Jaguar F-type: it’s official, as company releases photos and teaser video
Jaguar will release a production version of its C-X16 concept later this year, and it will don the F-type moniker. It’s not the first time the company looked at calling a vehicle the F-type. The XJ-S of 1975 could have had the badge, while an aborted coupé and convertible (XJ41 and XJ42) under development […]
Grace, space and pace: Jaguar launches XF Sportbrake, its second-ever estate car
Jaguar has launched the estate version of its XF sports saloon, dubbed Sportbrake. Shooting brake is a traditional term for an estate—especially a posh one—and the Tata-owned brand has blended part of the term with the close-coupled, sporting nature of the XF range. For once, this Jaguar has grace, space and pace. The XF […]
Jaguar supports Italian rowing with scholarship programme
Paolo Bruno/Getty Images A few years ago, you might not have seen this: Jaguar as the official car of the Federazione Italiana Canottaggio (Italian Rowing Federation). That was when Jaguar was so stuck with its idea of Britishness, almost to the point of parody. Since Ian Callum headed Jaguar design, the company has been […]
Land Rover demonstrates parking assist on Range Rover Evoque
This isn’t the first time someone has done a parking assist program for a car—Volkswagen–Audi’s one is very good—but the release of this video from Land Rover shows how serious the company is in marketing the new Range Rover Evoque as an ideal Sloane Ranger urban vehicle. It’s nice to see the technology ably […]
Fiat shows Gucci edition of 500; Jaguar commemorates E-type anniversary with official book
To commemorate Gucci’s 90th birthday, Fiat has unveiled the 500 by Gucci on the first day of Moda di Milano. The car will also be shown at the Salon de Genève from March 3 to 13, in a dedicated Gucci pop-up store. In other motoring- and anniversary-related news, Jaguar has commissioned a book […]
Jaguar to celebrate 50 years of the E-type at Salon de Genève
Jaguar will commemorate 50 years of its E-type sports car at the 2011 Salon de Genève, the company has announced. The E-type stunned audiences when it was first shown at the Restaurant du Parc des Eaux Vives in Genève on March 15, 1961. It was targeted at export markets, though sales on the home […]
Jaguar goes digital with Iphone and Ipad apps
It’s very much the end of the backward-looking Jaguar brand. Jaguar has launched an Iphone (and Ipad) app, called the Iconfigurator, which allows users to check out the latest Jaguar range and specifications. A model can be configured by the user, and the finished model shared on social networks such as Twitter and Facebook and […]
The making of Jay Leno’s Jaguar XJ
Jaguar has released a series of videos showing the making of Jay Leno’s XJ. Leno, an avowed car enthusiast, thinks very highly of Jaguar’s latest model, ordered his XJ and had it delivered to Los Angeles, California. In the first video, the car is made at the Castle Bromwich factory in the Midlands; in the […]
Jaguar shows XJ75 concept at Pebble Beach—video
Nick Dimbleby Top The Jaguar XJ75 Concept, showing at Pebble Beach today. Above Jaguar celebrates the 75th anniversary of its name. Starting with the front, then going right to left: the famous Appleyard Jaguar XK120, registration NUB 120, of 1949; 1951 Jaguar C-type; 1954 Jaguar D-type; 1961 Jaguar Lightweight E-type; the Jaguar Mark 2 saloon; […]
First Jaguar XJ to raise funds for NSPCC
A few months ago, Lucire brought readers the first non-embargoed image of the new Jaguar XJ. To promote a good cause with the new model, the company is giving away the first one destined for showrooms off the production lines to help the NSPCC. Esther Rantzen visited the Stratstone Jaguar dealership in Luton to […]
