Jaguar's New 3-Series competitor

Jaguar - new 3-series competitor, all-aluminium X760

The design of Jaguar's new small saloon, X760, has been signed off ahead of its expected reveal towards the end of 2014 according to a report in Autocar.

Underpinning the X760 saloon is Jaguar's new rear-drive all-aluminium architecture called iQ[Al], which stands for 'intelligent aluminium architecture'. 

The X760 is Jaguar's new saloon rival for the BMW 3-series, Audi A4 and Mercedes-Benz C-class.

Jaguar design director Ian Callum has said that he had "finished design work" on the as-yet-unnamed model. 

He revealed that it would "follow the current design trends of Jaguar" rather than ushering in a change of direction for the firm.

The X760 saloon, is tipped to be revealed as a thinly veiled concept car at the Paris motor show next October before being displayed in final production form at the Geneva show in March 2015, with sales starting soon after.

Styling features of the new four-door saloon are expected to include a more powerful interpretation of the three-dimensional front end and trapezoidal grille design introduced on the F-type, a clamshell bonnet with twin power bulges, muscular haunches and a sporty yet graceful profile.

Callum confirmed that the saloon would follow the look established by the F-type and C-X17, to give the Jaguar range greater family resemblance.

"This is not a time to start changing direction," said Callum about the sub-XF model, which will be built in a new facility under construction at Jaguar Land Rover's Solihull plant.

"We've established a beautiful design and we need to start using it on a family, and this will be part of the family.

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