British car-maker Jaguar has launched its new XF compact sports saloon in spectacular fashion with the world's first dramatic 'high-wire drive' over water on cables just an inch thick. In a stunt worthy of the latest Bond movie SPECTRE – for which the firm is supplying many of the cars – the new Jaguar XF was revealed during a dramatic 'high-wire' water crossing in the heart of London's business district. The feat took place high over the Royal Dock in London's Canary Wharf today. Scroll down for video The new Jaguar XF compact sports saloon traverses the high-wire during its incredible unveiling in London todayJaguar tonight launched its new XF compact sports saloon in a dramatic high-wire crossing in Canary WharfPictures show the vehicle balancing precariously over the River Thames as it is driven by stuntman Jim DowdellHe is a veteran of dozens of films including James Bond and Indiana Jones, as well as the Jason Bourne series
_ drove the all-new Jaguar XF 240metres across a high-wire to demonstrate the new XF's lightweight aluminium-intensive construction and agility.