Wheels Australia – August 2019

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successortotheE-Type.It capturesthe

confidentstanceofa modernJaguarwhile

giving a nod to Jag’s exotic past. Sports cars

are about wrapping the sheet metal as tight

to the mechanicals as is physically possible,

and the F-Type does just that. Its plan view

changes dramatically as you walk around it.

ofvisualenergyanditsproportionsare

perfect.It’snotthemostbeautifulcarinthe

world, but it is the most spontaneous – as if

it’s simply been drawn and there’s been no

loss of its purity through the engineering

process. It looks like it’s about to leap at you.

exaggeratedbuthandsomesilhouetteson

wheels.Itsstanceis perfect.Thecabintapers

at the bottom to mould around two occupants.

Side on, the grille’s vertical line almost runs

straight through the wheel centres.

THE DESIGN DIRECTOR WHO TRANSFORMED THE SHAPE OF JAGUARS

OVER 20 YEARS, ON THE CARS THAT REALLY ROCK HIS WORLD

IAN CALLUM

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FERRARI 250 GTSWB

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