Jaguar
Spy Shots: Jaguar XF-R
The Jaguar XF-R is almost complete, and the house of the saltant feline looks to retain its suite of exceptionally modest modifications for the hottest version of its hottest seller. Outside, the car gets hood vents and larger intakes for better breathing, and a sliver of a trunk spoiler hovering over quad tailpipes out back. [...]
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Spy Shots: Jaguar XK diesel under development
The reports are true: a 3.0-liter diesel Jaguar XK is on the way. The new XK, long due for a serious refresh, will show up in 2009 with the minor addition of the JaguarDrive selector a la XF and the major addition of a diesel engine to boost fuel economy and sales, along with two [...]
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Rendered Speculation? Jaguar XF Coupe breaks cover
Hello Kitty, we’ve been expecting you. According to Auto Express, what you see here is slated to hit showrooms in 2010 and will go up against such luxury and performance stalwarts as the Mercedes-Benz C Class Coupe, BMW’s 3 Series Coupe and the Audi A5. It’s definitely got the looks to compete on equal footing, [...]
Popularity: 17% [?]
25Nov2008 | BlueFox | 0 comments | Continued
Jaguar/Land Rover asking UK gov’t for money
Jaguar and Land Rover are having a Hell of a time trying to sell luxury vehicles in this armpit of a global economy, and parent company Tata Motors is looking for a big-time loan to keep the British Marquees afloat. In all, Tata is seeking £1 billion from the British government to to help pay [...]
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24Nov2008 | BlueFox | 0 comments | Continued
Jaguar tops JD Power customer sales satisfaction survey
The results are in from J.D. Power and Associates’ latest annual Sales Satisfaction Index Study, and Jaguar has leapt back up to the top position that it occupied for three of the four past years before dropping last year to third. The study surveyed some 36,000 buyers and leasers of new cars on their dealership [...]
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20Nov2008 | BlueFox | 0 comments | Continued
Jaguar planning Boxster rival, XF coupe and cabrio
Tata is looking to move quickly to expand Jaguar’s range of saloons, and why not with such a legacy of sports cars and world-beaters from which to draw? Jaguar became a household name due in large part to racing successes with such cars as the legendary XK120, C-Type and D-Type. More recently in the ’90s, [...]
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Inaugural Enderle Concours features Pininfarina designer, classics
Long known amongst car people around southern California for its fine dining, upscale boutiques and most importantly its twice-monthly collector car breakfast cruises, the Enderle Center in Tustin, California decided to do something a little different to celebrate its 30th Anniversary: host a Classic European Concours. For this inaugural event they even flew in Pininfarina [...]
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eBay Find of the Day: The Jag that Bond wouldn’t drive
Here’s your chance to own a piece of history. Sorta. This unique car was created for an unnamed Bond movie in the late 1970’s but was ultimately rejected before filming. It’s based on a modified 1972 Jaguar XKE, outfitted with custom bodywork and a Cobra 289-cubic-inch V8. Part of the…um, unique bodywork includes a trunk [...]
Popularity: 3% [?]
6Oct2008 | BlueFox | 0 comments | Continued
Tata: No Jaguar/Land Rover sales data for the U.S.
Fans of our monthly By the Numbers posts may have noticed the conspicuous absence of sales data for both Jaguar and Land Rover over the past few months. The reason we haven’t included their sales figures is because we haven’t been able to find them since Ford handed over ownership of the two British brands [...]
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6Oct2008 | BlueFox | 0 comments | Continued
_________miling the Jaguar XK-R
Hypermiling is too strong a phrase when you apply the MPG-increasing practice to a Jaguar XK-R. Extra-miling might pass muster, but all it amounts to in this particular instance is driving a $104,000, 420 horsepower Jaguar convertible like it’s a $22,000 Camry.
Why not go for big dollops of both performance and luxury when you’re trying [...]
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13Sep2008 | BlueFox | 0 comments | Continued
