What do you think?
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Looks like a cross between a Volvo S60/80 and a Maserati Quattroporte ......... Not sure...will wait til I see it in the flesh! Baltic blue XS - Alpaca Leather - 18" HSE wheels.

I like it the same as I like the XF , would look great with a different nose. I saw a top spec black XF in Wales and was admiring it with envy until I reached the front

Oh and the XJ rear lights make it look like an fat American car At work
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Great car - like it a lot. However there are several things that spoil the overall appealing lines and design.
The shape of the grill is out of place and needs a serious redesign.
The rear lights look all wrong to me - reminds me of that biggish Citroën whatever it’s called (French crap?)
And lastly, although just a cosmetic gimmick - that soppy jumping cat on the boot. The word Jaguar or a small emblem would have been enough. However the old jumping cat on the bonnet which used to be so characteristic for Jaguar is unfortunately not allowed any more I guess?

The car is obviously designed with the American market in mind and unfortunately some of the classy English styling is lost for rather chinky clinky blingy American tastes

Overall though I like it much. However, although I used to dream about owning a Jaguar years ago I would never put this one on my wish list which is reserved for an alternative make and model that was released earlier this year.

PS - drove behind a red XK120 convertable the other day with reg. no. "O 150" - But alough the XK140 and XK150 were more refined it still looked as good today as when it was new, something this new beast wont in later years. 2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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chicken george wrote:

Oh and the XJ rear lights make it look like an fat American car

Where do you think they hope to sell the majority of their cars? 

i recently read an article about the new Seat Exeo. apparently it is merely a rebadged old Audi A4 however to pass the new regulations they had to totally rework the nose, so I suspect the Jaguar's nose is more about regulation than design.


 

christian138 wrote:

chicken george wrote:

Oh and the XJ rear lights make it look like an fat American car

Where do you think they hope to sell the majority of their cars?

JAGUAR XJ - what was the inspiration?

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shilen wrote:

JAGUAR XJ - what was the inspiration?

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perhaps it was here=======>

As earlier mentioned :

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shilen wrote:

yes but pictures speak a thousand words

Unless you are blind, dumb or s h  2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4 Manual with Premium Pack & Moonroof.
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