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Jaguar Land Rover has promised to launch up to 50 new product lines over the next few years and one of them has been spotted being tested on the streets of Coventry.

As with all new models, the identity of the ‘top secret’ vehicle remains under wraps and has been heavily camouflaged as it undergoes testing.

The most recent vehicle spotted on Sky Blue Way is believed to be a derivative of the Jaguar XE saloon - possibly a hatchback version of even the next version of the car.

It was posted on a British Leyland enthusiasts’ Facebook page by local man Andy McGeechan. The eagle-eyed car enthusiast saw it on Sky Blue Way at around 10am on the morning of Saturday, March 12.

In his Facebook post Mr McGeechan speculated whether it might be the XE Mk II. Other people posting wondered could it might be a ‘fruity’ performance version - one speculating it is a prototype of an ‘E-Pace’ sports saloon.

But the general consensus is it was more likely to be a hatchback version, as a result of subtle changes to the styling of the roofline.

JLR recently posted its best ever global sales figures for February.

The Coventry car maker announced retail sales of 37,494 vehicles for February - a 31 per cent increase compared to the same month in 2015.

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The latest figures mean JLR has enjoyed a record start to 2016, selling 83,510 vehicles in the first two months of the year - a year on year increase of 27 per cent.

The XE - Jaguar’s compact executive saloon launched to rival the likes of the BMW 3 Series - was hailed as one of the reasons the car maker is currently flying high.

The firm’s group sales operations director Andy Goss said: “We started the year with a record January and have followed this up with another historic month of sales, thanks in large part to the performance of the UK and European markets and continued customer demand for the XE and Discovery Sport.”

Have you spotted any Jaguar Land Rover or Aston Martin camouflaged cars being tested on the roads of Coventry and Warwickshire? If so e-mail enda.mullen@trinitymirror.com.

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