Santa Claus has a pretty unenviable job, even if it means he only has to work for one day out of the entire year. Can you imagine being dormant for 364 days in preparation for that one day where you have to go to millions of miles to drop off presents to the world’s children? It’s a daunting task that I wouldn’t want on my plate. But, Santa’s a real trooper, and if there’s a way a company like Jaguar Land Rover can help good ol’ Saint Nick, it’s going to take the opportunity to do so.
That’s probably a big reason why JLR took the time to develop the F-Sleigh, a newer and fancier sleigh that should be a suitable replacement for his presumably dilapitated, reindeer-powered sleigh. The F-Sleigh recently made its public debut at the London Edition hotel to celebrate the launch of Jaguar’s 2016 merchandise and luxury goods launch. It was presented as an ice sculpture, which doesn’t really help Santa, but the design elements are there for the sleigh to be a useful new ride for Santa this holiday season.
So, what’s cool about the F-Sleigh? Well, everything about it is pretty cool. It has the same silhouette as that of the Jaguar F-Type, albeit with skates instead of wheels.
Considering that Santa prefers traveling in the air, the absence of wheels shouldn’t pose a problem to the F-Sleigh’s overall function. What Santa really needs is a bigger space to accommodate all the presents he’d be lugging around. Fortunately, Jaguar designed the F-Sleigh with a large trunk, or at least larger than what you or me can get on the F-Type. Considering that the F-Type’s trunk can barely accommodate presents for one family, let alone millions, the F-Sleigh’s trunk capacity could prove to be mighty useful for Santa Claus.
Then there’s the sleigh’s engine, which, according to Jaguar, operates under jet power. The British automaker didn’t dive into the details of the engine, opting only to say that it was developed in conjunction with the F-Type’s supercharged motors. Whatever it is that’s lurking under the hood of the F-Sleigh, it’s clear that Santa would have no use for Rudolph and the reindeer gang if he decides to use the F-Sleigh this Christmas.
That or maybe Jaguar actually developed the F-Sleigh as a hybrid that can either run on jet power or reindeer power depending on the situation. Either way, the F-Sleigh looks like a really cool new mode of transport for our beloved Kris Kringle. It even has a red nose and some decorative antlers fixed to the side mirrors! Those are a couple of pretty cool cosmetic details right there.
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