New York Auto Show: Jaguar F-Type debuts. Sort of
Sometimes you don’t even need to show the actual car at a car show to generate some attention. Jaguar is taking this tactic with its announcement that it will be bringing to market in mid-2013 a two-seat sports car dubbed the F-Type.
The car will likely draw heavily from the C-X16 concept that debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show last September. If you missed that concept, your loss. The argument that looks are subjective doesn’t apply to sports cars this seductive. This is fact.
No word yet on what will move the car, though at least the initial version will probably have some sort of V-6 turning the rear wheels, considering the C-X16 concept had a 3.0-liter supercharged V-6 that made 375 horsepower.
That concept was also a hybrid, with an electric motor helping the gas engine, and since Jaguar says the F-Type will have “a range of engines,” don’t be surprised if that includes a hybrid.
No word yet on pricing, but the real, non-wallpapered version and details on its actual powerplant(s) will be announced later this year.
