The Jaguar B99 was a

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designed and developed by the Italian design house

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. It was first shown to the public on the Bertone stand at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. The 4-door saloon was shown in two versions:

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(B99) and grand tourer (B99 GT). It was designed by

's Michael Robinson and Adrian Griffiths and was based more on traditional Jaguars of the Geoff Lawson era compared to more recent Jaguars designed by Ian Callum.

B99

The B99 was a long 4-door saloon with 4 seats constructed of aluminium panels and featured suicide doors. It was only high and wide and stood on a wheelbase. The power train was also developed by

as a

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; featuring a 1.4 L engine for range extension purposes with two

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s of each driving the rear wheels. The car's maximum output of engine and electric motors is . Average emissions were estimated at 30g/km with a claimed 60 mile range electric-only mode. The B99 name stands for B for Bertone and 99 for Bertone's 99th year in operation.

B99 GT

The GT2 racing version was called the Jaguar B99 GT and is wider than the standard car and is lower, while the

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is stripped out and fitted with a roll cage. The GT added an additional two

s giving it a

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and a total power output of .

Reception

The B99 was reported to be well received at the

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unveiling and that the B99 might form the basis of a replacement for the previous Jaguar X-Type but Jaguar confirmed that they would not be asking Bertone to develop the concept. Jaguar's Global Brand Director Adrian Hallmark was quoted as saying ‘we appreciate the fact that Jaguar is interesting enough for people to do a concept around. It's not that we are offended by it, or against it - it is just not for us.’

Gallery

File:Festival automobile international 2012 - Bertone Jaguar B99 - 014.jpg, B99 doors File:Festival automobile international 2012 - Bertone Jaguar B99 - 009.jpg, B99 rear File:Festival automobile international 2012 - Bertone Jaguar B99 - 020.jpg, B99 front detail File:Festival automobile international 2012 - Bertone Jaguar B99 - 017.jpg, B99 interior File:Bertone Jaguar b99 esposta a Volandia.jpg, B99 GT

References

External links

Bertone official website
Jaguar B99 press release {{Jaguar modern timeline B99 B99 Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Cars introduced in 2011 Compact executive cars Grand tourers Sedans