Team Sky rider and 2013 Tour de France winner Chris Froome visited Jaguar Land Rover global headquarters at Gaydon, Warwickshire this week for a high performance test of the Jaguar F‑TYPE sports car. Froome was recently presented with a new F‑TYPE by Jaguar to celebrate his remarkable Tour win.
Whilst on track at the Jaguar Land Rover proving ground, Froome was also treated to a dynamic experience in a prototype version of the innovative C‑X75. The Jaguar C‑X75 is a state‑of‑the‑art hybrid supercar with the efficiency of a low‑emissions city car. The C‑X75 can hit 100mph from standstill in less than six seconds and has a top speed of 220mph. Its 502bhp, 1.6‑litre turbocharged and supercharged four‑cylinder engine is one of the world's highest specific power output powerplants at 313bhp per litre. The C‑X75's two electric motors add a further 390bhp, for a combined output in excess of 850bhp.
As well as experiencing these Jaguar sports cars, Froome took the unique opportunity to ride his Team Sky Pinarello bike alongside the F‑TYPE, before flying to the USA for the Tour of Colorado.
Jaguar has been a partner to Team Sky since the team's very first season of racing in 2010. The team is supported in their year‑round racing and training activities by a fleet of Jaguar XF Sportbrakes.
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Notes to Editors:
Jaguar C‑X75
Although the decision was taken in 2012 that, as a result of the global economic climate, the C‑X75 would not enter full production, it was clear that it was a powerful showcase for Jaguar's world‑leading expertise in lightweight vehicle construction and the ideal test‑bed for the company's innovative research into high‑performance, low‑emission powertrains.
The great achievements in the development of C‑X75 prototypes ‑ including cutting‑edge hybrid technologies, carbon composite materials and advanced design solutions pioneered in association with Williams Advanced Engineering ‑ will be utilised in other areas of research and development, innovative future products and next‑generation engineering for the Jaguar and Land Rover brands.
