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Coupes & Convertibles Jaguar XK-Series New Aluminum Jaguars (XKR) - What do you think?
155 messages, Last post on Nov 06, 2006 at 2:29 AM
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| Jaguar's press release said that the 2006 XJ will have "uprated brakes." It didn't say which models or how "uprated" they are. | |
As I said earlier, the next XK will need a more blunt front bumper to comply with new European pedestrian safety regulations. 
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In typical Jaguar style the car looks good, but after seeing more pics I don't like the front grille opening. M |
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It is a concept car. ...just to clear any potential confusion. |
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| Jaguar should race the next XK or support a private entry in sports car racing to liven things up. | |
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Replying to: xkss (Jul 14, 2005 5:32 pm) The new XK sure is a hot car, my Jag dealer actually already has a poster of the XK since March of this year. I would love to test drive the car, I'll probably consider buying one used a few years later, depends on how I like the new restyled S-Type. |
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Ian Callum styled the Aston Martin DB7 and started work on the DB9 while Henrik Fisker (who styled the BMW Z8) finished the DB9. Henrik Fisker worked for Aston Martin from 2001 until December of last year. Fisker now has a new car company. Ian Callum styled the Aston Martin Vanquish. The 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage has a 4.3 liter 380 hp V-8. It uses a Jaguar 4.2 liter V-8, but the cylinder block, cylinder heads, crankshaft, connecting rods, pistons, camshafts, inlet and exhaust manifolds, lubrication system and engine management are all unique to the 4.3 V-8 used in the new Aston. It also has dry-sump lubrication. Jaguar's V-8 first came out with 4.0 liters in the 1997 XK8. It was heavily revised a couple years ago (now with 4.2 liters). Your dealer likely has a picture of the Jaguar Advanced Lightweight Coupe which was shown in January, 2005 at the Detroit auto show.
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Replying to: xkss (Aug 04, 2005 7:26 pm) I like the new XK for the fact that it's heavily restyled and is certainly refreshing (I love the old one too, but after 7 or 8 years, it's about time to change). They should have done the same for the XJ. The restyled XJ wasn't revolutionary, heck, it wasn't even evolutionary. A lot of time I still cannot distinguish the restyled XJ and the previous generation XJ, and I think I've done my share of researches on Jags. I bet most people don't even know that the XJ was even restyled, that's probably one of the reasons it's not selling as well as it should have. It's latest reliability rating has exceeded its peers, yet it depreciates like a rock. Car and Driver had a long term XJ, and they felt it was shamful that the car depreciated so much considering how reliable and technological advanced it was. BMW had a mid-life restyle on its 7 series, maybe XJ needs to do the same.
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| The XJ needs a new front bumper. Perhaps something like the 2005 S-Type R's bumper would work well. | |
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