Idiot..what a terrible design ..it has nothing to do with it’s history
TwoMoreMinutes on
> enters Jaguar
> destroys it beyond all recognition
> refuses to elaborate further
> leaves
pickering_lachute on
I saw the concept in person at their HQ. It’s pretty darn spectacular in its aluminium flesh – much nicer than the pictures with the boring ass backgrounds and super models.
It’s most definitely not an E Type or an XJ220.
zdzdbets on
I wonder why more heads don’t roll. Their head of strategy and CEO seems like good places to start unless he’s their fall guy.
Substantial_Client_3 on
I still remember when he brandished the ‘floating C-Pillar’ on the latest defenders.
On the 110 was OK cause it was supported by the actual structure.
On the 90, they had to scrap it because it was a square of plastic almost as huge as the rear seat window. And the actual reason wasn’t that it was obstructing the view, it was that if it were made strong enough to not shatter and puncture the curtain airbag then it would shatter the window it was held and become too heavy of a projectile.
The amount of time and money wasted on proving his team that you couldn’t trick physics.
TokyoBaguette on
The amount of downvotes I got when I expressed the view that, perhaps, this design was suicidal…
Good riddance, go work at Mattel and make the new Barbie car.
CulturalAd4117 on
As a Jag owner (for my sins), the main problem with the GT is marketing related rather than anything else.
Conceptually, it’s gone back to Jaguar’s roots in a way they haven’t since they dropped the XJS. The whole point of Jag was to offer something like the Bentley experience for less money, which is exactly what this does.
It’s been very badly marketed, look at the number of people that think the Type 00 concept is the actual car.
ProjectZeus4000 on
Gerry has been at JLR for decades.
He’s behind the very successful ranger rover and defender model designs as land rover design director
Only recently was he responoble for all of JLR
He’s famously a “character” and I doubt his sacking is anything to do with the online reaction to the jaguar concept.
The actual prototype looks like it has great proportions. Most of the backlash was from people who would never buy the car and didn’t understand the jaguar market anyway.
The marketing campaign was successful, everyone is talking about it.
The design of the car is a minimalist premium, angers people who say it’s not a proper Jag, and that it won’t sell as no one can afford £100k for an unreliable car.
I predict it will sell just like the defender sold despite the same criticisms (obviously not as many in total – the market for SUVs is way bigger, but jaguar will do fine in it’s intended niche)
navagon on
1. Takes entire customer base.
2. Throws it in the bin.
3. Tries to replace customers with surreal, AI-looking fashionistas that probably don’t even exist.
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Idiot..what a terrible design ..it has nothing to do with it’s history
> enters Jaguar
> destroys it beyond all recognition
> refuses to elaborate further
> leaves
I saw the concept in person at their HQ. It’s pretty darn spectacular in its aluminium flesh – much nicer than the pictures with the boring ass backgrounds and super models.
It’s most definitely not an E Type or an XJ220.
I wonder why more heads don’t roll. Their head of strategy and CEO seems like good places to start unless he’s their fall guy.
I still remember when he brandished the ‘floating C-Pillar’ on the latest defenders.
On the 110 was OK cause it was supported by the actual structure.
On the 90, they had to scrap it because it was a square of plastic almost as huge as the rear seat window. And the actual reason wasn’t that it was obstructing the view, it was that if it were made strong enough to not shatter and puncture the curtain airbag then it would shatter the window it was held and become too heavy of a projectile.
The amount of time and money wasted on proving his team that you couldn’t trick physics.
The amount of downvotes I got when I expressed the view that, perhaps, this design was suicidal…
Good riddance, go work at Mattel and make the new Barbie car.
As a Jag owner (for my sins), the main problem with the GT is marketing related rather than anything else.
Conceptually, it’s gone back to Jaguar’s roots in a way they haven’t since they dropped the XJS. The whole point of Jag was to offer something like the Bentley experience for less money, which is exactly what this does.
It’s been very badly marketed, look at the number of people that think the Type 00 concept is the actual car.
Gerry has been at JLR for decades.
He’s behind the very successful ranger rover and defender model designs as land rover design director
Only recently was he responoble for all of JLR
He’s famously a “character” and I doubt his sacking is anything to do with the online reaction to the jaguar concept.
The actual prototype looks like it has great proportions. Most of the backlash was from people who would never buy the car and didn’t understand the jaguar market anyway.
The marketing campaign was successful, everyone is talking about it.
The design of the car is a minimalist premium, angers people who say it’s not a proper Jag, and that it won’t sell as no one can afford £100k for an unreliable car.
I predict it will sell just like the defender sold despite the same criticisms (obviously not as many in total – the market for SUVs is way bigger, but jaguar will do fine in it’s intended niche)
1. Takes entire customer base.
2. Throws it in the bin.
3. Tries to replace customers with surreal, AI-looking fashionistas that probably don’t even exist.
4. ???
5. Profit.