For XJ75 anniversary car, Jag designers get to loosen their ties a bit

To celebrate the company's 75th anniversary, the Jaguar design team has produced a special one-off concept car, the XJ75 Platinum Concept. The uncharacteristically stark white-on-black machine was on display over the weekend at the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance.

"From a pure design perspective, the XJ75 Platinum Concept is foremost about emphasising the striking proportion and presence of the new XJ, with a distilled black and white theme, which conjures up the sense of precious platinum," said Jaguar XJ Chief Designer Giles Taylor. "At the same time, the pure sporting character of XJ is brought to the fore by keeping the car's clean graphic approach and further lowering its stance.

"On the inside, we played up the XJ's combination of high-end materials and British flair to really have some fun. The XJ75 Platinum Concept is a design exercise that shows our vision of customization as an inspiration for those enthusiasts who have a taste for strong individuality and visual confidence in their luxury automobiles."