Jaguar is speculated to be working on a compact five-door coupe, which is said to be along the lines of Audi’s new A5 Sportback, according to Inside Line. The car is said to have evolved from the RD6 concept unveiled in 2003. Code-named RD7, the five-door coupe features suicide rear doors, a side-hinged tailgate arrangement inspired by the XK-E coupe, and a 2.7-liter V6 diesel engine.
he preceding RD6 was meant to be a low-volume niche model replacement for the failed Jaguar X-Type. Since this model has been withdrawn from the US and will soon exit Europe in the next few months, the Jaguar is left with no entrant in the huge compact premium sedan segment, and a model range that starts part-way up the segment above.
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