Eternal pity as Jaguar C-X75 will not go into production

Posted on 13-08-2013 at 19:08 by ricardo – 21 Comments”

Mouth-watering, drool, gourmands: either the Jaguar C-X75 in blue. At the Oldtimer Grand Prix was the only C-X75 with absolutely live the color to shine more.

Jaguar is the sponsor of the AvD Oldtimer Grand-Prix last weekend at the Nürburgring took place, and that is why they had the C-X75 taken into account. On the photo is the only one of the 5 built copies of his creators a colored wrapje about his carbon body has gotten.

The lines from the pen of designer Ian Callum is breathtaking: elegant simplicity and at the same time razor sharp. Unfortunately, it continues to be a concept. Since the spring the car will not more further developed because the bosses of Jaguar have decided not to production. A pity, because that was initially intended.

The C-X75 started life as a showcar on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Jaguar in 2010 at the Paris motor show. When he had four electric motors which are fed with electricity from two gas turbines and together almost 800 hp provided.
In 2011, Jaguar the car go into production, with a different powertrain. The British introduced themselves penalty goals: the performance of a Bugatti Veyron and at the same time, the CO2 emissions of a Toyota Prius. And that was successful! There was a 500 hp strong 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with turbo and supercharger and two electric motors. Each good for 200 hp with one on the front axle and one on the rear axle.

This hybrid powertrain is developed in close collaboration with Williams. For Williams is already a lot of experience with this hybrid type spark plug with high performance, such as the systems for the Porsche 911 Hybrid race car and the Audi R18, but they have a flywheel, while the Jaguar uses batteries.

Risky

The original plan was to have 250 copies of the C-X75 to make for 850.000 pounds per piece. In mid-2012 was the development so far that there are 5 moving prototypes were built, but in december fell to the axe. But I didn’t do. The top of the Jaguar found the project to be too risky given the poor state of the economy worldwide. And because there is already so much competition, such as, for example, with the McLaren P1, the Porsche 918 and the Ritz. The decision to emphasize one notices at Jaguar delicately that the order intake for the Porsche 918 is not as smooth as was hoped.

The development of the C-X75 is stopped at a level where it is still two years would take to get the car really ready to make. Technique and interior is 50% done and the exterior for 90%, told one of the development engineers us.
The C-X75 should now especially if imagebuilder and paves the way for performance hybrid technology and carbontoepassingen. The motoring press if you recently ride. So, the British have something on their investment. But we heard at Jaguar hopes that the C-X75 is still a second life. ‘We can, as a thick V8 unlocked position and a race car make, ” said the engineer. He looked at it as if he immediately would do. And then to Le Mans!

Thanks to Robert and martin for this contribution!

Gallery: Oldtimer GP Jauar C-X75

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