Jaguar B99 (Italy, 2011)

The Jaguar B99 Concept is a compact four door sedan designed for the large family car market.

The B99 paves the way for the look of future Jags with what Bertone is calling a “dynamic imbalance” of parallel lines and leaping forms.The B99’s body is fashioned in a traditional Italian “coachbuilder” style by being constructed entirely with handmade aluminium.

At the front of the B99, Bertone brings Jaguar into the 21st century with a large open-mouth radiator grill and sleek LED headlights. Yet the car remains true to tradition with the trademark leaping Jaguar hood ornament, which now automatically retracts thanks to motion sensors when any object or person comes too close in proximity.

In the middle the B99 features suicide doors and a lack of a B-pillar, while at the rear the front grille has been copy-pasted onto the boot and an active aerodynamic spoilerautomaticallyrises at high speeds to increase downforce.

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