When Jaguar announced the C-X75 concept car last year, most scoffed at the idea it would ever go into production. On the face of it, the C-X75 looked like an expensive piece of show-boating. After all, the C-X75 promised to combine a small-capacity petrol engine with two gas turbines and four electric motors to develop enough performance to burst both your kidneys: 0-60 in three seconds and a top speed of over 200mph.
But guess what, the automotive gods have smiled upon us – today Jag announced it will be putting the heart-stopping, carbon-fibre C-X75 into production. Sadly, while the electric motors (one on each wheel) made it in, the two gas turbines didn’t – but they may be available at a later date.
When driven by electricity only, the car will have a range of around 30 miles. It’s also super-clean, with a CO2 rating of 99g/km. In other words, one of the fastest supercars in the world will also be one of the greenest.
F1 team Williams are in charge of aerodynamics – and the ultra-light carbon fibre chassis, which replaces the aluminium version seen on the original concept. The price? To you sir, a mere £700,000. Just one question: does it have an iPod dock?
