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Next-Generation Jaguar F-Type Confirmed: Sports Car Will Go Hybrid

The Jaguar F-Tyle might not be the fastest sports car in the world, but it certainly triggest a lot of emotional responses. The Brits have even made a 2-liter turbo version that's much more economical, but the next generation will not escape the electrifying trend.
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Perhaps the E-Type Zero, recently shown in Frankfurt, wasn't just for show. Jaguar is already thinking about a new generation of sports car that will take advantage of the recent hybrid systems to comply with emissions guidelines.

Design boss Ian Callum told Automotive News that Jaguar would not discontinue its elegant speed machine.

"There are a number of people in the world who think sports cars are finished because SUVs can get around a corner as quick as a sports car can, technology being what it is," said Callum in the interview. "But there is something very emotional about a sports car that conveys the ultimate in the sense of performance and design."

However, Callum never specifically mentions the F-Type name, instead saying that Jaguar will do "another range of sports cars eventually." So we don't when it will come or what it will be called.

The current car has been around since 2013 when it debuted in two V6 roadster versions. The 495 HP V8 model then came, followed by the coupe with ever-increasing output numbers. Mirroring Porsche's popular 911, AWD and track versions were also added.

We expect that this generation will also see its V6 engines being replaced by new Ingenium inline-6 mills. There was also a rumor about borrowing V8s from BMW, but it's looking increasingly unlikely.

Last year, JLR promised half its cars would be electrified by the end of the decade. But now it says all of them will soon have some form of electric or hybrid drive. Small lithium-ion batteries and a new 48V electrical architecture could help with that. However, the first such Jaguar model will probably be a best-seller like the F-Pace crossover.
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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