Jaguar C-X75 order books open

IT's the car that showed Jaguar had got its groove back ... The C-X75 concept car was a hit at the 2010 Paris motor show, with the stunning design showing that Jaguar had relocated its supply of mojo, which had been put into storage under Ford ownership.

Developed in association with the Williams F1 racing team, the hybrid supercar will be built from 2013 in a limited run of 250, but there is no set quota allocated specifically for Australia.

“It is an order-based system, so it will be first come first served around the world,” Jaguar Australia spokesperson Narine Salmasi says.

Expressions of interest aren’t coming through local HQ but through a phone number that goes directly to the UK office, she says.

“We’ve had a few inquiries but can’t confirm exactly how solid their level of interest is yet.”

The car will be priced from 700,000 pounds ($1.2 million) in the UK, with taxes likely to add a large slug on top of that.

The production model will not use the show concept’s micro-turbines -- although Jaguar has said it will still look at developing the technology further – but instead rely on a small, boosted petrol engine and an electric motor at each axle.

The C-X75 will have a top speed of 322km/h and log the 0-100km/h sprint in under 3 seconds, with an electric-only range of 50km, and emissions predicted to be under 100g/km.