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The Jaguar XK is a two-door 2+2 grand tourer manufactured and marketed by Jaguar Cars from 1996–2012 and by Jaguar Land Rover from 2013–2014 in hatchback coupé and convertible body styles, across two generations. The XK was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1996 and was discontinued in July 2014.
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I got over the whole Tarus look a-like thing very quickly. I do think, however, that they could have done a better job w/ the front chin spoiler. Overall I think I could live w/ the looks, can't wait to see the car in person at the L.A. show sometime this week or next.
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The Artist said:
Hmm, you're partly right about that. The 6er does have a bit of sad look, but it definitely looks waaay more agressive from the front than this Jag. Pitty, the car has amazing side profile and a beautiful rear, but there are serious problems with headlights... Imo of course...
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I have to admit im really liking the new XK. Didnt think much of it in the beginning but having looked at the special web page and other pictures I cant wait to test drive one lolz. Im not 100% sold on the front end thought but apart from that I reckon its a great job by Jaguar 
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The car is very gorgeous but there's something about it, it simply doesn't impress me. It has brought anything new to the table, either in term of looks or perfromance. It also feels like cheaper version of the DB9, imagine driving in one and a DB9 pulls up beside you. 
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I think Ford has done a surprisingly good job with Jaguar, with the exception of this model. There's nothing about the design that says "Jaguar". In fact if I had been shown a pic of this car prior to its unveiling and asked to guess which make it is, I'd have probably said Hyundai... although there's something BMWish about the headlights.
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The Artist said:
You know why it's sad Artist? Because it's so ugly.
lol...ok bad joke.
At least the interior looks very nice.
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Renault Looking at Jaguar?
According to a report in L'Expansion, a leading French business magazine, Renault is looking at the possibility of buying Jaguar. The French company has never seen satisfactory sales for its top-of-the-range models, and new boss Carlos Ghosn is said to be keen to reverse that trend, knowing that luxury cars are more profitable than the small models that are Renault's specialty.
The report says Renault has been rebuffed by Volvo but Jaguar is seen as a possible target. Both Volvo and Jaguar are owned by Ford, and while it is reasonable that Volvo, the most profitable of the Premier Automotive Group brands, would not be available, Jaguar has contributed little but red ink to the Ford balance sheet since it was bought in 1989. In view of Ford's current business situation, shifting the British manufacturer for a cash injection could be more acceptable.
The interest in the luxury sector is caused by a need to bolster Renault's profits. In the first ten months of this year, Renault has seen its share of the European market slip from 11.3 percent to less than ten percent, with sales of its best-seller, the Megane, dropping by eight percent and its large family sedan, the Laguna, losing 20 percent despite a recent facelift.
Ghosn is due to reveal his strategic plan for Renault's future on February 6, 2006, and it will need to address the problems that have surfaced this year to spoil what was a bright sales performance. The Mégane continues to sell well, as does the newly redesigned Clio, recently elected European Car of the Year. The Twingo citycar, mainly sold in France, holds its own in the sales charts but it is old and nearing the end of its lifespan. However, Ghosn has put back the launch of a replacement, due next year, which he did not consider good enough.
The Modus, positioned between the Twingo and the Clio, is a result of Renault's alliance with Nissan, and has much of the Micra in its gene pool. It has not, however, been a good seller in its first year of life, and sales forecasts have been revised downward drastically. In the family sedan category, the Laguna has not been a great performer since early examples were blighted by electronics problems. Even the Espace, the pioneer of the minivan revolution, is losing sales as the niche it once had to itself becomes overcrowded.
The major problem is the top of the range, where the radically styled - and strangely named - Vel Satis, which was meant to establish Renault as a force in the luxury market, has bombed. Thanks to a tax system that historically punished large-engined cars, France has had no success in the top class since the end of the Second World War. It has left Renault, Peugeot, and Citroen with no heritage to build upon and no worthwhile engines of over 3.0 liters capacity to compete. Hence Renault's interest in buying luxury-car expertise and heritage. The company also lacks an SUV, but that is being addressed by taking one that will be built in Korea by Renault's Samsung division, due to go on sale in 2007. -Ian Norris
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According to a report in L'Expansion, a leading French business magazine, Renault is looking at the possibility of buying Jaguar. The French company has never seen satisfactory sales for its top-of-the-range models, and new boss Carlos Ghosn is said to be keen to reverse that trend, knowing that luxury cars are more profitable than the small models that are Renault's specialty.
The report says Renault has been rebuffed by Volvo but Jaguar is seen as a possible target. Both Volvo and Jaguar are owned by Ford, and while it is reasonable that Volvo, the most profitable of the Premier Automotive Group brands, would not be available, Jaguar has contributed little but red ink to the Ford balance sheet since it was bought in 1989. In view of Ford's current business situation, shifting the British manufacturer for a cash injection could be more acceptable.
The interest in the luxury sector is caused by a need to bolster Renault's profits. In the first ten months of this year, Renault has seen its share of the European market slip from 11.3 percent to less than ten percent, with sales of its best-seller, the Megane, dropping by eight percent and its large family sedan, the Laguna, losing 20 percent despite a recent facelift.
Ghosn is due to reveal his strategic plan for Renault's future on February 6, 2006, and it will need to address the problems that have surfaced this year to spoil what was a bright sales performance. The Mégane continues to sell well, as does the newly redesigned Clio, recently elected European Car of the Year. The Twingo citycar, mainly sold in France, holds its own in the sales charts but it is old and nearing the end of its lifespan. However, Ghosn has put back the launch of a replacement, due next year, which he did not consider good enough.
The Modus, positioned between the Twingo and the Clio, is a result of Renault's alliance with Nissan, and has much of the Micra in its gene pool. It has not, however, been a good seller in its first year of life, and sales forecasts have been revised downward drastically. In the family sedan category, the Laguna has not been a great performer since early examples were blighted by electronics problems. Even the Espace, the pioneer of the minivan revolution, is losing sales as the niche it once had to itself becomes overcrowded.
The major problem is the top of the range, where the radically styled - and strangely named - Vel Satis, which was meant to establish Renault as a force in the luxury market, has bombed. Thanks to a tax system that historically punished large-engined cars, France has had no success in the top class since the end of the Second World War. It has left Renault, Peugeot, and Citroen with no heritage to build upon and no worthwhile engines of over 3.0 liters capacity to compete. Hence Renault's interest in buying luxury-car expertise and heritage. The company also lacks an SUV, but that is being addressed by taking one that will be built in Korea by Renault's Samsung division, due to go on sale in 2007. -Ian Norris
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Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC is the holding company for
Jaguar Land Rover Limited, also known as JLR, a British
multinational manufacturer of luxury and sports utility vehicles.
JLR, headquartered in Whitley, Coventry, UK, is a subsidiary of
Tata Motors. Jaguar and Land Rover, with histories dating to
the 1920s and 1940s, merged in 1968 under British Leyland.
They later became independent and were subsidiaries of BMW and
Ford. In 2000, BMW dissolved the Rover Group, selling Land
Rover to Ford. Since 2008, Tata Motors has owned Jaguar Land
Rover.
Official website: JLR
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