JAGUAR has
released details of the C-X16 concept ahead of its world debut at the 2011
Frankfurt Motor Show.
Looking firmly
to the future, the C-X16 marks a new chapter for Jaguar. The two-seater concept
has inspired new advances in design, engineering and in vehicle technology to
create the most compact and responsive Jaguar in a generation.
A hybrid, the
C-X16 combines searing performance with beautifully realised styling.
Adrian Hallmark,
Global Brand Director, Jaguar Cars said: “The C-X16 embodies the
established Jaguar strengths of sensual design, animal-like agility and
inspirational performance and combines these with attributes that set us on a
course to create sustainable sports cars of the future.”
Ian Callum,
Director of Design, added:
“Jaguars have always been dramatically different.
With the C-X16 we have moved the current award-winning design language on to
the next generation, creating a car that is the very essence of future Jaguar
performance.”
Under the
muscular clamshell bonnet is a next-generation supercharged V6 petrol engine
producing 380 PS (280kW) and 332 lb ft (450 Nm) of torque. Already boasting a
high specific power output of 126 PS-per-litre, the performance of the C-X16 is
further supplemented by a Formula 1-inspired hybrid boost system with a
steering-wheel mounted button for on-demand acceleration.
Integrated into
the eight-speed gearbox is a motor generator which draws power from a 1.6kWh
battery pack mounted behind the seats for ideal 50:50 weight distribution.
Mounted in an
aluminium chassis structure, the result is 0-62 mph acceleration in 4.4
seconds, a top speed of 186 mph and acceleration from 50-75 mph of 2.1 seconds.
The C-X16 is also able to travel at speeds of up to 50 mph under electric power
alone and has CO2 emissions of 165 g/km.
The C-X16
measures 4,445 mm in length, 2,048 mm in width and 1,297 mm in height and has a
wheelbase measuring 2,622 mm. In terms
of overall length, the C-X16 is the smallest Jaguar created since 1954 and the
XK120.