LONDON: These days, news of car makers announcing electrified models is becoming the new normal. Such is the case with Jaguar, which has indicated that the successor to the F-Type will be electrified.

Jaguar Land Rover's North America CEO Joe Eberhardt said the new car will have an electrified powertrain. "Every new car launched after 2020 will have some form of electrification. That is full electric, plug-in hybrid or mild hybrids."



Jaguar sold 2,787 units of the F-Type through August of this year, which is some 41 more than were sold during the same period last year. However, according to JATO Dynamics, sales of the F-Type in Europe dropped by 0.5 percent to 2,992 units sold through July this year.

The F-Type was introduced in 2013. Recent industry developments and trends mean today's models will probably have a shorter shelf life than their predecessors, so the current F-Type might not be with us as long as we may have normally expected.

Ian Callum, who has led the Jaguar design team now since 1999, wouldn't be drawn on when the F-Type would be replaced.



Speaking to the Automotive News publication, Callum said, "We will do another range of sports cars eventually."

"There are a number of people in the world who think sports cars are finished because SUVs can get around a corner as quick as a sports car can, technology being what it is,” he added.

“But there is something very emotional about a sports car that conveys the ultimate in the sense of performance and design."

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