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Report: Jaguar’s Ian Callum nullifies the rumor of “two different body styles” for next-gen XJ flagship

After rumors and initial reports have circulated around suggesting that Jaguar was planning to produce two different body styles of its Jaguar XJ flagship sedan—with one being “classically” influenced from XJs of the past, made specifically for China, and the other being an evolution of the current and far more modern looking XJ for the [...]

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Report: Next generation Jaguar XJ might get two body styles…?

Jaguar might be adding a little twist to things for the next generation XJ flagship sedan where the Coventry-based firm might produce two new body styles: one modern, and one old-school. Edmunds reportedly has the scoop on the new plan where the new “modern” XJ will maintain the current’s fastback style while the “old-school” goes…well, [...]

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Report: Land Rover to use all-aluminum unibodies on upcoming models, LR4 successor revives Discovery name, diesel-hybrid Range Rover on the way

Land Rover is fully aware that their SUVs are a bit porky. But they are brilliantly engineered and in many synonymous ways, are the Ferraris of the SUV world. That said, the small British SUV/crossover maker had decided to acknowledge the Range Rover’s weight issue by building it using all-aluminum unibodies. Now, they reportedly want [...]

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2014 Jaguar XJR Rear 7-8 Right Cruising

2013 New York: Jaguar unveils 2014 XJR performance sedan on the Interwebs ahead of New York floor debut w/ video [UPDATE]

Following the teaser that Jaguar released, which marked the return of the high-performance XJR executive sedan, Jaguar had decided to pull the virtual sheets off of its latest 2014 XJR ahead of its full New York debut. “This XJR is the flagship XJ and I’m delighted we’ve got it back into the range,” said Jaguar’s [...]

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2014 Jaguar XJR Teaser 2

Jaguar teases new XJR ahead of NY debut, to be the most focused, agile, and responsive XJ ever made

Those who’ve kept a keen eye out on Jaguar’s flagship selection, the XJ, would duly note that the lineup is missing one very key variant: the balls-out XJR sport model. The XJR has been a staple for the XJ lineup since the introduction of the first road-going supercharged model in 1994, beginning with the first [...]

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2002 Jaguar XJ Sport X308

Flashback Review: 2002 Jaguar “X308″ XJ Sport, a bittersweet experience

As some of you readers have learned through egmCarTech’s first flashback review, my first car was a 1994 Mercedes-Benz W124 E320 Coupe and I absolutely loved it to death. But an unfortunate string of events happened and as a result, the Benz was sent off to the proverbial junkyard in the sky. So naturally, many [...]

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Report: Jaguar prioritizing BMW 3-Series contender, no crossovers or FWD

Jaguar is working hard to tighten its aim on luxury segment. But in order for them to truly succeed, Jaguar needs to supplement more offerings in its lineup. Because, let’s face it: Jaguar is not really going to succeed in one of the most highly competitive markets without having models to contribute to many of [...]

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Report: All future Jaguar cars to offer AWD

Earlier this year, Jaguar announced that it will start offering all-wheel-drive in its XF and XJ luxury sedan models. According to Jaguar’s global brand director Adrian Hallmark, every future Jaguar will now be developed with all-wheel-drive capability. “I can’t think of any model that wouldn’t benefit from not having the option of it,” said Hallmark. [...]

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AWD Jaguar XF, XJ

Jaguar XF and XJ get AWD option, more than 3-quarters of the sales to come from U.S.

Jaguar announced today that all-wheel-drive is finally here for the XF and XJ sedan and will be made available in selected markets from 2013 model year. Jaguar said North America, Russia, China and continental Europe will account for the big chunk of sales for the new AWD models which are powered by Jaguar’s new 3.0-liter V6 supercharged [...]

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Report: Jaguar planning a slew of new models for near-future, new entry-level sedan on the way

Things seem to be picking up for Jaguar as the Coventry-based brand seeks to pickup their slack when compared to the other luxury staples in the industry. But so far, the brand only offers a very few select number of models, especially when compared to their competition. So as a result, Automobile reportedly received the [...]

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