Jaguar has unleashed a car that moves better than a Ferrari and has the emissions of a Toyota Prius.
Jaguar unveiled the C-X75 concept car in 2010, and it eveloved from a design study to a fully working prototype in just two years. In that time, Jaguar and development partner Williams Advanced Engineering created an four-wheel drive, plug-in parallel hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) with Jaguar’s first carbon composite monocoque chassis.
The C-X75 has a combined power output of more than 850bhp and dvelops 738lb ft of torque. Its powertrain comines a 1.6-litre turbocharged and supercharged four-cylinder petrol engine plant that generates 502bhp with two electric motors – one for each axle – that give a further 385bhp.
Jaguar claims the C-X75 can accelerate from 0-100mph in less than six seconds, thanks in partly to a seven-speed automated transmission that with gearshifts that take less than 200 milliseconds. Top speed is expected to be about 220mph.
Despite its performance, Jaguar says the C-X75 can run for about 30 miles in pure electric vehicle mode, while overall CO2 emissions are less than 89g/km. Jaguar took the decision not to build a production version in 2012.
Watch the wild thing move: