Jaguar's big reveal at Geneva

The B99 was created by Italian styling house Bertone. Photo / Supplied

Jaguar will take the covers off a new sedan at the Geneva motor show next week, a concept that hints at a future design direction and a replacement for the X-Type.

The deep red machine has been created by famed Italian styling house Bertone - but only after a brief from Jaguar's creative chief, Ian Callum, and advanced design boss Julian Thomson.

The result is the B99, a name which draws together Bertone and the years since the company was first launched.

The 4.5m-long car features barn-style doors leading to a minimalist interior of soft premium leather and brushed aluminum.

Apart from the driver's four analogue dials and the centrally mounted pop-up gear selector, everything is hidden behind high-gloss African wood panelling.

The only element of the car taken from today's Jaguar range is the grille of the XF, but even that has been angled forward to give a more aggressive stance.

The lightweight aluminium body shell features sleek, unfussy styling above large seven-spoke alloys.

Drive will come from a hybrid powertrain developed by Bertone Energy, the company's newest division, but there's no word on performance figures yet.

There will be two B99 concepts on the Jaguar stand at Geneva, the sedan and a GT2 race version.