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  • 'PUSH TO PASS'

    C-X16 features a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) similar to that used in Formula One. This allows the kinetic energy of the moving vehicle to be captured when the car brakes, and then stored for later use during acceleration.

    A graphic on the dashboard indicates when the additional boost provided by the electric motor can be deployed, and the driver initiates the instant power surge by pressing the ‘Push to Pass’ button on the steering wheel.

    When charged, the system provides an additional 70kW and 235Nm of torque for up to 10 seconds. Power is instantaneously available and the battery is constantly and automatically recharged as the car moves. Both the battery pack and electric motor are liquid cooled to ensure performance is maintained as heat builds up when the car moves.

  • CONNECTIVITY

    The centre console armrest houses Jaguar’s ‘Connect and View’ system. Developed in conjunction with Blackberry™, this allows smartphones from a range of manufacturers to be plugged into the machined aluminium tray between the front seats, whereupon the central Touch-Screen reconfigures to reflect that phone’s display. The system will communicate with the majority of the smartphone’s functions, providing navigation instructions, accessing the audio library and, of course, making and receiving phone calls.

  • INTELLIGENT VENTING SYSTEM

    In order to keep top of the dashboard as low as possible, C-X16 features an Intelligent Venting System. Governed by complex algorithms built in to the advanced climate control, this double vent is initially hidden and deploys out of the dash to provide hot or cold air as needed to rapidly alter the cabin temperature, and then discreetly retracts when the desired level is reached.

  • DUAL-FUNCTION SWITCHGEAR

    C-X16 features a next generation Touch-screen system with fingertip touch supplemented by buttons that provide shortcuts to top-level menu functions. Further controls take their inspiration from devices such as smartphones and tablets and provide multimodal functionality.

    The rotary heating controls are made from machined aluminium and anodised in dark gunmetal. In the centre of each is a miniature OLED display which reconfigures according to how the controls are used. Rotating the controls alters the temperature on respective sides of the car but pushing them changes their functionality; they now control the heating and cooling functions of the seats.

    The switchgear is framed in carbon-fibre and features subtle "watch-like" dark chrome highlights while the gearlever and dynamic mode selector switch are surrounded by red anodised aluminium to emphasise their purpose.

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