Hoovey689

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What's next for Jaguar after F-Type? A small sedan and a utility vehicle

Porsche's heart lives in the rear end of the 911. The heart of Mercedes-Benz resides more in the brand values of the Three-Pointed Star than any one model. Mini is defined by petite packages wrapped in giant amounts of sass. Since the end of the Series III XJ in 1992, however, what has represented the unique and irreducible definition of Jaguar?

We're certain Jaguar is happy that the above question is moot, thanks to the arrival of the F-Type at the Paris Motor Show. Jaguar brand manager Adrian Hallmark tells Autocar that the $69,875 convertible is "the core of our range, and from now on it is our orientation point" – it is the E-Type for our times, and will lead the way for Jaguars to come. We don't know fully what that means yet; until we drive it, it isn't clear if the champagne and confetti party of the F-Type's introduction will end in afterglow or hangover. Nevertheless, there is at least a direction now, which is a major waypoint.

It will start with – surprise, surprise – a small sedan and a utility vehicle. We've heard for ages that a BMW 3 Series rival had been dancing across drawing boards, and after years of equivocation, it looks like an SUV/CUV may have finally been acceded to. Hallmark tells Autocar that "Whatever we do will be driven by the three pillars of our brand: innovation, design and performance leadership," by which he presumably means "driven by the huge sales opportunities and cha-ching!" We don't blame him; the market segment is hurtling in that direction and leaving all those pounds on the table would be something the old Jaguar would do. Obviously, those days are over. All hail the F-Type.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/08/w...and-a-utility/

Hoovey689

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I could do without the SUV/CUV, they already make a few ie Land Rover hah. But the 3-Series fighting sedan is a must have as well as perhaps a 4-door coupe and more verts and coupes.

whoster

I'd love to see a real compact Jag!

Hoovey689

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You can bet it'll have the new supercharged 3.0L V6. And depending on which output it is (340 or 380) they may even stuff the 5.0L in there as a R version

Fizzboy7

They tried the small sedan not too long ago with no success. Anyone recall the X-Type of the 2000's?

Hoovey689

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Of course. But the difference is, this is now and that was then. There is a whole lot of magic happening at Jaguar now

whoster

And the small sedan was not Jag's own--it was the Ford Mondeo gussied up.

spwolf

they tried it based on Ford, since Ford didnt have money for R&D... they do have it now.

Haitwun

Jaguar already makes a compact utility. It is called the Range Rover Evoque.

LexFather

With ford engine

I love it though

TangoRed

That's my biggest thing. I just don't see how a Jaguar SUV could be produced without interfering with the Evoque. But it is likely Jaguar needs the traffic an SUV would provide. Hopefully it's more like a Cayenne (just not as ugly.)

LexFather

Well the F-type looks great in pics so lets hope the sedan looks just as good.