Jaguar's C-X16 at Frankfurt Motorshow

Jaguar shows its dramatic design flair and love of aluminium as it reinvents the E-type  for the 21^st century in a performance-oriented hybrid drivetrain.

This prototype has a supercharged all-alloy V6 engine which produces 380PS (280kW) and 332lb ft (450Nm) of torque from 3.0-litres. There is also an electric motor producing 70kW and 235Nm available to the driver at the push of a steering-wheel boost button.

Allied to an eight-speed gearbox and mounted in a lightweight aluminium chassis this allows the C-X16 to sprint to 62mph in 4.4 seconds and reach 186mph while returning 41mpg (UK gallon) and emitting 165g/km of CO_2.

The aluminium bodywork is wrapped as closely to these mechanicals as possible to ‘distil the essence of Jaguar sports cars into the next evolution of an already award-winning design language.’

Jaguar says its performance ethos has its roots in the company’s Advanced Aluminium Architecture programme, which focuses on agility, power-to-weight and sustainability benefits.