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2010 Jaguar XJL Supercharged Neiman Marcus Edition sells out in just 4 hours

Posted: Oct 19, 2009

Last Friday, Jaguar and Neiman Marcus started taking orders for the special 2010 Jaguar XJL Supercharged Neiman Marcus Edition, of which just 50 units will be built. The two announced today that it took them just four hours and four minutes to sell all of units that were offered exclusively through the retailer’s Christmas Book.
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2010 Jaguar XJL Supercharged Neiman Marcus Edition carries $105,000 price tag

Posted: Oct 06, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Jaguar

Jaguar announced today that it will offer the 2010 Jaguar XJL Supercharged Neiman Marcus Edition, exclusively through the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book later this month.
Power for the 2010 Jaguar XJL Supercharged Neiman Marcus Edition comes from a 5.0L V8 engine with an Eaton supercharger making 470-hp. It is mated to Jaguar’s Sequential Shift 6-speed ZF automatic [...]

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2009 Frankfurt: 2010 Jaguar XJ is one classy pussycat

Posted: Sep 17, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Auto Shows, Jaguar

- Key Competitors: Audi A8, Lexus LS, BMW 7-Series, Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Infiniti M.
- Engines: 385-hp 5.0L naturally aspirated V8; 470-hp 5.0L supercharged V8; 510-hp 5.0L supercharged V8. Europe also gets a 275-hp 3.0L AJ-V6D Gen III.
- Transmission: 6-speed automatic with a fully-adaptive shift system.
- Performance: 510-hp 5.0L supercharged V8 goes from 0-60mph time of 4.7 seconds.
- Pricing: [...]

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2010 Jaguar XJ could get hybrid powertrain

Posted: Jun 04, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Hybrids, Green News, Jaguar

We’re about a month away from July 9th when Jaguar will unveil the much-anticipated Jaguar XJ for the very first time. So far, we’ve seen a teaser image that doesn’t reveal much and a boring video from Jaguar’s design head, Ian Callum.
The folks at Car Magazine now bring is some more details on the XJ [...]

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Video: Ian Callum talks about the 2010 Jaguar XJ

Posted: Jun 01, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Jaguar, Videos

Last month, Jaguar released the first teaser image of the 2010 Jaguar XJ along with a short promotional video. While the launch of the next-generation XJ is scheduled for July 9, Jaguar will keep dropping details here and there about the new model.
Today, Jaguar released a short footage of its design director Ian Callum talking about the [...]

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2010 Jaguar XJ: Jaguar releases first teaser image, video and details

Posted: Apr 20, 2009

Filed under: 2010 Releases, Jaguar

Jaguar today launched the 2010 Jaguar XJ minisite and released a new teaser for its upcoming model. The site features a countdown clock, which is counting down to July 9, and the first teaser image of many to come (yes, we’re having nightmares of another 2010 Ford Mustang type launch with a new teaser image [...]

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Jaguar working on range-extended electric XJ for 2011

Posted: Apr 13, 2009

Filed under: Hybrids, Green News, Jaguar

With a £307 million ($453 million USD) from the European Investment Bank boosting Jaguar/Land Rover’s green investments to £800 million, the Tata Motors owned British brands are planning for a range of fuel-efficient vehicles that will help cut their overall emissions by 25 percent by 2012.
According to AutoCar, Jaguar is working on an electric range-extended version of the next-generation [...]

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Next-generation Jaguar XJ coming to London in July

Posted: Mar 18, 2009

Filed under: Auto Shows, Jaguar

The Jaguar XJ used to be the car for boring old executives that wanted something elegant an exquisite to ride around in. However, come July at the 2009 London Motor Show, Jaguar will reveal the next-generation XJ with sleek styling, lightweight alloy construction and a new line of engines.
Sources say that the styling of the new [...]

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Next Jaguar XJ coming in 12-18 months, more of a Bentley than BMW

Posted: Sep 29, 2008

Filed under: Industry News, Jaguar

According to David Blackhall, managing director of Jaguar and Land Rover in Australia and New Zealand, the next-generation Jaguar XJ flagship sedan is just 12 to 18 months away. We learned last week that Jaguar filed for patents for the ‘C-XJ’ and ‘C-XE’ names meaning two concepts with the pussycat emblem are on the way.
“We’ll [...]