Powered by a futuristic and highly-advanced turbine, the coupe was presented at the 2010 edition of the Paris Motor Show to celebrate Jaguar’s 75th birthday. It generated an overwhelmingly positive response from enthusiasts and show-goers alike so it was hastily given the green light for production, but it was canceled shortly after because the global recession caused demand for high-end cars to wane in nearly all major markets.
British magazine Autocar reports Jaguar re-considered bringing the C-X75 to production earlier this year. The project called for the coupe to be re-christened C-X80 in honor of the company’s 80th birthday, and for approximately 80 examples to be built. Its launch would have coincided with the release of Spectre, the new James Bond movie in which the C-X75 is prominently featured as the bad guy’s car.
Ultimately, Jaguar axed the coupe for the second time. The 80 examples would have undoubtedly sold out quickly, but building them would have been a costly, resource-draining and time-intensive endeavor. Jaguar instead allocated its resources to introducing new volume-oriented models like the BMW 3 Series-fighting XE sedan and the F-Pace.
Additionally, executives worried that the car’s design was too old to hit the market as-is. That claim is highly debatable, as some of Jaguar’s competitors have shown recently, but it all but confirms that the C-X75 has been deep-sixed for good.
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