Jaguar is currently split on whether to replace the
current F-Type with an all-electric sports car or design a gasoline-fueled
angry cat for one last time. The current Jaguar F-Type will remain on sale for at least three more
years but the company has to begin working on its successor soon.
Speaking to Autocar, Jaguar’s
design director Ian Callum said: “We’re asking ourselves if it should be a
final hurrah for the old-school sports car that we know and love, or to switch
now to make our first all-electric sports car. It’s a very difficult decision.
What I will say is that the electric decision is looking more interesting with
time.”
Despite admitting that the I-Pace’s performance
changed his mind on electric cars, Callum quickly pointed out that the final
decision for the F-Type successor will not be down to him. Jaguar’s chief designer also
confirmed that the British company will always offer a sports car in its range,
putting to rest the rumors triggered by the slow sales of the F-Type compared
to the Porsche 911. Callum even added that saloons and hatchbacks will also
remain in Jaguar’s lineup.
