Car Throttle

Jaguar has met sales success with the new XJ luxury sedan. The car builds off of the brand's earlier efforts with the mid-size XF and finally abandons the retro-styling that was weighing the brand down. Now under the ownership of Tata Group, Jaguar is clearly being taken upmarket. As such new models must be introduced. A new sportscar is almost certainly in the works and a crossover is being considered. But what about an XJC coupe version of the XJ? Renderings of such a car have floated around before, and the result looks brilliant. The car's beautiful styling would be applied to a two-door coupe with a very rakish roofline. The move makes sense from a business perspective, adding a halo model that would increase profits and

2009 was a pretty good year to Jaguar, with the XK and XF selling well and the new flagship XJ introduced, set to go on sale this year. Forward momentum must be sustained though, so what is next? A sports car - the rumored Jaguar sportscar we have been hearing about for years. A sportscar for Jaguar has been rumored throughout the 2000s while the British brand was under Ford's ownership. Now, under the ownership of India's Tata Group, the head of the company Ratan Tata is pushing for one to be built. Edmunds Inside Line has the latest scoop on the internal workings at Jaguar. The "small sportscar" as it is referred to at Jaguar, will be a two-seater, based on an aluminum monocoque like