Hungry to boost is volumes under Tata ownership, Jaguar is working on a new 'entry-level' sedan that will do battle with the BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class.
It's not coming cheap though. According to Autocar, the new Jaguar will compete at the expensive end of that segment and will be a high-quality and high-tech product in every respect.
To keep weight to a minimum it will use a version of the aluminium monocoque architecture that will also be shared with the next-generation Range Rover family of SUVs.
Meanwhile, the saloon is expected use the high-tech 2.2-litre turbodiesel engine found in the new Range Rover Evoque while petrol power is likely to come compliments of Ford's four-cylinder EcoBoost turbo petrol engines and Ford's Powershift transmission is also on the cards for certain models.
The new 'compact' sedan is expected to hit the streets in 2014, with a crossover version of this car also due around the same time, and the platform will also spawn the next generations of the larger XF and XJ saloons.
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