Jaguar C-X17

Jaguar C-X17
Jaguar C-X17
Overview
Manufacturer	Jaguar Land Rover
Production	2013
Designer	Ian Callum
Body and chassis
Class	Concept car
Body style	5-door SUV
Layout	Front engine, four-wheel drive
Platform	iQ[Al]
Related	Jaguar XE; Jaguar F-Pace
Powertrain
Engine	3.0-litre AJ126 340PS 6-cylinder (V6) supercharged petrol
Transmission	6 Speed Automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,905 mm (114.4 in)
Length	4,718 mm (185.7 in)
Width	1,959 mm (77.1 in)
Height	1,649 mm (64.9 in)
Chronology
Successor	Jaguar F-Pace

The Jaguar C-X17 is a concept crossover SUV designed by Jaguar Land Rover and unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show.^[1] It is the first ever Jaguar crossover SUV.^[2]

It was expected that the C-X17 concept would evolve into a production model,^[3] and at the 2015 North American International Auto Show it was announced that the production version for 2016 would be called the F-Pace.^[4]

Design

The C-X17 features an advanced aluminium monocoque architecture on to which future models will be based on, branded as iQ[Al].^[5]

The C-X17 is powered by the 3.0-litre 6-cylinder petrol engine found in the Jaguar XF, Jaguar XJ and Jaguar F-Type and is equipped with a rear-biased intelligent all-wheel drive system. The all-aluminium suspension is complemented by torque vectoring, which brakes the inside wheel. The platform is designed to handle a new range of 2.0-litre four-cylinder engines designed by Jaguar Land Rover as well as the current six-cylinder engine range.