After driving the Jaguar C-X75 in
2013, Ian Callum, the company's then-designer, said, "We really should be
building it shouldn't we?" Eleven years later, the car is finally on the
road thanks to Callum, a design and engineering consultancy. This is the second
customer commission for the Jaguar C-X75 that Callum has completed; the first
arrived earlier this year. The company claims to have fulfilled the car's
potential by combining the designer's goal of "producing a capable,
refined, and elegant supercar" with the customer's specific desires.
This C-X75, car 001, was built on
one of the four stunt vehicles featured in the James Bond movie Spectre. It has
undergone hundreds of changes, including a new drivetrain, active aero, and a
modified "contemporary" interior.
Let's start with the powertrain. A 1.6-liter four-cylinder petrol engine with a
supercharger and turbocharger, along with a combination of two electric motors,
produced 880 horsepower and 1,000 Nm of torque in the original C-X75's hybrid
system. However, the F-Type's 5.0-liter supercharged V8 engine was coupled to a
six-speed sequential gearbox in the Spectre stunt cars. With the same V8 engine
but a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, the C-X75 commission is naturally
more akin to the stunt cars. 
According to Callum, the vehicle has
drive modes that may adjust the throttle response and gearbox to produce
quicker shifts. An "acoustic expert" has also adjusted the exhaust
system. For this car, Callum also created an active aero kit that adds downforce
at speeds higher than 37 mph. To improve urban usability, a hydraulic lift
system was also installed. Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires are fitted to the
20-inch front wheels and 21-inch rear wheels.
With Callum spending more than 1,000
hours "perfecting" the bodywork, the panel alignment on this stunt
car has been tightened, as any astute observer would see. The Spectre car's
dark orange paint job has been replaced with Willow Green for this commission.
It also features a polished metal grille, carbon fiber details on the intakes
and diffuser, and brushed aluminum window trims. The exhaust tip now has a new
C-X75 symbol, and the rear lights have also been modified.
The inside has undergone an even more
radical makeover. With a redesigned center console featuring three prominent
rotary controls (each with its own touchscreen), the cockpit is considerably
more driver-oriented than it was previously. In addition to a new cowl for the
driver's instruments and a specially designed steering wheel, all of the
buttons are located overhead in homage to aviation design.
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