an advertising section ofmarkhanieconbmist sun york region wheels ursdayjuneibbo s faster narrow your search in minutes to the cars that best meet your criteria cheaper no driving from lot to lot no long distance calls and price comparisons are easy with more than 500 vehicles t choose from better shop 24 hours a day 7 days a week 500 used cars searchable full colour photos easy to use all makes all models all years all price ranges aulocal more than 20 dealers tfree to browse will it or wont it go into production jaguar unveiled the ftype concept car atdetroit that is fully functionallt is the smallest jaguar in 40 yearsv fcssv ctiwm vmmyompegionmeelscomm presented by markham ft economist sun j seringwhitoftjnchstaffvillesnceius stduffvifle tribune 2942200 by jim robinson road worthy of personal interest to me was the jaguar f- type concept car roadster unveiled at the recent north american international auto show in detroit it was the jast work of chief designer geoff lawsoriwho died last fall at age 54 of a heart attack geoff was one of the darlings of the automotive press known for his colorful descriptions aboutstyling that matched the evocative shapes he created like the current xk sportscars and the stype i spent one morning four years ago with geoff iking around at the detroit show as he inted out thvstrengths arid weaknesses of various cars on the floor sadly i had no tape recorder with me as it was one of the most informative hours ive ever experienced in the auto industry i wasverypleased to hear that a styling studio at jaguar will be named after him this kind of respect in the industry isnt seen that often the stunning ftype is the most compact jaguar sports car in more than 40 years and presents the companys ideas for a roadster that would take jaguar into a new segment of the global market the project was completed under the aegis of the new director of design ian callum who said the ftype is a tribute to geoff lawson this car is the last to bear geoffs inimitable stamp it is a fine example of the standards we will strive to maintain while the xk180 showcar of last year played a central spiritual part in the design of the ftype helfet and his team were able to create a car that is more compact than xk180 and 25 inches 645mm shorter than the xkr on which xk180 was based it is also four inches 100 mm narrower than both cars the design team setout to produce a shape that is conterhporary functional and x distinctively jaguar but helfet was careful that the new design should have its own personality jaguar design is always uptotheminute in terms of technology the nose of the car carries a splitter a lowset aerofoil designed to move automatically with increasingspeed in order to increase downfofce at the rear a fixed diffuser tunnel also uses increasing speed to generate additional downforce the distinctively styled headlamps employ an adaptation of the latest baroptic light guide technology in a unique multipleelement cluster the new jaguar is designed to accept a range of powertrain options starting with the 240 hp ajv6 engine successfully introduced in the s type sedan- while a supercharged version with around 300 hp is also a possibility automatic or manual transmissions would drive the rear wheels while allwheel drive is a production- feasible option a-yt- t rr- 4 v kv iitoft9j xk fc w ajuk m a