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Jaguar is well underway in the development of its next-generation XJ saloon, a car that’s expected to be launched towards the end of 2009. Although the current model features a modern aluminium chassis and interior appointments comparable with its German rivals, the car has been criticized for its styling which is reminiscent of Jaguar models from the 1970’s.
Autocar has gathered some crucial details about the next-generation model from insiders who have seen the design. Codenamed X351, the new XJ is expected to adopt a radical new look that’s similar to the design set by the C-XF Concept. A prototype mock-up with a completed interior has already been revealed to several dealers and potential customers. One source who saw the car described it as “looking like the C-XF’s features had been draped over an Aston Martin Rapide”.
Jaguar will most likely use a modified version of the lightweight aluminium chassis of the current XJ, but with a reshaped roofline to give the car a coupe-like profile. Other design elements are said to include a sloping windscreen that extends into the roof, a large square grille and tail-lights similar to those used on the Bentley Continental GT. High-tech features inside are said to include pressure sensing buttons, combined with backlit glass panels and the retracting transmission selector knob seen in the C-XF.
Autocar has gathered some crucial details about the next-generation model from insiders who have seen the design. Codenamed X351, the new XJ is expected to adopt a radical new look that’s similar to the design set by the C-XF Concept. A prototype mock-up with a completed interior has already been revealed to several dealers and potential customers. One source who saw the car described it as “looking like the C-XF’s features had been draped over an Aston Martin Rapide”.
Jaguar will most likely use a modified version of the lightweight aluminium chassis of the current XJ, but with a reshaped roofline to give the car a coupe-like profile. Other design elements are said to include a sloping windscreen that extends into the roof, a large square grille and tail-lights similar to those used on the Bentley Continental GT. High-tech features inside are said to include pressure sensing buttons, combined with backlit glass panels and the retracting transmission selector knob seen in the C-XF.
