New Jaguar F-Type

[martinfan5]

Here is a first look at the 2013 Jaguar F-type

http://www.topgear.c...eaked-2012-9-20

I am trying to count how many other cars it looks like, I am seeing three so far, a Ferrari Calforina, Honda S2000, Mercedes SLS

Edited September 21, 2012 by martinfan5

[slantasaurus]

E ??? Thought that was the F type as the article says.....

[martinfan5]

E ??? Thought that was the F type as the article says.....

That would be a typo, I guess I was thinking E for some reason

[peekay]

I am trying to count how many other cars it looks like, I am seeing three so far, a Ferrari Calforina, Honda S2000, Mercedes SLS

I couldn't agree more. If the article hadn't mentioned Jaguar anywhere I'd have guessed it was an updated Honda.

But the original E-Type was probably the hardest act to follow in automotive history.

[niteowl7710]

Where's the Trident? Looks distinctly Maserati in the front to me...

[1930fordpickup]

All of these cars mentioned above all look like an evolution of the E-TYPE and so does this F-TYPE .

[1930fordpickup]

Thanks Dan.

[Agent G]

Where's the Trident? Looks distinctly Maserati in the front to me...

Totally.

G

[Roger U]

That looks quite nice. It does have similarities to the cars mentioned but also has it's own look, which is a lot nicer than most of the car designs I've seen lately. I like it.

Edited September 21, 2012 by Roger U

[martinfan5]

Dan thanks for posting the pics,

[Harry P.]

But the original E-Type was probably the hardest act to follow in automotive history.

Yup. Pretty hard to improve on perfection (ok, maybe not perfection, but about as close to it as any automaker has gotten).

And of course I'm talking styling, not mechanicals or ergonomics.

[Junkman]

Meh. It's just not cricket anymore.

Has 'hairdresser' written all over it. Like an MX5 on steroids.

Edited September 22, 2012 by Junkman

[Joe Handley]

Where's the Trident? Looks distinctly Maserati in the front to me...

Totally.

G

Yea, I keep thinking either Maserati or S2000 myself......

[Jeff Johnston]

I love it. I think the modern Jaguars are some of the nicest cars out there.

Everyone wants to compare every new Jaguar sports car to an E-Type and that's silly because NOTHING will ever be an e-type. That lightning struck 40 somethin' years ago !

Edited September 22, 2012 by Jeff Johnston

[1930fordpickup]

I love it. I think the modern Jaguars are some of the nicest cars out there.

Everyone wants to compare every new Jaguar sports car to an E-Type and that's silly because NOTHING will ever be an e-type. That lightning struck 40 somethin' years ago !

You are correct the new Jaguars are great looking cars ,they are also better in every way . But most car company's are trying to recapture the lighting from years ago. A great example is all three major muscle cars out now . The Mustang ,the Camaro ,the Challenger are all great cars with the updated lightning of the years past . It is not a bad thing that we go back to good looking cars .(I forgot the PT Cruzer ,Prowler,Viper and what ever that GM thing was called . Also just look at how the 911 has never really changed from one year to the next 40 some years or so give or take the same old car, and it still sells .

[Ace-Garageguy]

It looks to me like it may have started as a clean design, but the detail-design committee got their hands on it and decided it needed tattoos and rubber bloobs to be accepted as contemporary. All the busy trash and unnecessary folds and creases stuck all over it detract from a rather nice and well-proportioned overall shape that does at least echo E-type. Obviously a committee design, whereas the E-type was a more-or-less one-man design and not the product of focus-groups and market research....so instead of being a mashup of stuff that had sold previously, it was an original, individual expression.

The E-type appearance was heavily based on the D-type, the Malcolm Sayer-designed racing car which looked as it did because of sound aerodynamic principles applied to it's shape.....a very convincing argument for the design theory that form should follow function.

A Swedish designer named Bo Zolland has done a rather nicer re-take on the iconic E. See it here....

http://www.autoblog....-jaguar-e-type/

While you're at it, have a look at Jag's green supercar concept.....

http://www.roadandtr...concept/gallery

Edited September 22, 2012 by Ace-Garageguy

[1930fordpickup]

Well said William !

The re-take looks great in British Racing Green .

[Harry P.]

A Swedish designer named Bo Zolland has done a rather nicer re-take on the iconic E. See it here....

http://www.autoblog....-jaguar-e-type/

Now that's the new F-Type! Or at least it should be.

[Harry P.]

I especially like the back end... the way the lights and bumpers have been integrated and the rear roofline... very nicely done. I agree, I'd ditch the inner headlights, though, and stick with the classic single headlight look.

[Ace-Garageguy]

I agree...I think the tail is about as close to perfection as anything I've ever seen. I also would prefer to see the headlights integrated under a single lens or cover, and I'd kinda like it more if the side vent wasn't so pronounced. Still, it's a very beautiful shape.

[Harry P.]

I agree...I think the tail is about as close to perfection as anything I've ever seen. I also would prefer to see the headlights integrated under a single lens or cover, and I'd kinda like it more if the side vent wasn't so pronounced. Still, it's a very beautiful shape.

It is. But he had a beautiful shape to work from.

[Guest G Holding]

Biggest shock is a STATION WAGON....

[Jon Cole]

I saw an S2000 in the image. But with so many cars in the world, every year, every decade, there is bound to be comparisons. I like the design, but it's no standout either.

[Guest G Holding]

No Danny I guess you just don't know....Dude!!

http://www.autotribute.com/13200/new-jaguar-xf-sportbrake-pictures-and-details/

[martinfan5]

This is the concept car we're talking about champ... Not the wagon.

Dan

That is just beautiful, Jaguar should be building this, I love the design, the paint job.