Jaguar F-Type was awarded World Car Design of the Year

NEW YORK - Jaguar F-Type has been awarded a World Car Design of the Year 2013, when the title New York Auto Show. At the same celebration VW Golf 7 was named the World Car of the Year. Jaguar F-Type chosen by 66 journalists from 23 countries, and managed to beat the other participants, the Mazda 6 and the Aston Martin Vanquish.

"No design project that gives me pleasure, in addition to the creation of the Jaguar F-Type. Project is that I am most looking forward to ever since I joined the Jaguar, and has become one of satisfaction for me and the team. F-Type is a sports car Jaguar concept that carries the actual value, beauty and purity in the form of design. an honor for us because the jury had seen the results of our work with this award, "said Ian Callum, Jaguar Director of Design.

The jury has the right to choose any car design recommended by the experts. Previously, each candidate has been assessed and selected by experts, to finally get into the judges' table for the election terakir. Experts design it is Masatsugu Arimoto (Japan - Freelance design journalist), Silvia Baruffaldi (Italy - Auto & Design magazine), Gernot Bracht (Germany - Pforzheim Design School), Sam Livingstone (UK - Car Design Research and the Royal College of Art) , and Tom Matano (USA - School of Industrial Design at Academy of Art University in San Francisco).

"A long wheelbase, short overhangs and wide fenders have given this car a good stance. Contours of the line of sight toward the rear fenders each door muscular impression. Exterior while maintaining the F-Type Jaguar elegance of proportion and the horizontal line a rounded surface. Looks very dynamic, but I can say the interior design more interesting, if the orientation is fixed pins on the driver, "said one expert design.

Jaguar F-Type has the lowest with a 3.0-liter supercharged V6 engine, producing 340 HP and 332 lb-ft of torque. This power is enough to throw the entire body to a speed of 100 km / h from rest with just 5.1 seconds, while maksimmnya speed is 260 km / h.