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"History has a way of repeating itself. Last year, Jaguar marked the 50th anniversary of the debut of the E-Type roadster at the 2011 New York Auto Show. This year, the British marque is back to announce that it will build its spiritual successor\u2014the 2014 Jaguar F-Type.        Caught Testing: 2014 Jaguar XE    Based on the C-X16 Concept that was shown last fall at the Frankfurt Auto Show, the new Jaguar F-Type, unlike its larger XK sibling, is a true 2-seat sports car as opposed to a 2+2 GT.        2012 Jaguar C-X16 Concept    According to Adrian Hallmark, global brand director for Jaguar, the reaction to the C-X16 &amp;quot;has been so positive that we&amp;#039;ve accelerated our development of an all-new Jaguar sports car.&amp;quot; That the announcement was made in New York underscores the importance the company places on sales of the F-Type in North America, which it believes will be the single largest market for the car.   Video window may take a few moments to load...          Hallmark promised that the car will be available with a wide range of engine options including one new powertrain, but declined to go into technical details on the car, which will be built at the company&amp;#039;s Castle Bromwich assembly plant in England.   The look of the 2014 Jaguar F-type follows closely on the concept. There is a family resemblance to the XK with its large single grille opening and sleek fastback lines. The unusual side-opening rear hatch of the concept, which paid homage to the original E-Type, has been scrapped in favor of a conventional hatch.   Video window may take a few moments to load...          Design Director Ian Callum: &amp;quot;A true sports car needs to be pure in both its purpose and its form; to have the opportunity to produce such a car for Jaguar has been a privilege both for myself and my team. The C-Type, D-Type and E-Type Jaguars were all sports cars that held true to this principal in their era, and the F-Type will hold true to that same principal in its time, a time that is soon to arrive.&amp;quot;   The front-engine/rear-drive Jaguar F-Type has already been spotted testing, and the company said it will show the production version later this year and launch the car in mid-2013. The new 2-seater will expand Jaguar&amp;#039;s lineup to four models, which also includes the XK Convertible and the XF and XJ sedans. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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