used the XJ13 as a base and modernised it - that would be WOW.

[Auslandau]

That is something I would give my leftie for ..... have always admired Jags .... that is just so right.

Originally Posted by cheap

It seems to borrow its style from numerous cars.

Throw in some Aston, a little Nissan, add Lambo, a bit of Supra, LFA and out pops the C-X16. From an original styling perspective it is a fail.

Do a search on XJ13, this is what a real Jaguar looks like, Jaguar should have used the XJ13 as a base and modernised it - that would be WOW.

Like every 2 door out in the market which has borrowed something from everyone .... always been the way and near on impossible not to. Even the Bugatti reminds of some other cars. From 4 wheels at the front, lights at the front, 2 seats behind a steering wheel, hard not to do something that is 100% original. It does look fresh, fast and Jaguarish.

The thing I like about it compared to some of the other efforts from them in the past ...... I look at the rear and for some reason it screams E type .... modestly, most probably because of the slant? but it is there ..... very cleverly done.

[cheap]

Originally Posted by Auslandau

That is something I would give my leftie for ..... have always admired Jags .... that is just so right.


Like every 2 door out in the market which has borrowed something from everyone .... always been the way and near on impossible not to. Even the Bugatti reminds of some other cars. From 4 wheels at the front, lights at the front, 2 seats behind a steering wheel, hard not to do something that is 100% original. It does look fresh, fast and Jaguarish.

The thing I like about it compared to some of the other efforts from them in the past ...... I look at the rear and for some reason it screams E type .... modestly, most probably because of the slant? but it is there ..... very cleverly done.

Are the rear wheel arches and roofline of the x16 car supposed to be styled on a 997 type Porsche?

Ian Callum has designed some nice cars, but the more I look at this X16, I say WTF was he thinking?

I have to disagree with every 2 door on the market looks the same, the 458 Italia or the newer Lambo's have unique and stunning style - nothing else looks like them.

[russellw]

In this era of aero efficiency almost all vehicles aimed at a common market segment will retain some elements of design except for those who simply want to be different (or lazy, like Porsche). It is clearly a Jaguar, beautifully executed and more importantly, a better use for a hybrid drive-train.

Anything that weighs 1600 kg but can still manage a (Jaguar's figures) 0-100 time in under 4.5 secs and a (limited) top 300km/h speed, gets my vote. That it does so with a 3.0 280 kW S/C V6 and the 70 kw extra from the electric motor while only consuming 5.88 l/100km makes it a hybrid that I could live with.

Cheers
Russ

[Hood-G6]

Very nice.

[99AUXR]

front Reminds me of maserati but the car is awesome maybe not so from the back

[Rodge]

Gotta be honest I reckon the facelifted 2012 Jaguar XFR is a much better looking car but from a techincal perspective this breaks new and exciting ground no doubt about that. Wonder if Jaguar will make that 70KW electric boost avilable on other models in due course ?

Thing is with these two door sports cars and looking at the sports bucket seats in particular, people will either fit or they won't and there won't be any give in them. Last interior photo of the seat makes it look fairly modestly sized. No wonder older more generously proportioned gentlemen prefer Bentley's

[Pepscobra]

That side profile is all Aston Martin V8 Vantage.
Beautiful car imo.

[Bossxr8]

God I love the latest Jags, they are just so sweet looking, this takes it up a notch again. Beautiful.

Too bad they couldn't shoe horn the XKRS 404kw sc V8 under there.

[Buntz]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

God I love the latest Jags, they are just so sweet looking, this takes it up a notch again. Beautiful.

Too bad they couldn't shoe horn the XKRS 404kw sc V8 under there.

Amazing what you can do with a picture of an Aston Martin in the background to draw from.

Those swollen hips are straight from the One-77

[ZH For Me]

It is indeed a very nice car, admittedly I did think R35 GTR when I saw the front (In the words of James May "Its not a complaint, its an observation"). Dunno if I could live with all that red in the interior though . In a slightly more subtle colour configuration, it'd be a dreamy interior... Personal opinion, of course .

[stevethepom]

At the risk of being labelled a pervert that is totally fapworthy