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Jaguar XF
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| Jaguar XF | |
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| Manufacturer | Jaguar Cars |
| Class | Mid-size luxury car / Executive car |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
The Jaguar XF is a mid-size luxury car / executive car that will replace the S-Type in the British automaker Jaguar Cars lineup. Neither details nor official images of the new car have emerged, but a production version of the XF is scheduled for launch for the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show [1], with customer deliveries set to commence in spring 2008, depending on market.
Jaguar says the new car will be developed at their HQ in Coventry, UK and will be built in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, UK.
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This article or section contains information about a concept automobile. It is likely to contain information of a speculative nature, but such speculation is usually sourced from the automotive news media, the automaker's media press releases, or other news sources. Concept cars, or similar evolutionary vehicles based on them, may never see production. The content and specifications for those selected for continuation may change significantly as the concept evolves, or as production nears if it is launched, and as more information becomes available. Concept automobiles, and their derivatives if any, are subject to delays or cancellation by the automaker. |
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| Jaguar C-XF | |
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| Manufacturer | Jaguar Cars |
| Class | Concept car Prototype saloon car |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Engine | 4.2 L V8 supercharged |
| Transmission | Automatic |
The Jaguar C-XF (for Concept-XF) is a concept car which indicates a new design direction for Jaguar cars. It was revealed at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. The C-XF concept is a preview of the forthcoming Jaguar XF model.
Details of the concept were officially unveiled by Jaguar on 3 January 2007.
The current and previous generations of Jaguar cars were notably "retro" in design, being heavily influenced by styling cues from classic Jaguars from the 1960s. The C-XF represents a departure from that design strategy. Although the C-XF has four doors, its shape is very much that of a coupé, following a design trend started by the already super-successful Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class. Jaguar knows this approach will limit the potential market for the car — but that’s all part of the plan. The latest thinking within Jaguar is that its current woes are down to an overly ambitious, poorly conceived and executed plan to turn Jaguar into a large-volume rival for BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi. So now, instead of building the 200.000 cars per year, mooted at the turn of the century it will aim for somewhat less than 100,000, turning Jaguar into an exclusive, low-volume manufacturer of high-quality premium sporting cars. The Jaguar XK was the first tentative step in this direction — the XF is the giant leap, as Ian Callum puts it: "Jaguars should be perceived as cool cars, and cool cars attract interesting, edgy people."
There are rumours that the C-XF is planned to appear in the next, as yet untitled, James Bond film Bond 22.
- Official Jaguar C-XF concept website
- Ford Motor Company Press Kit info - Media.ford.com - 3 Jan 2007
- Jaguar C-XF details from Media.ford.com - 3 Jan 2007
- Detroit Auto Show - press release info from Media.ford.com - 7 Jan 2007
- BusinessCar.co.uk article on the Jaguar C-XF concept
- Motor trend article on the Jaguar C-XF concept
- Sunday Times article on the C-XF
- Edmunds.com blog on the Jaguar C-XF concept
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