If you don't remember some recent history, let me refresh your memory a bit. Before the Jaguar F-Type roadster made its star-studded debut, it was first seen in concept form as the C-X16 at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2011.
Everything about the vehicle looked "right."
The design was tight, and — frankly — Ian Callum knocked it out of the park. Again.
So when we heard that the coupe would NOT be produced, we were heartbroken. Let me be a little more clear: I was heartbroken. Turns out though our hearts were to be mended.
That's because the first F-Type coupe prototypes made their appearance during testing over the summer. All is well in the world, again.
Though Jaguar has teased us with a helicopter view shot, I don't think it'll really stray too far from the C-X16 we originally saw — pictured below. So, check out the press release and break out the popcorn for its debut on Tuesday, November 19.
Agent 001 will be sure to snap the BEST shots at the LA show and I'll be here to make sure you see them!
Jaguar's press release follows:
F-TYPE COUPE TO MAKE DYNAMIC DEBUT IN LOS ANGELES
• Jaguar to produce coupe version of breakthrough new F-TYPE sports car
• F-TYPE Coupe to make its global debuts at L.A. and Tokyo Motor Shows
(MAHWAH, N.J.) – The Jaguar F-TYPE Coupe will make its global debut on November 19 at a Los Angeles VIP customer and media event, the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show, and on the show floor on November 20 at the Los Angeles and Tokyo Motor Shows.
The all-aluminum F-TYPE Coupe range will deliver in production form the uncompromised design vision of the Jaguar C-X16 concept, and will complement the existing F-TYPE Convertible, winner of the 2013 'World Car Design of the Year' award. The F-TYPE Coupe will go on sale in North America in spring 2014.
Ian Callum, Director of Design, Jaguar, said, "The excitement generated when we revealed the C-X16 concept was terrific; so to now be on the cusp of what I can assure you will be a drama-filled reveal event in Los Angeles for F-TYPE Coupe is a very significant moment."
"We've been overwhelmed by the positive reaction to the F-TYPE Convertible, but for me the purity of creating a sports Coupe is a uniquely satisfying process – and I know that both visually and dynamically, F-TYPE Coupe raises the bar yet again."
Full technical details, images and film of F-TYPE Coupe will be available on November 19 at 7:30pm PST /10:30 pm EST (3:30am GMT) from www.media.jaguar.com and interactivejaguar.com.
Watch the world's most dynamic car reveal here: Jaguar LA live broadcast and be a part of the conversion online: #FTYPECOUPE.
Frankfurt Motor Show Gallery
