2025 Auto Thread

[KeplerElectronics]

That car is screaming Batman Animated Series for me, it's got an art deco vibe or something that I can't quite place. Maybe it's the shading and how flat it looks?

 

[Andrew]

Entirely in the proportions. The length of the hood (I guess it’s not an engine bay, being an EV) is Batmobile length lol. It’s 100% a throwback to the original Jaguar E-Type.

 

[jadd]

why does it have a grille on the rear but not the front lmao

 

[Andrew]

Here’s the spy pics of their actual car btw. I at least assume this is the intended for production model, and it’s got a lot of things the concept is missing.

 

[brawler]

The silhouette of this vehicle is fantastic but that material is absolutely not. Jaguar has no clue what the hell they are doing and frustrating as it is to see the usual suspects moan about “the evils of woke”, they quit selling all vehicles for a year, are recalling their previously released EVs due to battery fires, and are running an ad campaign that has no audience whatsoever. They needed a perfect win and decided that they couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn. Insane.

it's heartbreaking and beyond frustrating. Non-car people are either complaing of "woke", or bragging, arms crossed, "Well, it got you talking about them " or "No such thing as bad press!". There is such thing as bad press, and it's the kind that doesn't convert into any fucking sales. They are chasing a market they have no chance in, for an audience they will not win over. If that version of the concept ever hits the market (it won't), it will be for a tax bracket most people aren't in.

Idk. I really love Jaguars past cars, so to see this prestigious brand flounder just makes me sad. Seeing them chase already dated trends, idk. Maybe they will be joining Saturn, Pontiac, and Saab before the end of this decade.

 

[Andrew]

So at the end of this month Alfa Romeo officially begins phasing out the ICE Giulia in favor of a (presumably hybrid) crossover model. I so desperately want to get my hands on one of these, man. Possibly the best sports sedan on the market, criminally overlooked.