Jaguar has unleashed its 2013 car of the year, the C-X75
The company set about building a car with the performance of a
Bugatti Veyron, the electric range of a Chevrolet Volt and the emissions of a
Toyota Prius, and they turned to a legendary engineering firm to help make it
happen. Williams, the same crew behind Williams F1, helped Jaguar stitch the
concept car together, and the result is unlike anything we've seen before.
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.
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