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A foiled attempt of takeover by an Indian car company, much ups and downs, now Jaguar has great plans to take on the new year. Jaguar has plans to introduce soon, A $50,000 Jaguar F-Type two-seat sports car, a coupe version of the new XF sedan and a sporty four-door XK supersedan.

Almost as straightforward to get into production is the XF Coupe. Work already under way on the XF-based two-door incorporates styling cues such as the two-inch-lower roofline of the C-XF concept.

Less likely is an XF convertible, despite interest among U.S. dealers. Engineering studies show a large amount of platform strengthening would be needed, adding weight that would compromise performance. Jaguar also isn’t convinced that sales would justify the investment.

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Jaguar got almost taken over by an Indian Motor Company that sells no cars outside India, but part of a very profitable and highly valued conglomerate, the TATA group.

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