The New Jaguar E-Type?

suhaas307 · 7th January 2010, 11:43

Many people were worried about Jaguar’s future when Tata Motors bought it from Ford. Having seen the new luxury car, the XJ, Jaguar seems to be heading in the right direction and it would be great to see what’s next from the marque. According to Autobild, Jaguar would introduce the successor to the legendary E-Type at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.
Referred to as the XE Roadster, it will go against the Mercedes-Benz SLK, BMW Z4 and Porsche Boxster.
Jaguar boss Mike O’Driscoll told Autobild: “We have a great desire to build this car.” The XE will continue the new design line with a fierce look and a distinctive grille. The body of this small roadster will be made of aluminum and rumored engines will include a 5.0-liter V8 with 385 horsepower and in supercharged version an impressive 510 hp.

Source: 2011 Jaguar XE Roadster - successor to the legendary E-Type

shankar.balan · 7th January 2010, 11:48

what a beautiful, aggressive, purposeful looking big cat this is!
fantastic!
WOW!!

Sankar · 7th January 2010, 12:09

Its missing the long hood & voluptuos look of the original E type!

DKG · 7th January 2010, 12:21

Jag's had a distinct feline character in design. This seems more appropriate for the Astons. Somehow these two marques have gotten their design briefs too entangled

Nice muscular design though

McLaren Rulez · 7th January 2010, 13:24

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Originally Posted by Sankar

Its missing the long hood & voluptuos look of the original E type!

Exactly! Jaguar needs a lesson from Mercedes on how to resurrect their past greats

bottle · 7th January 2010, 14:40

Looks lousy, the original e-type had grace and style

suhaas307 · 7th January 2010, 15:20

Even though it looks good, I agree with most of you! Jaguar needs to bring back their timeless design and beauty that was so prominent in the E-Type.

This looks more like an Aston Martin (Especially the rear three-quarters) than a Jaguar

Gurpartap Singh · 7th January 2010, 17:34

Looks like a Dodge Ram and like a phatt lousy warlus. Is it an official rendering? :S

nitrous · 7th January 2010, 17:51

This doesn't look anything like the E-Type!

Aditya · 7th January 2010, 18:00

Looks nice - sharp and aggressive. But, it's certainly no E-Type. The current XK resembles the E-Type.
As far as small roadsters go, Jaguar should have made the XK180. It was brilliant.

ghost_rider · 7th January 2010, 18:03

the front looks like a liftoff from the new XJ.
No successor to the E-type for sure!

suhaas307 · 7th January 2010, 18:14

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Originally Posted by nitrous

This doesn't look anything like the E-Type!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aditya

Looks nice - sharp and aggressive. But, it's certainly no E-Type. The current XK resembles the E-Type.
As far as small roadsters go, Jaguar should have made the XK180. It was brilliant.

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Originally Posted by ghost_rider

the front looks like a liftoff from the new XJ.
No successor to the E-type for sure!

It's not called the E-Type guys, it would be called the 'XE'

Some called it the successor to the E-Type!

nitrous · 7th January 2010, 18:31

Dude, I answered to the TITLE of the thread.

Nitronium · 7th January 2010, 19:08

Gah!

Exactly nitrous. Call it an XE or whatever, but don't name it after the iconic E-type especially when it has NOTHING to suggest the fact

The only resemblance is that it seems to be a VERY small car. Look at the headrests!! A slightly built person would look even larger sitting in it

AyAn! · 7th January 2010, 19:33

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Originally Posted by DKG

Jag's had a distinct feline character in design. This seems more appropriate for the Astons. Somehow these two marques have gotten their design briefs too entangled

Its a nice,classy but typical modern design.Jag better christen it anything other than the "successor of E-type".Nothing can replace the timeless E-Type,it was something different altogether.This,on the the other hand just doesn't cut it,at least for the job of filling the E-Type's shoes..!

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suhaas307 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 8,830 Thanked: 12,251 Times	The New Jaguar E-Type? Many people were worried about Jaguar’s future when Tata Motors bought it from Ford. Having seen the new luxury car, the XJ, Jaguar seems to be heading in the right direction and it would be great to see what’s next from the marque. According to Autobild, Jaguar would introduce the successor to the legendary E-Type at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. Referred to as the XE Roadster, it will go against the Mercedes-Benz SLK, BMW Z4 and Porsche Boxster. Jaguar boss Mike O’Driscoll told Autobild: “We have a great desire to build this car.” The XE will continue the new design line with a fierce look and a distinctive grille. The body of this small roadster will be made of aluminum and rumored engines will include a 5.0-liter V8 with 385 horsepower and in supercharged version an impressive 510 hp. Source: 2011 Jaguar XE Roadster - successor to the legendary E-Type Attached Thumbnails Last edited by suhaas307 : 7th January 2010 at 11:48.
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shankar.balan BANNED Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,368 Thanked: 23,150 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/2 (8)	what a beautiful, aggressive, purposeful looking big cat this is! fantastic! WOW!!
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Sankar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Location Posts: 5,766 Thanked: 9,054 Times	Its missing the long hood & voluptuos look of the original E type!
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DKG Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 3,711 Thanked: 1,389 Times View My Garage	Jag's had a distinct feline character in design. This seems more appropriate for the Astons. Somehow these two marques have gotten their design briefs too entangled Nice muscular design though
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bottle Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,634 Thanked: 274 Times View My Garage	Looks lousy, the original e-type had grace and style
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suhaas307 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 8,830 Thanked: 12,251 Times	Even though it looks good, I agree with most of you! Jaguar needs to bring back their timeless design and beauty that was so prominent in the E-Type. This looks more like an Aston Martin (Especially the rear three-quarters) than a Jaguar Last edited by suhaas307 : 7th January 2010 at 15:21.
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Gurpartap Singh BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chandigarh — PB Posts: 209 Thanked: 4 Times	Looks like a Dodge Ram and like a phatt lousy warlus. Is it an official rendering? :S Last edited by Gurpartap Singh : 7th January 2010 at 17:35.
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nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	This doesn't look anything like the E-Type!
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Aditya Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 17,841 Thanked: 77,063 Times View My Garage	Looks nice - sharp and aggressive. But, it's certainly no E-Type. The current XK resembles the E-Type. As far as small roadsters go, Jaguar should have made the XK180. It was brilliant.
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ghost_rider BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NEW DELHI Posts: 148 Thanked: 2 Times	the front looks like a liftoff from the new XJ. No successor to the E-type for sure!
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nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Dude, I answered to the TITLE of the thread.
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Nitronium BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 407 Thanked: 93 Times	Gah! Exactly nitrous. Call it an XE or whatever, but don't name it after the iconic E-type especially when it has NOTHING to suggest the fact The only resemblance is that it seems to be a VERY small car. Look at the headrests!! A slightly built person would look even larger sitting in it Last edited by Nitronium : 7th January 2010 at 19:11.
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