When it was revealed at the 2010 Paris auto show, the Jaguar C-X75 concept was heralded by the company as a revolutionary jet-powered supercar because of its two micro gas-turbine engines that were supposed to generate the electricity for its four electric motors.
The Paris car was no more than a mock-up, though, a concept to celebrate Jaguar’s 75th birthday, and there were no plans for a production version. But when Ratan Tata, chairman of Jaguar Land Rover’s parent company, and Carl-Peter Forster, then chief executive of Tata Motors, saw the reaction to the C-X75’s stunning design, they instructed JLR chief engineer Bob Joyce to find a way to make it. A limited run of road cars was then announced in May 2011, to serve as rolling halos for the Jaguar range. Read full story »
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