Jaguar Type 00 concept

[aerohead]

Quite a 'styling' departure for Jaguar. In 2026, they plan to introduce a 'GT' based on this concept.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/03/style...ntl/index.html

[freebeard]

Styling isn't the only departure. Significantly, all electric models. Curiously, while the ad is about the 'rainbow' people, the examples shown only come in pink and blue.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by aerohead

Quite a 'styling' departure for Jaguar. In 2026, they plan to introduce a 'GT' based on this concept.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/03/style...ntl/index.html

I saw this recently too, but still coming to terms with it.

The face-lifted 2021-2024 Jaguar F-Type (awd) is on my wish list should some idiot total my G37X Infiniti coupe (awd).

I consider the F-Type one of the most beautiful and yet affordable cars ever made.

Why the heck couldn't they remain on that path?

If I were to consider the Type 00 concept as an additional model, a choice and not an ultimatum perhaps I could eventually embrace it despite being more of a small car guy and not an over the top status symbol type of person.

Of interest, someone did an illustration of a Tesla Cybertruck with Type 00 front and rear textures pasted over them. It at least gave the Tesla some character other than Killbot.

EDIT:

Type 00 might be aerodynamic, but is it appealing?

We know that aerodynamics don't sell, so perhaps this is a brilliant design that echos long hooded powerful cars of the past. We will have to see what history decides.


Monday, July 14, 2014
Very Long Hoods
Donald Pittenger
https://carstylecritic.blogspot.com/...ong-hoods.html

Once upon a time, stylists such as General Motors' Harley Earl favored long, high hoods on their designs because this suggested that a car was powerful. This line of thought was based on the fact that many 1930-vintage luxury cars had large, powerful straight-eight, V-12 and V-16 motors that required long hoods.

As might be expected, 1930-vintage automobile company managers and designers fell to the temptation of gilding the long-hood lily. The present post deals with some examples extra-long -- needlessly long? -- hoods and concludes with thoughts regarding why long hoods are seldom, if ever, found on production cars today.

Current link to that Blogger's site:
https://carstylecritic.blogspot.com/

[freebeard]

From that site: carstylecritic.blogspot.com: The Astonishing Morgan AeroMax



It's interesting to compare.

The hood line is lowered, the fender tops remain but the wheel wells are tightened, top and rear fenders are boat tailed. The split rear windows are nice.

[Piotrsko]

Hmmm all that effort and they are running spoke wheels.

[Ecky]

That long hood will probably be a frunk. Despite the car being aerodynamic, the concept is otherwise entirely form over function.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by Ecky

That long hood will probably be a frunk. Despite the car being aerodynamic, the concept is otherwise entirely form over function.

Well put.

Symbolism over synchronicity in other words.