The Jaguar C-X75

Impressive. $$$$$$$$$ Out of my price range.

I caught up with an old friend yesterday and he rolled out his Tesla sports car for me to take a spin in.

I will say, that is one impressive ride! 150+ miles on a single charge (costs about $10), but the acceleration is amazing.

It only sputters along with a zero to sixty time of 3.7 seconds. :)

Dead stop launches are ridiculous fun as well as quick passes. It is so stealthy with only the rolling tire noise to give it away that you really do not make a scene when doing it (unlike my noisy raucous six cylinder), which is good for avoiding tickets.

The smoothness of this torque and acceleration is just intoxicating. No shifting with a transmission and no slamming of gears. Just point and shoot fun. The only downside is not having the disposable cash to buy one. As you said, out of my range.

I'm sure it's a unique experience and I envy you.

Me too.....but a scaled down version, who knows....In any case the idea of a micro-turbine being used to recharge the batteries, is intriguing....What about methanol as a fuel ?

Unfortunately not to be built.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/jaguar-c-x75-will-not-be-produced-2012-12-11

Well the one pictured is a concept car....the one that was cancelled was to be built with an IC engine, and various other modifications....

" The company expects to take advantage of part of the investment in the C-X75 development by using the C-X75 technology in future Jaguars. The hybrid technology could be used on a three-cylinder engine to give it the power of a six-cylinder engine, and the C-X75's sophisticated aerodynamics should also influence future Jaguars, while the high-pressure supercharger technology could be used on future performance Jaguars with four-cylinder engines. Jaguar announced its decision to continue working on five prototypes to be developed until May 2013. Up to three of these will then be sold at auction, while one will go into a future Jaguar museum, and the other will be kept by Jaguar for running demonstrations.^[6]"

^{There is another version called the C-X16, sort of a scaled down version of the version that was slated for limited production, but cancelled.....but this is a concept car as well....}

^{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_C-X16}

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Key Features

• High-efficiency designs with outputs from 5 - 100kW
• Axial-flow, radial-flow or hybrid layout
• Clean-burning combustion chamber
• High temperature turbine
• Oil-free carbon-air bearing system
• One moving part
• Modular construction

Benefits

• Just 5% of the size, weight and parts of equivalent piston engine
• High performance and efficiency
• Low emissions - no after-treatment required
• Low noise and no vibration
• Low manufacturing costs
• High reliability and low maintenance costs
• Multi-fuel capability, including CNG and biofuels

Pininfarino Cambiano concept car....

http://www.bladonjets.com/news/bladon-jets-at-the-geneva-motor-show/

Indeed!! This car is impressive, and well it should be with a price tag of $1.2Million US! The thing that has always bothered me about these new hybrid cars, as well as this Jaguar is the batteries. This Jaguar C-X75 use lithium-ion batteries with 600 volts coursing through their wiring systems. Six hundred volts!! Can you imagine getting into an accident and being pinned against a 600 volt battery? Kind of scarey I think.

...and a gas tank isn't ?... The idea that these micro turbines are so efficient and simple in design, flexible in their fuel choice, light weight, is what these hybrids need to increase range and reliability....One moving part !