On announcing the cancellation of the C-X75 supercar last December, Jaguar brand director Adrian Hallmark tried to put a positive spin on the story, saying that the car’s development would be completed and that regular Jaguars of the future would benefit from the work done on its hybrid technology, aerodynamics, and carbon-fiber composites. He also promised that Car and Driver, which had followed the project closely, would have a chance to experience Jaguar’s vision for a 21st-century supercar.
That opportunity came a few days ago and showed that Jaguar, together with Williams F1, is capable of producing a high-tech road car that could compete with the likes of the La Ferrari, McLaren P1, and Porsche 918.
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The C-X75 began as a show car “as close to a pure art form as a car can get,” according to design chief Ian Callum.
That was because it was unfettered by the need to package a big V-8 or V-12; the idea was that it would pack a hybrid system that combined electric motors at the wheels and two micro gas turbines as generators. Unexpectedly, in May 2011, Jaguar announced it had joined forces with Williams Advanced Engineering to turn the concept car into an environmentally focused, limited-edition production model to challenge the Bugatti Veyron and its ilk.
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