German Car Forum

The chance arose a couple weeks ago to take the new XK for a spin. Knowing the kind of gritty, ridiculous detail we all love to nit-pick about, I grabbed my camera and took the kind of detail shots I thought you'd all enjoy. Unfortunately, my camera's battery was on its last leg, so I just had to wing it.

Anyways, enjoy:

Cool pics, Osna, thanks for sharing.

So, how it feels to drive this Jag? Oh and btw, what do you think about headlights of this car? Imo, they're somehow ugly...I think they're the only problem on this car as far as the design is concerned.

Very nice pictures, the car looks very good in black!

I saw my first XK cab on the road the other day, it was gold with a beige hood and looked very nice! In your pictures the xk looks very nice in black, although I don't like that wood for the interior!

When you drove the car, what did you think of it? Do you think this could be a break through car for Jaguar and bring it out of the red?

In a nutshell - Those who are looking for a particular Jag-type experience will find much to love in the XJ. Of course, this is a very subjective thing, but I believe the car delivers in areas that matter to its target audience.

Pushing aside the details there's 4, maybe 5 things that left an
impression on me:
1 - From the rear and rear 3/4 the car looks like a bona-fide exotic.
2 - When I sat down in the car the immediate sensation was idential to the Aston Martin DB9 I drove a while back. It was so jarring I broke into hysterics, but once you get acclimated it's pretty fun. Inside the cabin you'll never forget that you're driving a big British Coupe.
3 - When you slide the lever into "S" and floor it, the car comes alive with a particular note that sounds exactly the way a British coupe sounds in your imagination. Go ahead... make some James Bond'esque "vroom, vroom" sounds. You get the picture.
4 - I expected the car to feel a bit porky but was plesantly surprised.
5 - The vanity mirrors were better than the DB9's.

So how does this car stack up against the 6er, or the CLS? Really, it doesn't matter. There's a built-in audience for this kind of vehicle and Jag's made this car distinctive enough to pull at your heartstrings. To me it's not a car that begs your informed analysis much as it begs your gut reaction.

This is... Fantastic.

I want this car, regardless of whether it drives like crap, or not. Though I'm sure Jaguar would have given it their 110%.

I'm pleased with Osna's comments, it sure seems to fulfill Jag's agenda pretty well.

Fricken, Awesome photos and nice little test preview of the Jag Osna.

We need to get you to do more! Your preview was short and informative
without draging negative content to be herd.

At first glance from the rear looks like an Aston Martin. Real nice looking car!
How would you describe the built in target market for this car?

Enjoy, and good luck, it is very sexy and sleek, amazing style.... one of my favorite Jag's.!!!

Not bad. The panels certainly seem to have a nice enough fit - seen in the way the reflections don't change 'concavity' from one panel to the next.

I'm still a little unamused by the 'bullseye' rear lights and the teardrop front lights, but I'll let that go. Take it or leave it.

Otherwise, is the plastic around the place, such as doors, and especially around the centre controls, of a decent quality? That doesn't make a hollow sound when you run your fingernails across it?

Plus, the red Start/Stop button looks a bit out of place..

Lovely pictures*karma given*

I've seen it in real life. I really think Ford has moved the Taurus too far up-market.

Really... it looks like the offspring of an Aston and a Taurus. I'm glad you didn't post a pic of the front of the car.

That's a very good question Donau; and one best answered by Ford's CMO. Personally I have little understanding of the people who buy Jags, but there's certainly an appetite out there for British-style luxury cars.

What I appreciate the most about the XK is that it felt like a British car. Not like I'm terribly knowledgeable about these things, but from my layperson's perspective it was akin to driving a DB9 with the overall decorum cranked down a notch.

Like I said.... from the rear and rear 3/4, this car looks like a real exotic.

I have read comparison tests, and the car beat both the SL550 and the 650i! I don't know if this was a british magazine being baised, but if it's true, it must be a very good car!