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post #31 of 37
10/4/08 at 1:33pm
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Jaguar was bought by a company from India?? I heard this some time ago. Perhaps that has impacted their designing/engineering of their cars? Again, not sure about the aquisition..

EDIT: Yes, Tata Motors had struck a deal with ford (2.3 Billion USD) to take over of Land Rover and Jaguar!! Link: http://www.businessweek.com/globalbi...326_384146.htm

Yes, I believe they did get sold. We'll see how it affects their design/performance.

But, from 1994-2008 or so, they've been safely with Ford and more boring every year. True, they won't break down as much, but Jaguar owners expect everything to fall apart! It was part of the charm...
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post #32 of 37
10/5/08 at 3:45pm
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Originally Posted by rach2jlc View Post
Yes, I believe they did get sold. We'll see how it affects their design/performance.

But, from 1994-2008 or so, they've been safely with Ford and more boring every year. True, they won't break down as much, but Jaguar owners expect everything to fall apart! It was part of the charm...
IMO Jaguar had gotten somewhat boring long before the buyout. Outside of the XJ-coupes, they stayed stale and unimaginative for over 20 years. I personally think they're current line-up is one of the sportier lines they've had since the 60's.

.....although I wouldn't wouldn't be opposed to seeing a compact V-12 stuffed under the hood of the modern XJ'S.
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post #33 of 37
10/5/08 at 3:58pm
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Originally Posted by Southern-Nupe View Post
IMO Jaguar had gotten somewhat boring long before the buyout. Outide of the XJ-coupes, they stayed stale and unimaginative for over 20 years. I personally think they're current line-up is one of the sportier lines they've had since the 60's.

.....although I wouldn't wouldn't be opposed to seeing a compact V-12 stuffed under the hood of the modern XJ'S.
I agree. The current line-up looks much better, and a return to V-12s would be nice.
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post #34 of 37
10/5/08 at 6:16pm
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Originally Posted by Southern-Nupe View Post
IMO Jaguar had gotten somewhat boring long before the buyout. Outide of the XJ-coupes, they stayed stale and unimaginative for over 20 years. I personally think they're current line-up is one of the sportier lines they've had since the 60's.

.....although I wouldn't wouldn't be opposed to seeing a compact V-12 stuffed under the hood of the modern XJ'S.

Fair enough. Still, though, I like the 1987 XJ6... it has a boxy, but still sort of sleek, look that I find interesting.
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post #35 of 37
10/5/08 at 10:26pm
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Originally Posted by rach2jlc View Post
Fair enough. Still, though, I like the 1987 XJ6... it has a boxy, but still sort of sleek, look that I find interesting.
It was the stylings of such cars as the Lexus LS400 that hurt Jaguar. In present times, the premium luxury market buyers prefer the sleek styling of the Benz-S series or BMW 7-series.

....Personally, I'm more enamored with the classic understated elegance of the XJ's.
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post #36 of 37
10/6/08 at 7:56pm
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Have you ever seen the Sultan of Brunei's Ferrari 456?
http://www.geocities.com/sul288us/#2

Ferrari Station Wagon? FAIL!
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post #37 of 37
10/7/08 at 4:55pm
It certainly has the iconic nose styling of a Lambo. I like it.
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