XF Jaguar C-XF Concept @ NAIAS 2007

[Deutsch]

What really counts is consumer response, and gaging from most forums, so far, it's split...

 

[klier]

Very ugly indeed.

Nice, Jaguar.

 

[ree]

In my opinion, this is the step in the right direction!
The last XJ wasn't really new, especially when you compared the design of the new one with the old...
This concept car could also speak to costumers of Mercedes and BMW!

 

[Mr. M]

Except for that front I must say I'm warming up to this.

 

[ree]

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[wltsm]

I must say I quite like this, hopefully it will help Jags sales a lot, they can't keep on making dated cars, the XK started the new designs, and this continues them!

 

[SDNR]

I don't know what to say. It is certainly a new design language. The design of the front is all right but the rear is a disaster. This must be the biggest step any British car manufacturer has ever taken from the old world. As a big fan of British cars I don't like this concept at all. As a matter of fact the car itself is yet another nail in the coffin for Jaguar.
The looks are far from graceful and elegant as the looks of the cars from the past. Even the new XK looks more British than this "Fisker head lights-Lexus IS side profile-Lincoln concept rear". Then again I'm not going to bash it too much since it isn't that ugly.
My biggest concern is that Ford already has an Aston Martin four door coupe in the pipe line. Why the hell would the want to give us a Jaguar one at the same time. My guess is that thic concept is probably the up coming S-type.

I totally agree with you Hassan.

I have never been a Jaguar fan, but as far as I have ever understood, the main thing that attracts buyers to the brand is the instantly recognizable style of Jaguar ....and also the traditional interior design -- afterall, what else does Jaguar really have going for it?

I can't say this is a terrible concept ...but for Jaguar it is just so wrong.

I am left wondering: why did they bother?

 

[Merc1]

Its a nice enough looking car, but it doesn't say Jaguar at all. It looks like something any Japanese or American brand could come up with. It sorta looks like the Aston-Martin Ripade or dare I say a squared off CLS.

M

 

[Deleted member 25]

Beautiful car but it reminds me too much the ford iosis.

 

[NarutoRamen]

I don't know about you guys, but I personally like this. I know its a step away from the original Jag designs, but can you really blame them? Jaguar hasn't had any major design changes forever. They are a struggling brand right now and that is partly due to poor and old design. I've never considered even for a second owning a Jag but this actually makes me say "hmm..." While this design isn't perfect, it's still ways better a lot of the cars out there. And even if this design copies/takes after the Aston Martin Rapide or the CLS, is that really a bad thing?

 

[SDNR]

I don't know about you guys, but I personally like this. I know its a step away from the original Jag designs, but can you really blame them? Jaguar hasn't had any major design changes forever. They are a struggling brand right now and that is partly due to poor and old design. I've never considered even for a second owning a Jag but this actually makes me say "hmm..." While this design isn't perfect, it's still ways better a lot of the cars out there. And even if this design copies/takes after the Aston Martin Rapide or the CLS, is that really a bad thing?

The problem is, this design would be fine for Lexus or Buick or something ...but Jaguar is so close to death now, this just seems like a last desperate attempt to revive the brand. Unfortunately, if Jaguar was going to radically change the appearance of its cars ...it should at least do it with something really astounding and original -- this concept is neither.

As I said earlier, Jaguar doesn't have much going for it ...except its strong brand recognition -- why on earth would Ford want to mess that up.

 

[audi_rudy]

i can see some ques from the new xk but this is a major design change for the sedans. I think that this would be a mistake for jaguar even though the car is insanly good looking, it just dosnt say jaguar on it enough for me. Like others have stated is looks like teh aston martin or the cls which isnt a bad thing but jaguars have always looked somewhat the same and this would be a very dramatic change which may loose some of there customers.

 

[Merc1]

Beautiful car but it reminds me too much the ford iosis.

Or just any Ford or Mazda. It doesn't say "Jaguar" at all IMO.

M

 

[PanterroR]

If it only didn't had that ugly grille it would be great. Although too much Aston Martin Rapide looking, i find this car great.

 

[martinbo]

If it only didn't had that ugly grille it would be great. Although too much Aston Martin Rapide looking, i find this car great.

That's exactly what I was thinking Tyc. Jaguar are struggling with their identity and it shows - once again - in this concept car. Look at the S-Type with its circular blob of a grille, it looks like such an afterthought. Same thing here... the integration with the hood and front fascia is lacking and the grille is more Skoda Octavia than blue-blooded brit aristo-"cat".

C'mon Jaguar, the answer to your lack of corporate identity cohesion across the model range is already there in the XK series: you've already got an ovoid grille for the XK - now leverage off that illustrious styling cue (it does echo the timeless E-Type afterall) and incorporate it into your new models. For sporty cars like the XK and this concept keep the grill a single unit ellipsoid, for corporate carpark models like the XJ and X-Type, keep the overall ovoid shape but split it discretely down the middle into two hemispheres using chrome or brushed aluminium brightwork.

Otherwise, this is one fabulous looking concept car and I hope that the majority of styling features make it into production. Sublime proportion in my honest opinion.

 

[PanterroR]

I wish i could say it like that...

 

[Monster]

A few studio photos on the topgear website and some quotes from Ian Callum
http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/1472/

 

[Mr. M]

A few studio photos on the topgear website and some quotes from Ian Callum
http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/1472/

And the message is clear - no more retro: "This isn't about heritage," Ian Callum, Jaguar's design director says, "Understanding Jaguar's past is about understanding what created those cars in the context of their time. This is about creating something that's right for our time"

As Ian Callum puts it: "Jaguar's should be perceived as cool cars," says Ian Callum, "and cool cars attract interesting and edgy people. The next generations of Jaguars will do just that." And, finally for Jaguar, we reckon that might just be right.

From what Ian Callum says, he obviously envisions that Jaguar might lose its 'normal' customers and attract 'interesting' and 'edgy' people instead. I don't know if it is what Jag needs, after all it relies so much on its loyal Jag fanatics. Nevertheless, if these fanatics are what they can themselves, they'll probably swallow the design, anyway.

Although I agree that he has to create something that's right for our time, I find cars like the XK or XJ very, very attractive now and definitely in the near future.

 

[martinbo]

Well Mirage, that XJ is a case in point... I drove past an XJR this morning and interestingly, despite its flagrantly retro image the car manages to pull off the modern and classy luxury saloon persona without looking 20th century. Yes, Jaguar needs to shift the design language into a new gear but they shouldn't have to go altogether over the top. The XK series is a fine example of this and so is this XF concept - I'm just wishing for a pre-production rhinoplasty. That nose has got to go!

 

[Mr. M]

Well Mirage, that XJ is a case in point... I drove past an XJR this morning and interestingly, despite its flagrantly retro image the car manages to pull off the modern and classy luxury saloon persona without looking 20th century. Yes, Jaguar needs to shift the design language into a new gear but they shouldn't have to go altogether over the top. The XK series is a fine example of this and so is this XF concept - I'm just wishing for a pre-production rhinoplasty. That nose has got to go!

Definitely agree to what you said about the XJ!