Callum says S-Type was ''extensively re-worked and refined to achieve a more athletic, contemporary look, with cleaner, tauter, more muscular lines and subtly modified proportions.''
The revised shape and the additional use of aluminum in the body parts also bring tighter panel fits and enhanced performance, Callum says.
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| The S-Type was "extensively re-worked and refined to achieve a more athletic, contemporary look." (Photo: Jaguar Canada) |
Style has always been a major consideration for Jaguar buyers, Callum notes, so these changes are undoubtedly important to the sedan's future as his team pursues the classic minimalist approach to design, hoping that fewer styling tweaks will result in a more stylish car.
''Too much detailing becomes too confusing,'' Callum claims, and ''leaves no focal point. This car has a focal point and it's clear what it is -- the front grille and twin headlamps. But to make it work, everything around that focus has to be as simple as possible, and the extensive changes for 2005 are designed to achieve precisely that.''
A new aluminum hood introduces a more defined V shape, says Callum, ''drawing the eye forward to the revised grille and giving the whole front of the car a crisper, more powerful look and stance.''
Callum says a ''simpler, cleaner front bumper gives more volume and more visual strength with less fussiness,'' and the grille itself is ''totally re-proportioned, to be subtly lower and broader, and to sit more upright.''