Suspended over the River Thames on wires just over an inch thick, this daring stunt involving the new Jaguar XF looks like something out of a James Bond film.
The dramatic pictures of the Jaguar rehearsing crossing the Thames will give car enthusiasts some much-needed excitement in the absence of Top Gear.
With the iconic skyline of Canary Wharf in the backdrop, the Jaguar was pictured yesterday rehearsing for the world's first high-wire water crossing to demonstrate the car's 'lightweight and agile credentials'.
With British stuntman Jim Dowdall, who has appeared in Bond, the Bourne film series and Indiana Jones at the wheel, the sports car was spotted practising traversing across the two 34mm-diameter wires.
With the Canary Wharf skyline in the background, the Jaguar XF rehearses crossing the Thames on wires just over an inch thick.
Driven by British stuntman Jim Dowdall, the car makes its way along the wires in what will be the world's first high-wire water crossing.
With the Citi bank, Barclays and HSBC headquarters in the backdrop, the Jaguar XF plots its precarious course along the wires.
On a gloomy day in the capital, the brand new Jaguar XF practiced travelling across the Thames balanced on just two 4cm-diameter wires.
Ian Callum, Director of Design, Jaguar, said: 'I believe the all-new XF will be the best looking car in its class.
'Elegant, handsome and with proportions that imbue a great sense of integrity - the all-new XF will be true to the strong tradition of sporting Jaguar saloons while being completely of its time.'
Tonight's stunt in the capital's financial district comes a week ahead of its public motor show debut in New York - and enthusiasts can watch it live from 7pm at www.jaguar.co.uk/newxf.
Tonight's daring stunt involving the luxury sports car comes a week ahead of its public motor show debut in New York.
Jaguar's original XF range was first launched in 2007 and is the biggest selling and most awarded car in its current product range.
The car is suspended on steel wire ropes as it rehearsed the heart-stopping stunt across the River Thames yesterday.
