Jaguar is working up a new coupé and roadster pair tentatively badged XE – to tackle the Porsche Cayman/Boxster duopoly in the premium sports car market. The new Jag XE is revealed in full in the latest September 2009 issue of CAR Magazine, but we've held one artist's impression back to show online.

The two-seater is part of an ambitious strategy to turn Jaguar into the British Porsche (minus the VW family political spats that seem increasingly to distract from Stuttgart's mostly sensational road cars). The XE is part of an outline product plan that stretches to 2015, and CAR magazine lays bare the key cars in the new issue. If successful, Jaguar could soon be making more than 100,000 cars a year as a profitable independent under Tata Motors' wing.


By Tim Pollard (artist's impression by Motor Forecast/R.Varicak)

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Ian Callum would not approve, I think.

 

Very true. However, I think this potential concept looks pretty damn good!

 

Reminds me of a TT, but I know Jaguar will make it beautiful all the same.

 

The front is like getting the XK and giving it one hard punch.

 

i'd buy it if it weighs under 3300lbs and has a v8.