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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
One of the chief criticisms leveled at the the Jaguar XJ after the sedan’s last redesign was that it looked too much like the XJ of 1968… only without the sleekness. From a technical standpoint, Jaguar had done an admirable job of making the car both roomier and lighter thanks to a new aluminum structure, [...]
The Jaguar XF has gotten off to a strong sales start, and with a tempting new diesel engine option in Europe and a new “R” performance model, the sport sedan is being asked to carry a lot of water for the British brand. And if new rumors prove to be true, the XF will soon [...]