In an odd partnership tangentially related to the towing prowess of the XF wagon, Jaguar commissioned a boat with naval architecture consultancy Ivan Erdevicki Naval Architecture & Yacht Design Inc., and everything from the swage line to the fuel filler cap is inspired by classic Jag styling.
The watercraft has a gel coat fiberglass hull, a polished aluminum propeller, and a deck made of natural teak wood. Underneath, there’s a carbon fiber fin which Jaguar says was inspired by the classic D-Type. The cabin is set up with 2+1 seating, something intended to evoke a classic sports car. When it’s time to dock, motorized mooring ties pop up from the hull.
The boat's overall length – LOA for those with saltwater in their veins – is 20 feet, and it has a load-space capacity of 1,675 liters. It has a deadrise of 21 degrees – the angle from horizontal of the keel (the lowest part underneath) to the chine (the corner of the hull that goes vertical up the sides). The measurements and design add up to a boat that'll outrun anyone on Miami Vice.
The boat debuted to boost publicity for Jaguar's new XF Sportbrake, which goes on sale in U.K. and throughout Europe in November. Sorry seafarers, but Jaguar says, "the company has no plans to build or commercialise a boat of any kind."
