| Just when you thought you were the coolest in | | | | with Jaguar Sequential Shift manual gearchange |
| town after giving your car the upgrade, among them | | | | capability, deliver superb sporting performance. |
| a GTO Borla exhaust, along comes a spiffier car you | | | | Inside the C-XF concept's cabin is "one of the most |
| are now dying to get your hands on to. | | | | exciting interiors Jaguar has ever done', according to |
| To say that Jaguar's newest cat on the block is | | | | Design Director Ian Callum. The striking interior design |
| "stunning" is an understatement. | | | | uses traditional materials, but fashioned in new and |
| Ford's British brand rolled out the C-XF concept into | | | | contemporary ways. Bucket seats wrapped in |
| the Cobo Arena at the NAIAS and consequently | | | | semi-aniline leather, the doors and transmission tunnel |
| wowed the crowd. | | | | carved from Poplar wood especially created by artist |
| "Great Jaguars turn heads in the street. They make | | | | Clive Sheridan. |
| people stop and pay attention. They evoke instant | | | | As to what innovation you can expect from the new |
| desire. That's what the C-XF does and that's what | | | | Jaguar, Ian Callum says, "C-XF is a showcase for |
| the next generation of Jaguars will do." Ian Callum, | | | | innovative technology, some of which will feature in |
| Director of Design, Jaguar Cars. | | | | one way or another on the next generation of |
| And turn heads it does. The gorgeous, four-door | | | | Jaguar cars. Every Jaguar interior should have a sense |
| sports saloon blends design purity with unmistakable | | | | of fun, but we also recognize that technology should |
| dynamism -- a clear indication of the design direction | | | | only be there when you want to use it. Yes, there is |
| that the next generations of Jaguar saloons will take. | | | | a sense of theatre about the innovations we have |
| Outside, the C-XF concept's bold and aggressive grille | | | | chosen to highlight on the C-XF, but there is also an |
| finished in black chrome catches your attention | | | | organized simplicity that brings order and structure to |
| instantly. Recessed deeply into the body rather than | | | | every system." |
| sitting flush with the surface, the visual effect is | | | | "The Jaguar C-XF concept is the most dynamic and |
| similar to that of an air intake on a jet engine. Directly | | | | modern four-door car that Jaguar has ever created, |
| behind is a sophisticated and powerful 4.2-litre | | | | a design showcase heralding the next generations of |
| supercharged V8 engine, tuned to produce in excess | | | | our sports saloon models. It signals a future for |
| of 420bhp and 500Nm of torque - the latter | | | | Jaguar that is as exciting as the C-XF itself." Ian |
| produced from very low revs - this proven | | | | Callum says. |
| powerplant and its six-speed automatic transmission | | | | |