Jaguar has given the world the best glimpse yet of its first crossover vehicle - the F-Pace.
A prototype version of it will be supporting Team Sky at the Tour de France Grand Depart in Utrecht this Saturday.
Jaguar has released stills from a short film which shows Team Sky rider Chris Froome alongside the F-Pace doing real world testing of the prototype at the team’s training camp.
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Although the vehicle has been described as a prototype it is thought to be almost identical to the production vehicle that is expected to be officially unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.
While the F-Pace support vehicle features limited camouflage the latest pictures offer the best insight yet into what the car will look like.
The job of the support vehicle is to carry a crew of up to four people, including the Team Sky sports director, doctor, mechanic and another senior team member.
The F-Pace prototype will support Chris Froome on the first of 21 stages, the individual time trial, which starts at Utrecht in the heart of the Netherlands.
The time trial heads south towards Belgium over a twisting route of 13.7km.
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The training camp was the location for the first in a series of short films, which give an insight into the rigorous testing and development of F-Pace prototypes around the world.
The film captures Froome being followed by the Team Sky F-Pace on a Tour de France recon tackling one of this year’s grueling climbs, as the 2013 Tour winner prepares to mount his challenge for a second yellow jersey in Paris.
“We are delighted to be supporting Team Sky again at such a prestigious sporting event and are excited at the prospect of the F-Pace being seen in action in public for the first time”, said Kevin Stride, vehicle line director, Jaguar F-Pace.
“The Jaguar F-Pace is a striking balance of performance, style and practicality. And what better way to showcase the vehicle’s attributes than on this crucial first leg of the Tour de France.”
The F-Pace, which will be based on Jaguar Land Rover’s new lightweight aluminium architecture pioneered with the Jaguar XE saloon, is due to go into production at the car-maker’s Solihull plant next year.