Jaguar Land Rover has revealed a new autonomous concept vehicle, Project Vector, a self-driving pod that the automaker hopes to have on roads from 2021. Rather than borrowing an existing vehicle's platform, Project Vector eschews the SUVs and performance cars from JLR's garage and is based instead on a city-friendly new architecture.
The Jaguar F-Type lives in a competitively niche market. Flanked by the Porsche 911 and BMW 8-Series, the F-Type is dedicated to purists, much in the same manner that a Mazda Miata MX-5 aims to thrill the enthusiast's senses. When the F-Type first launched in 2013, it instantly gained recognition as the evolution of the luscious E-Type from the 1960s. Those teardrop-shaped headlights, the classic sportscar proportions of bulbous rump and long hood... oh, and it behaved like a proper Jag as well. Gutsy engines, a standard manual gearbox, rear-wheel drive, and that iconic silhouette. When you're taking inspiration from the past, choosing a car so gorgeous that old man Ferrari thought it to be the most beautiful machine with four wheels isn't a bad place to begin.
Jaguar has unveiled the revised 2021 year model F-Type sports car. The 2021 model gets a new design that Jag says is purer, more sculpted, and assertive. The ride has a new hood, enlarged grille, and unique front bumper design. The car has new super-slim LED headlights.
Jaguar has a new all-electric sports car, but don't get too excited: piloting the Jaguar Vision GT Coupé is only going to happen in Gran Turismo. The latest supercar concept to be designed specially for the legendary racing game, it combines classic Jaguar racing car style with an all-wheel drive system inspired by the British automaker's modern electric racers.
Waymo has begun real-world testing of its newest autonomous fleet, with the first Jaguar I-PACE electric self-driving cars hitting the road in Mountain View, California. The Alphabet-owned Google spin-off inked a deal with Jaguar Land Rover back in March 2018, agreeing to put an astonishing 20,000 of the then-new I-PACE EVs into the driverless fleet over the next two years.
Jaguar unveiled the crazy XE SV Project 8 car packing lots of speed and power a while back. Jag thinks that there are folks out there that might want to go touring in the Project 8 car, so it has made a version that is slightly less bonkers for this crowd. The new version is called the Jaguar XE SV Project 8 Touring specification.
BMW and Jaguar Land Rover are teaming up on electric vehicle tech, combining forces to develop next-generation EV motors and make the cars using them more affordable along the way. The deal is part of both automakers' push for electrification that also makes economic sense, along with a motivation to reduce reliance on rare earth materials among other things.
Famous car designer Ian Callum has announced he is leaving Jaguar, ending a two decade stint as the Design Director responsible for some of the most recognizable and iconic cars and SUVs from the automaker. Callum has been responsible for the aesthetic of models like the F-TYPE, the two door coupe and convertible that arguably put Jaguar back on the design map back in 2013.
Multiple challenges face autonomous vehicles as they move into the mainstream in coming years; among those challenges is how to let other drivers and pedestrians know what the autonomous auto is doing. One way that Jaguar has come up with to let people know that an autonomous auto sees them is to put googly eyes on the vehicles that look at the person the car senses. Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled a new system that is designed to show other drivers and pedestrians where the car is going.
Jaguar has announced what it calls the ultimate car door. The new door can open automatically as the driver approaches and can be operated by gesture control. The door is currently a prototype and is being tested on a Range Rover Sport.
"No, you're thinking of the I-PACE, this is the normal one. No, you do need to put gas into it, it's not electric. No, I don't know why they named them like that, either." Like trotting out the 0-60 time of a supercar, or the tow rating for a truck, you get used to explaining the 2018 Jaguar E-PACE's oddest feature - its name - at gas stations or in parking lots.
The usual prowling grounds of Jaguar's F-Type convertible are sweeping mountain roads and beachside resorts, but two new rally editions of the British drop-top have leaping not cruising in mind. Taking inspiration from the Jaguar F-Type Chequered Flag Limited Edition, but then cranking it up several notches, the rally cars certainly stand out.