A new small Jaguar will be revealed this summer and go on sale next year, writes Brian Byrne.
The car will target the compact-medium competitors such as the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and Audi A4.
It will be built on a brand new modular platform developed by Jaguar Land Rover which the company says will in time allow it to develop further models as it expands its markets presence.
Meanwhile, the company still hasn't made a decision on a production version of its Jaguar CX-17 concept SUV, a matter complicated by the fact that in Land Rover it makes world class SUVs already.
And that latter brand's design director Gerry McGovern (pictured above with the Defender 100 Concept) says the company is still trying to make a business case for a new Defender in two or three years' time. McGovern said at the Delhi Auto Show yesterday that the current level of 20,000 Defenders a year needs to be improved five-fold for any new version of the nameplate.
He said the next Defender need not look utilitarian like the current icon, and will be 'more sophisticated'.
