Archive for the ‘Jaguar’ Category

Jaguar is most satisfying car

Friday, June 5th, 2009

The most satisfying new car to own is the British-built Jaguar XF, according to the 20,000 people who completed questionnaires in the annual Driver Power of customer satisfaction carried out by Auto Express magazine.

Jaguar’s new saloon took the top spot in its debut year, seeing off the challenge from Skoda’s Superb, and last year’s winner, [...]

Jaguar XFR review

Friday, June 5th, 2009
Jaguar XFR review

If little things please little minds, my mind must be the size of a pea when it comes to the Jaguar XFR. The devil is in the detail, and the devil most definitely wears Prada in Jaguar’s new super saloon.

What a beautiful piece of kit from the cream of Coventry. Makes you proud to be [...]

eBay Find of the Day: 1965 Frua-bodied Coombs Jaguar E-Type prototype

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
eBay Find of the Day: 1965 Frua-bodied Coombs Jaguar E-Type prototype

In 1965, a Jaguar dealer named John Coombs got an idea for an exclusive model. He was doing well selling modified Jaguar Mk 2 sedans, and asked Italian coachbuilder Pietro Frua - yes, the man behind this Camaro - to rework a red E-Type as a test lure for cash-heavy customers. Pietro shortened the car [...]

XJ Update: Jag’s big sedan looks to XF for inspiration [w/VIDEO]

Monday, April 20th, 2009
XJ Update: Jag’s big sedan looks to XF for inspiration [w/VIDEO]

If it seems as if we’ve been talking about the Jaguar XJ a lot recently, it’s because we have. The redesigned flagship model is very important car for the British-born, Indian-owned automaker. Reports say that its new design will borrow heavily from the automaker’s modern, but still traditionally classy XF. Jaguar revealed the first official [...]

Rocketsports Racing brings Jaguar to ALMS GT2 ranks

Sunday, April 19th, 2009
Rocketsports Racing brings Jaguar to ALMS GT2 ranks

It’s been a while since we heard any news from Rocketsports racing. The long-time Trans Am competitors last turned up running in Champ Car. During the last several Trans Am seasons, Rocketsports ran Jaguar XKRs, and this weekend at the Long Beach ALMS round, Rocketsports boss Paul Gentilozzi announced that his team would return to [...]

Jaguar to headline this year’s Mille Miglia

Friday, April 17th, 2009
Jaguar to headline this year’s Mille Miglia

The Mille Miglia is one of those iconic races that, even though it’s not run anymore as a contemporary competitive race, is still celebrated every year with a retrospective historic rally along the original route through the Italian countryside. Ferraris, Alfa Romeos and Maseratis typically make up a healthy portion of the field, but this [...]

2010 Jaguar XJ to debut in July, on sale in September December

Thursday, March 26th, 2009
2010 Jaguar XJ to debut in July, on sale in September December

We’re in the South of France getting ready to drive Jaguar’s new XFR and XKR sports models, and Mike O’Driscoll, Jaguar’s managing director, has just confirmed that to us that the long-awaited Jaguar XJ successor will debut this July, with sales beginning in December.
Although details about the new XJ are still scarce, expect a thoroughly [...]

Buick, Jaguar knock Lexus from top of J.D. Power 2009 Vehicle Dependability Study

Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Buick, Jaguar knock Lexus from top of J.D. Power 2009 Vehicle Dependability Study

J.D. Power and Associates has just released its 2009 Vehicle Dependability Study… and it is a bombshell. For the past 14 years, including the most recent 2008 Vehicle Dependability Study, Lexus has sat at the top of the chart. In a significant upset this year, Buick and Jaguar have tied for top ranking (with just [...]