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 sales on the XJ platform. The car would go head-to-head with the Mercedes-Benz CL Coupe, but would be “more emotional.”

Sources tell Automobile Magazine that the car would be a “pillarless four-seater (that) features a glass roof and its own sheet metal.” Jaguar’s uniquely British interior and the car’s stunning pillarless proportions could make the car a Jaguar take on the Bentley Continental GT. We can’t wait to hear more about this.

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 its larger brother the XK and slated to be a 2012 model. The car will supposedly be powered by a turbocharged V-6 based off of the company’s V-8 architecture.

Perhaps most important is news about the possibility of a XJ Coupe. CarThrottle reported on the possibility in July when Jaguar’s Ian Callum said that his design team had designed one (but not approved it for production).

Oddly enough, IL’s report contradicts that, saying that “he is unaware of any such project being worked on.” If true, that would be highly disappointing. A XJ Coupe (XJC) would have made a great addition to the Jaguar lineup, being a traditional British GT and a lower priced take on the Bentley Continental GT. As far as we’re concerned, we think there life in a XJ Coupe yet – or at least we hope so!