Thursday 7th November 2002

Jag Racing Concept

Beefed up X Type on show in the US

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[peas_star]

general concensus of the room is mixed with someone commenting "its not a MG you know, you can't just go putting silly wings on it"
but i think if it goes as fast as it looks then i'll take two!!

[MEMSDesign]

Why are people always criticising 'silly wings'? If you want a car that is stable at high speed, it's a very good idea to create aerodynamic downforce (or at least eliminate lift). A wing is a perfectly sensible way to do so. Okay, it's not as aesthetically pleasing as a diffuser, but it's a question of function dictating form in this case, surely a good thing?

[Newromancer]

"its not a MG you know"

Well, it looks like the MG SV got some compatition in: "Who is building the most ugly preformance car britans?"

[kevinday]

This must be the only X type that looks like a 'real' Jaguar should.

[v8thunder]

Up yours 3-series.

[t1grm]

Erm... I don't see anything about the motor in here. Except it's the it's the standard 3.0 V6 from the road car. So apart from the brakes this is just a bolt on cosmetic execise then ?

[PetrolTed]

Niiice...

[t1grm]

Isn't that one of the Jags Tow Walkinshaw used to run before he started running group C cars ? Ahh... now there's a real jag. I just luuvve those 80's group C cars. How about a road legal XJR12LM ?

[bigjules]

Hideous. Just plain hideous. What a ridiculous example of function following form. I mean, just read the text. They've stuck some huge body mods, brakes and unbelievably fat wheels on an X-Type, without mentioning anything at all about suspension mods, performance enhancements, or (most importantly) what they're actually trying to ACHIEVE by doing all this.

They don't say "we're trying to make an out and out race car from the base vehicle to compete in xxx racing series". They don't say "We thought we'd make a real hardcore driver's car out of the donor car, while still maintaining the basic principles of what makes a Jaguar so special". In fact, they don't really say a lot...

Sounds like a classic case of "let's make something that looks good (matter of opinion) and worry about how it drives later".

Quote: "This aggressive wide-body look also reflects a growing number of the project cars coming out of the import car scene". Read as "We're trying to jump on the bandwagon and copy what everyone else is doing".

Quote: "Rocketsports Racing hope develop the car into a driveable test car in 2003." Read as "It's been rushed out to make people go "ooh" and hope they don't notice that we've done half a job".

[Miguel]

As bigjules said, so much of the crap today is just about looking the part, rather than the real thing.

Ted, nice shot of an awesome Jag. Didn't those XJ12C race cars (or at least some of them) have water cooled brakes?

[marki]

Thank you Ted for the pic of the Jag , as a kid i remmeber lusting after this car , oh how i used to dream of that Jaguar

[g1150]

Who exactly are they trying to market this to? It doesn't make it perform better so that makes it a poser. Why would someone want to buy a poser Jag? I think they are aiming at a niche that couldn't afford this car to start with let alone modify it to this extent. From the front it doesn't look that bad but everything else?
A wing? Ach, I hope they make it go faster so at least you wont be easy to stone.
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[fizz]

Ah, I don't know...