Jaguar Cars revealed an exciting and unique ‘Concept Speedboat’ yacht tender at the international driving debut of the new Jaguar XF Sportbrake, which took place on October 30. ‘The Concept Speedboat by Jaguar Cars’ represents the design DNA of the British prestigious luxury and sports car manufacturer in an unexpected and amazing package.
Concept Speedboat yacht tender presented by Jaguar Cars
Jaguar Director of Design, Ian Callum is at the forefront of the Concept Speedboat yacht tender. Callum explained: “We recognise that both our existing and future customers enjoy diverse and active lifestyles. With the launch of the new Jaguar XF Sportbrake, we had an opportunity to create a vision of how our design philosophy might be applied to an alternative product, in which speed and beauty are also priorities.
“The Concept Speedboat looks powerful. It follows, in so many ways, the idea of a traditional speedboat but with the sleek and fast characteristics that you would expect from a Jaguar Car.”
Concept Speedboat by Jaguar Cars
Jaguar Cars consulted with a yacht design specialist, Ivan Erdevicki Naval Architecture & Yacht Design Inc., and a bespoke design project management company, Seventy Seven Design, throughout the development of the Concept Speedboat yacht tender. The Concept Speedboat has a gel coat fibreglass hull finished on top with a natural teak decking. This is split by a carbon fibre fin, inspired by the iconic Jaguar D-Type.
The front of the Concept Speedboat yacht tender flows seamlessly into the screen and the red 2+1 cabin follows the sporting character of Jaguar cars. Jaguar Cars’ heritage is also subtly recognised with fuel filler caps inspired by the Series 1 XJ. A polished aluminium propeller and pop-up mooring post imitates how the boat could be powered and docked respectively.
Jaguar Cars unveils its newest 'Concept Speedboat' yacht tender
Concept Speedboat yacht tender by Jaguar Cars: Specification highlights
LOA 6.1m / 20′
LWL 5.3m / 17′, 5″
Beam 2.0m / 6′ 7″
Draft 0.4m / 1′,3″
Deadrise 21°
Passengers 2 + 1
Ian Callum added: “I hope our design inspires people to think about our products in a much broader sense, especially in lifestyle and enjoyment. I have always had a passion to create such an object and it seemed fitting that we relate this to a lifestyle vehicle such as the Jaguar XF Sportbrake. The two sit together perfectly.”
The new XF Sportbrake is the most versatile derivative of the award winning Jaguar XF to date. It represents a compelling combination of muscular yet elegant design, dynamic ability, contemporary interior luxury and, with a load-space capacity of up to 1675 litres, a no-compromise approach to practicality.
Concept Speedboat
Matching the XF saloon for aerodynamics, torsional stiffness and dynamic handling ability, it is powered exclusively by Jaguar’s range of powerful, refined and efficient diesel engines. The rear wheels are driven via an eight-speed automatic gearbox. The 2.2-litre engine is fitted with Jaguar’s Intelligent Stop-Start system, making it the company’s most efficient powertrain to date, while the 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 is available in two states of tune, with 275PS in the range-topping Diesel S. The XF Sportbrake goes on sale in UK and throughout Europe in November.
The ‘Concept Speedboat by Jaguar Cars’ is a design project that was commissioned to support the launch of the XF Sportbrake. The company has no plans to build or commercialise a boat of any kind.
