New Jaguar F-Type

[Danno]

On a side note, just what the **** doe's shooting brake mean, anyway???

Dan

Station wagon. Don't ask why.

[Matt Bacon]

A shooting brake was a light horsedrawn carriage used for, err... shooting over the grouse moors of North Britain, mostly. A few seats at the front for the shooters, and a platform/box at the back for carrying guns, picnic baskets and flasks of malt whiskey. In a car version, you need a long flat load space for the gun cases, so they tend to be proportioned differently from an "estate" car or station wagon:

There have been quite a few Aston Shooting Brakes over the years -- something to do with the kind of people who buy them, I reckon, and Overfinch does Range Rovers fitted out as shooting brakes as well, with built in gun cabinets, cocktail bars, food heaters etc. Of course, the servants follow along behind in a Landy. (Actually, Land Rovers and Range Rovers have pretty much done for the specialist shooting brake these days, I imagine. Except maybe in Dubai!)

Probably more than you wanted to know...

bestest,

M.

[peekay]

I like Bo Zolland's design too but Jaguar decided after the S-type to abandon the retro route. Zolland's car, or something similar, would have been a great redesign of the E-type in 1975 and provided the platform for further design continuity a-la Porsche 911. Instead we got the XJ-S.

[Jeff Johnston]

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

Agreed. I have not seen this design until now. I definitely take back my statement of lightning already striking on the E-type. That is a beautiful car.

[Junkman]

A shooting brake was a light horsedrawn carriage used for, err... shooting over the grouse moors of North Britain, mostly. A few seats at the front for the shooters, and a platform/box at the back for carrying guns, picnic baskets and flasks of malt whiskey. In a car version, you need a long flat load space for the gun cases, so they tend to be proportioned differently from an "estate" car or station wagon:

There have been quite a few Aston Shooting Brakes over the years -- something to do with the kind of people who buy them, I reckon, and Overfinch does Range Rovers fitted out as shooting brakes as well, with built in gun cabinets, cocktail bars, food heaters etc. Of course, the servants follow along behind in a Landy. (Actually, Land Rovers and Range Rovers have pretty much done for the specialist shooting brake these days, I imagine. Except maybe in Dubai!)

Probably more than you wanted to know...

bestest,

M.

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The term 'brake' in this context is an anglicisation of the French word 'break'. The horsedrawn carriage style used for shooting in Britain originated in France, but was used predominantly for practical purposes there. A station wagon/shooting brake/estate car is still called a 'break' in France.

[Joe Handley]

That Aston kinda reminds me of the Tri-5 Nomads for some reason.

[blunc]

That new F-type has gone from the traditional "cat" look to looking like a badger...kinda sad.

[sjordan2]

Here's Jaguar's press release plus several shots...

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/5159/Jaguar-F-Type-V8-S.html