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British luxury and sports car maker Jaguar unwrapped the CX-17 Crossover Concept at the ongoing Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany. This crossover concept is a showcase of the direction that future Jaguars will take in terms of the platform on which they will be underpinned. The CX-17 crossover concept is built on an all-aluminium platform dubbed the iQ[Al], an architecture that will serve as the light weight base for future Jaguar cars.



Notably, the production version of the CX-17 crossover won't be the first Jaguar to use the iQ[Al] platform. In fact, Jaguar hasn't even announced the production of the CX-17 crossover and continues to remain tight lipped about this concept's future. The iQ[Al] platform will play host to the upcoming luxury sedan that Jaguar will build in 2015. This sedan will be the British car maker's competitor to the likes of the Audi A4 and the BMW 3-Series car models. Dubbed the baby-Jag, the car will use an all-aluminium architecture in the form of the iQ[Al] platform.



Also, next generation petrol and diesel engines with a focus on fuel efficiency will be used on the new Jaguar sedan. The new platform is a flexible one, and will eventually serve as the base of a range of new Jaguar cars and possibly even SUVs/crossovers. The usage of aluminium as the base of the iQ[Al] architecture, will allow Jaguar to build light weight cars, touted to be class leaders in terms of performance, dynamics, fuel efficiency and lowering tail pipe emissions.



The production of the new car at Solihull, UK, is expected to create no less than 1,700 new jobs. Tata Motors, the owners of Jaguar-Land Rover since 2008, have set out a multi-billion dollar investment towards new product development. Notably, 15,300 crore rupees (1.5 billion British pounds) have been invested on the iQ[Al] platform alone. From being in the red during Tata Motors' acquisition, Jaguar and Land Rover have bounced back spectacularly, both in terms of sales and profit margins.

A possible production render of the C-X17;



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Jaguar C-X17 Productionised by Theophilus Chin.

Now that the Jaguar design language is getting a tad generic, the C-X17 is one of the more uninspiring designs to come from Solihull. To me, it doesn't even look remotely appealing.

Is a looker alright!

Source: http://thesupercarkids.com/jaguar-c-...ged-in-london/

Finally the SUV's test mule is spotted;





The car seems to be wearing XF's body & hence looks more like an X6, but the actual will be like the C-X17 concept showcased.

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That prototype looks weirdly cool. An XF on stilts with some subtle styling modifications would actually look appealing.

Fresh Spy Shots;





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Okay, So Maybe a bit more than couple

Spies have captured what could be a development mule for the production version of the Jaguar C-X17 concept. The SUV show car made its world premiere at Frankfurt last year and previewed the British marque’s entry to a segment traditionally reserved for sister company Land Rover.





The car wore what looks like the chopped up remains of a Range Rover Evoque and was covered in camouflage usually seen on Land Rover mules.

The SUV will be the second car in Jaguar’s lineup to use the company’s new modular all-aluminium iQ[Al] architecture, after the upcoming XE. It should also share the small executive sedan’s range of Ingenium engines, including a new 2.0 litre turbo four.
As this is a Jaguar, the new SUV will feature a chassis designed primarily for on-road use, rather than go-anywhere ability. Key features include a rear-biased four-wheel drive system as well as Torque Vectoring by braking.

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Development work continues on Jaguar's crossover -prototype undergoing testing on the Nürburgring.



http://www.worldcarfans.com/11404187...he-nurburgring

C-X17 concept display in Singapore:

Jaguar calls its SUV the F-Pace



It will arrive in 2016, badged F-Pace, with C-X17-inspired looks and Ingenium engines.

Jaguar has officially revealed the name of the production vehicle that is based on the C-X17 concept. Christened the Jaguar "F-Pace", the British car makers' first "family sports car" will go on sale in 2016. Ian Callum, Jaguar's design director, has called the F-Pace a "perfectly judged balance of performance, style and practicality."

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F Pace spotted for the 1st time wearing production body;





The F-Pace Promises to be a 'family sports car'

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