Legendary sports- and luxury-car maker Jaguar is cooking up a replacement for the F-Type that could take the fight straight to the forthcoming mid-engine Corvette (C8) with a mid-engine configuration of its own. According to Auto Express, the Jaguar “J-Type” as it could be called is expected to launch around 2022 with an rear-mid-engine layout. Exact powertrain details are still unknown, but the J-Type is expected to utilize hybrid power, with a V6 petrol engine and at least two electric motors – one on each axle. A pure-electric version could reportedly arrive sometime after launch.
Auto Express says that “high-ranking technicians” working on the forthcoming Jaguar J-Type have told the outlet that the current Acura NSX is being benchmarked, as that car also has a hybrid powertrain and a mid-engine layout. If all of this is true, the J-Type will be only the second production car in Jaguar’s more-than-80 years to have a mid-mounted engine, the other being the rare, relatively-obscure XJ220.
Chevrolet’s C8 Corvette will mark the sportscar’s first foray into mid-engine territory in more than 60 years of production – outside of the odd mid-engine concept here and there. Powering the car is expected to be a V8 engine with dual overhead camshafts and four valves per cylinder, meaning greater power density at the expense of larger exterior dimensions. There are no certain plans for hybrid power at this time, although rumor has it that the C8 Corvette’s most-potent production variant might produce 1,000 or more horsepower with the assistance of a battery pack and one or more electric motors.
The new mid-engine Corvette could enter production as early as September of next year, according to a recent report, and based on the frequency with which examples have been spied in the wild, we suspect that projection might not be too far off.
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it would be a shame if the f-type was discontinued. that car is gorgeous.
Aston Martin and Mercedes-AMG are also making supercars. Motor Trend Best Driver’s Car is about to become Best Supercar lol
Don’t forget that the Ford GT is a mid-engine supercar made in the U.S. The Jaguar concept is way behind the Chevy C8 Corvette, and by 2025, Chevy will have dominated the local market and most of the international market of supercars.
Ford GT is made in Ontario,Canada
“Could” is long ways out.
Given that Europe will be moving to zero emission vehicles by 2023-2025 and Jaguar’s mid-engine car which may not debut until 2021 or 2022, Jaguar’s mid-engine sports car may be an EV because nearly all of Europe signed the Paris Climate Accord which says all new cars sold needs to be ZEV.
that isn’t true.
Well, Steve, What is.
only 3 countries (US,nicaragua, syria) have not signed on to the paris climate agreement.
so if we are to believe the comment, all the other countries(nearly 200) will only sell ZEV vehicles starting in 2023.
that is ludicrous.
I still say this Corvette should have been a Cadillac.
They could release a mid engine car to compete against the Corvette C8 and they will get there ass handed to them just like all the other mid engine cars are going to find out!
The question I have is will GM have the resources to produce the C7, C8 at the same time and for how long?
We have been told both will be build but for how long?
The real game changer for GM would be if they could continue to build both Corvettes until 2025 or later.
If ” GM [will] have the resources to produce the C7, C8 at the same time” is strongly influenced by the additional costs GM will have to shoulder because of the erratic economic policies of Mr. Trump as POTUS.
The new C8 is going to kick all their @$$’$ based on performance per $$$. No kidding and NO joke. This is what CORVETTE’S DO!!! Is it a Pagani, no. Is it a Porsche? No. Is it a La Ferrari. no! It’s NOT meant to be. IT IS an Affordable Supercar!!! Tuners will make it PHENOMENAL! To all’s chagrin.. I LOVE YOU CORVETTE!!!! Kick their twat waffle @$$’$, I have faith…
Faith has its place in religions, but when dealing with materially existing things? … better not, methinks.
Wrong. The Corvette is not a value proposition, and it most certainly isn’t an affordable car for blue-collar workers.
If anything, I’d rather the Corvette push well into the 6 digit territory. That way it would prove to be on a even footing as the rest of the sports cars it gets compared to. If the base 911 can command $100K, why can’t the Corvette? There’s no reason to deliberately knee-cap the Corvette in the market by taking the lower-price/high-volume route; that’s something that FCA would do just to push more units each year rather than take in more revenue per each unit sold (like the 300/Charger).
Another benefit of higher prices is cachet. If the Corvette can command $100K, it’s customers are likely rubbing shoulders with the upper crust of society anyway; the upper crust with more disposable income who are more likely to show off their wealth.
As for faith, it doesn’t sell cars, let alone Corvettes.
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The C8 will probably out-perform and out-handle the Jaguar, but the Jaguar will look more sophisticated and sexy. More than a few people will wish they could have a C8 inside the Jaguar body.
I have never seen one jaguar that looks better then a Corvette! If both cars are performance cars then how the cars perform on the track and on the street wins!
Nor have I seen a Jaguar that looks better than any past Corvette, but I’ve seen the production version of the C8 Corvette, and I think you all need to prepare to be disappointed. It’s stubby and boxy, not at all like the C7 which I would characterize as sleek, sexy, and dynamic with the perfect amount of aggressiveness. Even when parked, the C7 looks like it’s moving at 100mph. I cannot believe the same team designed both the C8 and C7.
Similarly to the ’19 Camaro, I get a truck vibe from the C8, as if GM managers want everything to look like trucks because they sell well.