The C-XF
(Concept XF) is an exaggerated, stylized, big-footed, lowered version of
the production car, which will be called the XF. It also has a typically
over-the-top concept-car interior, featuring lots of brushed aluminum,
shapely minimalist seats, carbon-fiber-patterned leather, blue
electroluminescent lighting, leather floor covering and-novelty number
one-burned wood.
The C-XF is widely
regarded as the replacement of the S-type and utilizes the four-door coupe
design that was once solely occupied by the Mercedes CLS.
Power will be
provided by a supercharged, 4.2-liter V8, producing 420 HP and 368 lb.-ft.
of torque and, when mated to a six-speed automatic, can supposedly propel
the RWD concept to a top speed of 180 MPH.
The C-XF will debut
in Detroit next month. (May of 2007)
With a 455bhp version
of the tried and trusted three-liter twin turbo engine Noble has come to
rely on, this is also the quickest car ever to emerge from Barwell,
Leicestershire. With the complimentary figure of 455lb/ft of torque, all
in a car that weighs slightly more than 1200kg, the M15 is devastatingly
fast.
The M15 accelerates
from 0-60mph in less than 3.3 seconds and 10 100mph in less than 8s. It
keeps going all the way to 185mph.
Since Ford purchased
this hallowed marque in 1989 (saving it from sure extinction by so doing)
there have been bright spots. But they've been too few and far between.
Jaguar redesigned its big sedans in 1995 and enjoyed renewed sales. The
XK8 hit town in 1997 and sold well, too. Those same sedans received V-8
engines and another freshening in 1998, making them more competitive. And
the launch of the midsize S-Type in 2000 made a Jaguar more affordable to
many who couldn't consider one before.