Jaguar C-X75

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cj10jeeper

Lifer
 Lichfield, England
So how much power can a car get from a 1.6 engine?
200hp?
300hp?
400hp?

Nargh - Jaguar seem to be raising the bar here with 500hp from it's new 10,000 rpm supercharged and turbocharged engine :o :o

Put me down for a hybrid that can do 200mph and 60 up in <3.0 seconds, but not the £700 to £900k

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/jaguar-c-x75-gets-500bhp-16-turbo
 
That's nuts - but a hell of a feat of engineering. Gorgeous car too :thumbsup:
 
Bing said:
That's nuts - but a hell of a feat of engineering. Gorgeous car too :thumbsup:
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That's pretty impressive if it ends up going into production like that... although it's slightly sad to see that motor manufacturers are still concentrating on internal combustion - albeit ultra-economical engines powering generators rather than driving wheels - rather than developing Hydrogen engines...

Not wanting to sound like an eco-warrior of course :oops:
 
Is a 1.6 litre engine with both a turbo charger and a super charger actually economical in any meaningful way, except when compared with a super car of similar performance fed solely on petrol ? I didn't see any mpg or CO2 figures quoted... Except for the 60km electric only range... Which ain't great :?

(off to have another read in case I am looking stoopid)
 
That's a bit special! I'm well pleased Jaguar are producing great cars again, modern looking and class leading etc. I would snap up a Jag XF given the chance.

For a while they were making decent but dated retro looking motors and we all know how that plays out (Rover)
 
Sounds pretty good, Suzuki Hayabusa tuners have been doing this for a long time though - a 4 cylinder 1.3 motorcycle engine with a monster turbo can push out over 400bhp (yes, on a motorcycle :evil:) Surprisingly these can be quite economical relatively speaking, especially since they can propel you over 200mph...

It was a matter of time before someone was going to develop this technology to go into cars, including a supercharger and electric motors makes for an interesting motor! The technologies in modern motorcycle cylinder heads is pretty top drawer - allowing ridiculous RPM's with fantastic longevity.
 
Sounds like one heck of a car!

...although, I'm still drooling over the new F-Type and its V6 3L 375hp engine :poke:
 
Paradroid said:
That's a bit special! I'm well pleased Jaguar are producing great cars again, modern looking and class leading etc. I would snap up a Jag XF given the chance.

For a while they were making decent but dated retro looking motors and we all know how that plays out (Rover)
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Can't disagree having picked up an XF a year ago :thumbsup:

Also pleased to see Jag unleashed from Ford who spent a fortune setting up the factories and capability, now with investment under Tata, making a real bid for re-emergence as a top notch manufacturer with some special performance cars in the line-up.
 
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