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07/14/09
It has, after all, been only a scant few months since they escaped the clutches of Ford's styling machine.
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The insignia on the steering wheel isn't close to straight.
/sarcasm
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Picture 4: That is a thoroughly modern silhouette and profile. The details here that I like are the rear quarter window shape. That is a wonderful curve - reminiscent, slightly, of a 911 - albeit more pointed. That gives it a very nice athletic and aggressive stance.
Picture 6: It still has charm. The grille may be carried over from the XF and the front end is nearly a dead ringer for the XF in its entirety. But, ask yourself, did they get the XF front end wrong? No. This is where they are making the new Jag. That grille has a connection to the past, but the general style is all new. If you think about it, most people when asked to quickly clarify the most memorable thing about the outgoing XJ would probably say the headlights - the front of the car. Here we go again, then.
Picture 19: The back actually does work. I still think it borrows heavily from the C6, but again - bad thing? The back of the C6 is lovely. It is stately and simple and elegant. It might not be an AMV8, but you'll know what it is when you drive up behind one. That said, I really don't like the leaping cat - a bit ostentatious I feel.
Picture 34: I'll end with this one. It just looks good. Great proportions. Some interesting elements, and not likely to stand out in a sea of Ferraris. That's just about everything a Jag is supposed to do stylistically.
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I like this. It's sleek and modern. But, I still absolutely adore the outgoing model. So, if I owned Jaguar, I would sell both. This as a higher priced super sleek luxury express, and the XJ as the classic, Olde England piece of awesome. Here's a picture just for the hell of it.
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Now if only I could get the previous-gen styling with the new-gen interior...
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The first teaser shots had me wincing, but I have to admit it looks better in some of these shots with the camera backed off quite a bit, such as in images 17 and 25. it still has a lot of problems, but at least the design makes a little more sense to me now.
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It was a threadjack before but now this is the proper environment. I thought it looked horrible in the photos but it gets really good in motion. Unfortunately, there's no audio in the video.
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Yeah, I like it, a lot. It definitely looks like a big, imposing executive saloon, but the ZF-derived styling keeps it athletic. I won't say it's perfect, but it's much more stylish than anything the Germans have, and I'd expect it to significantly undercut the Quattroporte in price.
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