"2017 Jaguar F-Type 2.0-litre diesel spotted testing"

[florian]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/2017-ja...

Oh my god, how ghastly is that.
In my opinion, a proper Jag (sports car) should neither be practical nor econmical. And of all things certainly not a Diesel!

[florian]

Diesel sports cars in Germany (e.g. SLK, TT) cater for a different market in my opinion. Don't forget that the german manufacturers sell a huge amount of cars to companies as lease cars. Firstly, those are mostly Diesel powered due to Company policy and secondly, available at very competitieve rates (Jaguar isn't able to compete in Germany).

I have nothing against Diesel ins general. My company car is a BMW 2L Diesel with ZF auto. It's great, but it has zero (!) emotion. In contrast, a Jaguar sports car should be all about emotion and refinement. A straight four, be it a Diesel or a turbo gasoline engine, just doesn't cut it.

I might be "old school", but in my book neither a Diesel, nor a sportsback can be called a proper Jaguar. The just announced electric I-Pace is a different story, though: If Jaguar manages to offer superior creature comfort (especially autonomous driving, entertainment Systems, massive power), than it might work.