Jaguar C-X16 Official Info

Jaguar C-X16 Official  Information

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The Jaguar C-X16 has been described as a production concept that will serve as the prototype for future Jaguar sports cars. This car "aims to set new class benchmarks in design, vehicle dynamics and technology." It comes with a hybrid powertrain that features a new 3.0-liter supercharged V6 engine with 380 horsepower and 332 lb/ft of torque. This gas engine is then joined by an electric motor generator that has been integrated into an eight-speed automatic transmission. The electric motor receives its power from a 1.6kWh battery pack mounted just behind the seats, providing an additional 95 horsepower and 173 lb/ft of torque. The C-X16 also features a hybrid boost system that draws its set-up from Formula 1’s Kinetic Energy Recovery System. The KERS-like system on the sports car can be activated with a steering-wheel mounted button, providing increased acceleration courtesy of the car’s electric motor. All told, the Jaguar C-X16 Concept is capable of hitting 0-62 mph in just 4.4 seconds, whereas the top speed can reach as high as 186 mph.

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In the rankings of prolonged automotive rumors, Jaguar’s introduction of an entry-level sports car is bested only by Alfa Romeo’s alleged return to the U.S.. With the C-X16 concept debuting at the Frankfurt auto show, though, the British company is signaling that yes, a relatively affordable sports car is coming. In real life. Our spy shooters have caught prototypes of what we believe will be called the XE, but what we couldn’t see is beneath the skin. The two-seat concept shows off a new V-6, a hybrid system, and cutting-edge OLED displays—important tech that Jaguar needs if it’s going to redefine its stuffy, cigar-room image.

The good news is that there’s a strong indication that we’ll see the C-X16 beyond its concept guise because a Jaguar insider has confirmed that the car is inching closer to production and that Jaguar is doing all it can to ensure that everything about the car passes all the stringent safety and crash tests before its green lighted for production.

We certainly hope that Jaguar really pushes through with the concept. Their recent revival has become turned them into a player in the industry and the C-X16 is the kind of car that can really push them over the top against its competitors.

Power and Styling by AC/DC

When AC/DC’s 16th album, Black Ice, launched in 2009, singer Brian Johnson was quoted as saying “Someone said to Angus the other day, ‘Hey, you've made the same album 15 times.’ Angus said, ‘No, man, we've made the same album 16 times!’” The same enthusiasm for repeating success might be ascribed to Jaguar’s designer, Ian Callum, who could lovingly be accused of designing the same car a few times. Like the Aston Martin Vanquish and DB9 and the Jaguar XK, the C-X16 is designed around classic grand-tourer proportions, with a long hood and short rear deck. The cockpit is low slung, while swept-back headlights sit atop a gaping grille up front, and curvaceous rear haunches lead to gun-slit taillights. The fenders even have horizontal vents, as does the face-lifted XF. (When Jaguar was under the Ford umbrella, this particular Callum styling element was reserved exclusively for Aston Martin.) Suffice it to say, the C-X16 breaks little new ground stylistically. And we’re fine with that.

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An Interior Fit for a Tech Geek?

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Unlike the C-X16’s predictable exterior, the passenger compartment brings a number of pleasant surprises. To begin, the gauges appear to be actual gauges. We don’t care much for the way the new XJ’s digital computer screen tries to simulate physical dials—especially the faux reflections—so it’s a delight to see the real deal here. The C-X16 also makes use of rotary knobs to control the HVAC system, which would be a welcome departure from the maddening touchscreen-driven system in Jag’s current models. In the C-X16’s case, the knobs host small OLED (that’s organic light-emitting diode) screens, which change what they display based on what the knobs are set to control. Perhaps most exciting to the gadget freaks among us is the “Connect and View” system. Jaguar says that the system can mirror the screen of almost any smartphone on the car’s center-console-mounted display, and occupants can interact with it mostly as they would their phones. The technology to mirror the phone’s screen should be relatively easy to implement, but making sure the car’s screen can also read inputs the same way as the phone would may be a difficult task. We’re eager to see if Jaguar and its suppliers can deliver on this promise.