Jaguar has a new sports car in development, that is being referred to as the XE. Reports are sketchy, with the company publicly saying it would like to build a sports car but denying this model exists, to keep the focus on the current range.
Jaguar's MD Mike O'Driscoll announced that he would love to build a 2 seat sports car at the Detroit motor show, and shortly before that company owner Ratan Tata said he would like to see one in the line up, so its a safe bet it will happen
What hasn't been made clear is if this would be a Porsche Boxter rival in the mould of the aborted F-Type, a direct replacement for the Jaguar XK and Jaguar XKR - which is very unlikely, or an out and out Ferrari beater to be a new flagship for the marque.
Reports on the interweb are putting forwards 2 possibilities, Autocar is suggesting that the car is front engined, and that chassis development work is being done by outsourcing to Lotus, whereas Auto Express is saying the ar will be mid engined, like an Audi R8 or Ferrari F430. Both have given images as to what the feel the car may look like - Autocars image is below, and Auto express is at the top of the page - they are both good looking but entirely different and are both speculation at this stage.
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