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Can't subtantiate the article though..
David..you choice is further limited!
: : replacement for BabyZee - or even to suppliment her - come down to a F-Type, a TVR or an X5 (before Bangle gets to bungle that with a facelift)
: : It is horrible - it is not a worthy sucessor - it has a seam in the bonnet - huh - what gives - I love my one-piece bonnet
: : DavidM (Not a Bangle Fan)
: Taken from Autoweek.
: Jaguar's F-Type sports car gets September deadline to achieve cost goals
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: By MARK RECHTIN
: Automotive News
: LONDON - The Jaguar F-Type sports car must achieve cost goals by the end of September or it won't be built, Jaguar's top executive said.
: Jaguar has never said the F-Type would be built. But after a concept shown at the 2000 Detroit auto show was praised widely, Jaguar began to consider it seriously.
: The F-Type is seen as a spiritual successor to the legendary E-Type, which ceased production in 1974.
: "There is not a clear business case yet" for the F-Type, said Jaguar Managing Director Mike Beasley. "We want to do it. We're desperate to do it. But it's not cut and dried. We're already doing a lot of engineering. It's old territory for the concept, but a new territory for execution.''
: Ford Motor Co. CEO Bill Ford has said each vehicle line must be individually profitable. Jaguar is part of Ford Motor's Premier Automotive Group of luxury brands.
: One issue for the F-Type is the use of aluminum. Some aluminum body panels would make the F-Type lighter and faster but more expensive. Using steel would require a more powerful engine to achieve the necessary performance, again adding to development costs.
: "We want to use aluminum in great chunks, but in other areas we need steel" to keep costs down, Beasley said. "Certainly we have to have the power."
: Said Beasley: "It has to be luxurious enough to be the modern E-Type," yet it also must be priced competitively. If approved, the F-Type would go on sale in late 2004 or early 2005
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