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Not much information yet, but it is surprising they are going to produce it. I wonder how much will change from the concept vehicle.

 

SkyNews HD
6 May 2011

Jaguar and Williams F1 are to build a new supercar which can run on both petrol and electricity.

The £700,000 supercar will have the same emissions as a family hatchback

The C-X75, which will cost £700,000, will have a 0-60mph speed of less than three seconds and a maximum speed of 200mph.

It will have both petrol and electric motors - with a range of 50km for the latter.

Jaguar has not revealed when the car will go on sale, but said it is currently taking 'expressions of interest' from potential buyers.

Only 250 examples of the four-wheel-drive car will be built, and will create 100 new jobs in the UK.

Project C-X75 was originally unveiled as a concept car at last October's Paris Motor Show.

The deal with race car firm Williams will now see the car enter official production.

Williams will use F1 technology to design a lightweight, carbon-fibre chassis as well as the hybrid engine, which will have just 99g/km emissions - the same as a family hatchback.

The new model is Jaguar's first foray into the supercar market since the 1990s, when it developed the XJ220 model with Tom Walkinshaw Racing.

The XJ220 held the record for the highest top speed of a production car - 217mph - and was bought by celebrities including Elton John.

But sales of the XJ220 - which cost up to £400,000 - faltered amid the global recession at the time of its 1992 launch.

 

Sounds like they nixed the turbines

More press: Jaguar C-X75: A $1.1 million hybrid production pussycat

 

I wouldn't say nixed altogether. Tata owns a significant portion of Bladon Jets, a turbine manufacturer. Supposedly the micro-turbine technology is about 10 years off for production vehicles.

Still, very exciting to have a true hybrid exotic car. And the production version will be nearly unchanged from the concept, perhaps stretched a centimeter to accomodate the hybrid systems instead of the turbines and meet safety regulations.

Here's hoping we get to see one at my dealership in 2013!

 

Thanks for the info on the jets ,that's a hyper car first of all .

 

Yay! Go JAGUAR! I am very excited about the revival of the brand after a truly subpar start to the millenium.