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THE REL ATIO N SHIP B ETWEEN
DESIGN A ND ENGINEER ING AT JAG UAR
IS A TWO WAY CO N VERSATIO N
IA N C A LLUM , DIR EC TO R O F DESIGN
XF
ì Weí re so used to G oogling we expect every system to work the
same. With our new infotainment system you can search a shop
name, postcode and even have spelling mistakes. To put all of that
into a car would require terabytes of data, but with a ë cloud approachí
you can do it. You need a hybrid system, with the navigation info
on the car, and ë the cloudí for traffic reports and other stuff. That
way, if you lose connectivity you can still get from A to B î
PETER V IR K , DIR EC TO R O F C O NNEC TED TEC HNO LO GIES & A PPS
F TYPE SVR
XE
ì The original clay had an upright shoulder all the way to the corner, almost
vertical. We literally couldní t manufacture that, it was beyond the laws of
physics. The only way to wrap this bold corner was to progressively wind this
plane from vertical [ at the centre line] over into a 1 5 degree angle at each
corner. It makes the angle more open, the radius bigger, but visually it still
looks great, the defi nition isní t lostî
M A R K W HITE, C HIEF ENGINEER , A DV A NC ED B O DY
ì The vertical front grille, ë sheerí bonnet profi le and the headlamps under
that menacing brow are all fundamental to the XEí s front end appeal and
could easily have been compromised by safety requirements. B ut by work
ing through, millimetre by millimetre, analysing the pedestrian wrap over
requirements and running numerous computer simulations, we delivered
both the design vision and class leading 5 Star Euro N CAP performanceî
W A Y NE B UR GESS, PR O DUC TIO N DESIGN STUDIO DIR EC TO R