Do we own the last great Gas Jaguar?
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I can't wait for more electrics to come to market. I'm not really interested in crossovers or SUVs, but eager to see what the new BMW 4 series will be like. I don't know why there's so much hand-wringing among car people... I remember Clarkson in a review of the V12 Vantage from SIX years ago being all doom and gloom about it surely being the last gas powered Aston, and... it wasn't.
And even if it was, I don't see how that would stop anyone from collecting classics or future classics. I want awesome, innovative new stuff as much as I want an idiotic carbureted death machine from the 60s ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
And even if it was, I don't see how that would stop anyone from collecting classics or future classics. I want awesome, innovative new stuff as much as I want an idiotic carbureted death machine from the 60s ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Highly likely, in my opinion anyway.
Jaguar can't continue using the AJ-V8 and meet increasing emissions and gas mileage requirements, and they don't have the resources to develop a new one in-house.
They have a choice: to outsource a more efficient V8, like BMW's twin-turbo 4.4 litre, or expand the use of their own electric platform from the I-Pace.
I believe they will read the writing on the wall and go full speed ahead with the electric platform.
One reason I bought my F-Type...
Jaguar can't continue using the AJ-V8 and meet increasing emissions and gas mileage requirements, and they don't have the resources to develop a new one in-house.
They have a choice: to outsource a more efficient V8, like BMW's twin-turbo 4.4 litre, or expand the use of their own electric platform from the I-Pace.
I believe they will read the writing on the wall and go full speed ahead with the electric platform.
One reason I bought my F-Type...
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Eventually I have a feeling there will be a movement towards either taxing gas/diesel powered vehicles (or the fuel itself) so high, that owning & running one wouldn't financially make sense. Or, they outright ban the vehicles from the roadways, just like they're starting to roll out in the UK in the next 30 years. Witnessing a scenario like this playing out would be heartbreaking for any car enthusiast. I have no desire to own an electric or hybrid vehicle, ever.
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But the electric car ain't got no soul."
Apologies to the Dixie Chicks
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Eventually I have a feeling there will be a movement towards either taxing gas/diesel powered vehicles (or the fuel itself) so high, that owning & running one wouldn't financially make sense. Or, they outright ban the vehicles from the roadways, just like they're starting to roll out in the UK in the next 30 years. Witnessing a scenario like this playing out would be heartbreaking for any car enthusiast. I have no desire to own an electric or hybrid vehicle, ever.
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