Jaguar confirmed that it plans to launch the remarkable C-X75 concept car. For this is most notably an exclusive hybrid supercar.
Jaguar Project C-X75
Jaguar C-X75 will become the British marque’s most advanced model to date. The company expects the vehicle to offer performance on par with the fastest production cars on the market. All the while adopting cutting-edge technology. That’s technology offering remarkable fuel economy. Furthermore, Jaguar expects this hybrid supercar to deliver incredibly low CO2 emissions. For it’ll be able to achieve in excess of 200mph.
Project C-X75
Project C-X75 will be the ultimate expression of Jaguar design and engineering innovation. This high-performance hybrid supercar will also stay true to the initial concept design study. One that made its debut at the 2010 Paris motor show. Meanwhile it’s also fulfilling requirements that allow it to be homologated for road use.
Jaguar C-X75
In an unprecedented move, Jaguar C-X75 will also be developed in association with Williams F1. That’s who will provide their engineering expertise in areas including aerodynamics. In addition to carbon composite manufacture and hybrid technologies. This association will most certainly be at the leading edge of British automotive engineering and more importantly: innovation.
Jaguar Cars Hybrid Supercar
Jaguar Cars expects this hybrid supercar to produce incredibly low CO2 emissions. I mean of less than 99g/km CO2. That’s a car now being able to achieve in excess of 200mph.
- Using a battery Kinetic Energy Regeneration System (KERS). For this will be one of the most efficient supercars in the world.
- Project C-X75 will be driven by the next generation engine. That’s a downsized, high boosted engine technology. Aka turbo
Environmentally Friendly Supercars
It also marks a new milestone in both companies’ histories. Especially as Jaguar Land Rover and Williams collaborate for the first time. All to produce one of the world’s highest performance and also environmentally friendly supercars. The production of Jaguar C-X75 is also expected to create more than one hundred highly-skilled jobs in the UK.
A direct technology transfer between elite motorsport and road-going production cars is key. Especially to the success of the C-X75. The supercar’s chassis will also be made of carbon-fiber to create an incredibly lightweight and also a rigidly strong structure.
Conclusion
Aiding the transition from concept to production vehicle is the choice of powertrain. Jaguar continues to develop the use of the micro-turbine technology that was showcased in the original concept C-X75. Jaguar’s parent company Tata has taken a significant stake in Bladon Jets, and will develop this very advanced technology as a medium-term aspiration that will play a part in Jaguar cars of the future.
To bring Project C-X75 to showroom reality within the timescales of a conventional model program, an equally innovative powertrain had to be developed. The road-going supercar plans to use a state-of-the-art, small-capacity, highly-boosted internal combustion engine with one powerful electric motor at each axle.
C-X75 Plug-in Hybrid
So this is a plug-in hybrid concept. For the engine’s compact size allows it to be mounted low in the car. That’s for optimum weight distribution and to retain the concept’s stunning silhouette. This plans to make the Jaguar C-X75 a bona fide PHEV hybrid supercar capable of electric running with an extensive Electric Vehicle range in excess of 30 miles.
When the C-X75 supercar’s motors and combustion engine combine, it is expected to be one of the fastest production cars in the world. That’s with an anticipated sub-three second 0-60mph time and an anticipated top speed in excess of 200mph.
Lightweight Construction
Crucially, this performance aims to be generated alongside incredibly low emissions. That’s thanks to Project C-X75’s lightweight construction and cutting-edge powertrain technology.
Williams F1 has been at the forefront of motorsport engineering for three decades. The project engagement on Jaguar C-X75 is testament to the team’s ambitions. For it will bring together two leading lights of the UK motoring industry.
Only 250 vehicles are planned to be built, each with an MSRP between approximately $1,100,000 and $1,500,000. That’s depending on market and local taxes.
Source: Jaguar Cars
