The firm is at pains to point out that while this is a sports crossover that rides higher than a saloon, it is lower and lighter than most vehicles of its type. These features all integrate into a graceful shape that is recognisably Jaguar. This even more powerful iteration of the F-type’s three-dimensional shape is flanked lower down by a pair of large supplementary air intakes. There are muscular haunches and classic Jaguar bonnet lines which feature twin ‘power bulges’ that converge as they run forward towards the grille.
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This gives it an arresting sleekness (“If you want form, it takes space,” said Callum), while the radical 23-inch wheels help to accentuate the sporty side, as do the strongly raked screens front and rear, plus head and tail-lights reminiscent of those used on the F-type. The C-X17 is a relatively long car for its ‘compact’ billing, fully 40cm longer than a Range Rover Evoque but, at 1.65m tall, no higher. In circumstances like these, changing things by a couple of millimetres can make a huge difference.” It was a matter of continuing to work hard on the small things.
“In fact, we found the initial results quite difficult and disappointing. “Getting the proportions to work was far from easy at first,” said Callum. The most striking thing about the C-X17 is how it translates some of the most fundamental and striking styling features of the Jaguar F-Type sports car - which have rapidly become core Jaguar properties - on to a 4.72m-long SUV. A story that can take us on a journey where wonderful experiences can be had."
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For me, successful design is like a story, full of strong characters and great imagination. It's unmistakably inspired by the F-type, but also designed to launch an entirely new wave of Jaguars. "The C-X17 was born out of a distinct set of principles: a deep sense of what makes a Jaguar. It demonstrates our desire to push the boundaries of technology, performance and of course design. "It is a Jaguar, but in a completely different form. Speaking at the launch Callum said: "It's an innovative sports crossover, one that uniquely combines our exciting sports car heritage with flexibility, usability and space. From this it can be concluded that the C-X17, shorn of its rear bodywork and about 20-30cm of wheelbase, provides a general guide to the look and proportions of the new range of compact Jaguars, and more specifically the SUV that will become part of it. But he also believes modern design departments shouldn’t propose cars that could never be built, hinting that the C-X17 concept is close to reality in that sense.Ĭallum also said he believes the 2007 C-XF concept, the Los Angeles show car that previewed the production Jaguar XF models, was too far from reality. When questioned on how closely the C-X17 previews the new range of compact Jaguars, design boss Ian Callum insisted the sleek and spectacular-looking SUV show car is “only a concept”, adding it merely shows what “one book-end” of the new range could be like. Jaguar bosses say it is both modular and scalable and enables flexible, high-volume production that can produce competitive interior packaging and allows a great deal of design freedom. The new architecture, whose title iQ stands for ‘intelligent aluminium architecture’, will form the basis of an entirely new generation of compact Jaguars (but not Land Rovers) over the next few years. New Smart Fortwo EQ and Forfour EQ priced from £16,850.New Volkswagen T-Roc Cabriolet priced from £26,750.New Land Rover Defender: UK prices confirmed for 90 and 110.
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